Qumulo, Inc.
announced the Cloud Data Fabric – a global file system managing
all enterprise data, with a first-of-its-kind coherent cache at the
edge, enabling instantaneous access and concurrent global collaboration.
Qumulo Cloud Data Fabric unlocks the power of an organization’s data; a
unified global file system that spans data centers and clouds, enabling
efficient accelerated computing, and extending the reach of data
unbound by protocol or transport limitations.
“In 2012 Qumulo set out to build the world’s most advanced file system,
and we never looked back. From the data center to the cloud, unbound by
legacy limitations we envisioned a future where everything is available,
everywhere, instantaneously,” said Qumulo President and CEO Douglas
Gourlay. “Our clients can now do magical and amazing things – from
bringing together artists and storytellers from around the globe to work
on a feature film, to sharing cutting-edge medical research with top
physicians, to harvesting data from fleets of autonomous vehicles making
the roads safer.”
The Qumulo Cloud Data Fabric consists of a data core-a
high-performance distributed file and object data storage cluster that
runs on most systems, vendors, or public cloud infrastructures-and the data edge-a
coherent caching system connecting in parallel to all elements of the
data core. Qumulo’s technology extends file system awareness,
distributed locking, authentication, and logging to maintain strict
consistency between the data core and multiple edge sites. This
flexibility delivers multi-exabyte scalability, unprecedented
durability, and optimal performance across geographically distributed
networks and systems.
Key Capabilities and Benefits:
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Global File System that Abstracts Data from Disk: Treats all
data-across clouds and data centers-as large elastic pools in the data
core. This enables hierarchical storage management, tiering, and
replication without affecting user access or data location. By
abstracting file system representation from physical data location,
Qumulo’s Cloud Data Fabric frees applications and data to scale and move
independently, supporting seamless growth and evolution. -
Coherent Edge Cache for Instantaneous Data Access: Extends the
geographical reach of data for instantaneous access. This approach
improves performance while preserving strict consistency, access
controls, logging, and locking within the file system. -
Real-Time Data Collaboration with Total Control: Seamless
block-level replication and locking across the global file system,
allowing collaboration with diverse tools and applications. This unique
technology prevents common blocking and merge conflicts found in diverse
application environments.
With over 1,000 production clients and exabytes of data under
management, the Qumulo Cloud Data Fabric is an evolution of Qumulo’s
industry-leading data platform. This global file system unifies cloud
and on-premises storage into large shared pools, disrupting legacy file
systems force-fit into the public cloud, and enabling organizations to
access and collaborate on their data instantly-anywhere it’s needed.
“Qumulo is revolutionizing data management across industries around the
world. Whether it’s entertainment, healthcare and life sciences, energy,
or government, we’re clearing the way for users to innovate and
digitize at massive scale,” added Founder and Chief Architect of Qumulo
Aaron Passey. “Yesterday’s file systems were not built for today’s
workflows and rapid data growth. We’re freeing users from the
constraints of proprietary hardware and operating systems allowing
choice and flexibility, enabling innovation without limits – Qumulo
users can now develop breakthroughs using data from any source, on any
infrastructure.”
Pricing and Availability
The Qumulo Cloud Data Fabric is available worldwide through major IT
infrastructure resellers and system vendors including Hewlett Packard
Enterprise and Supermicro, distributors, and most major public clouds,
with both prepay and pay-as-you-go options. Pricing is based on the
actual data stored and shared across the data core, aligning costs
between cloud and on-premise deployments. This flexible approach allows
clients to choose the environment that best meets their business
needs-without technical or financial barriers.
