Lightbits SDS Certified for Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift
Event summary
- Lightbits SDS certified for integration with Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift, enabling NVMe/TCP performance over standard Ethernet.
- Certification provides a validated migration path for OpenStack workloads to Kubernetes without proprietary hardware.
- Lightbits SDS delivers 70M IOPs and <200µsec latency, scaling independently over 100 GbE Ethernet.
- Customers like RTM and Coredge.io report 3-4x lower costs compared to Ceph with simplified operations.
The big picture
The certification aligns with the industry shift towards Kubernetes-native cloud infrastructure, addressing the need for high-performance, cost-efficient storage solutions. Lightbits SDS's ability to deliver NVMe/TCP performance over standard Ethernet eliminates the dependency on proprietary hardware, a significant strategic advantage for enterprises modernizing their data centers. This integration is particularly relevant for financial institutions and cloud service providers requiring ultra-low-latency and high-stability storage solutions.
What we're watching
- Adoption Pace
- How quickly enterprises will migrate OpenStack workloads to Kubernetes using Lightbits SDS.
- Performance Scaling
- Whether Lightbits SDS can sustain NVMe/TCP performance at scale in hybrid cloud environments.
- Cost Efficiency
- The impact of Lightbits SDS on reducing infrastructure costs compared to legacy systems.