COUNTRY FOCUS : WEST COAST because we needed the storage element of the solution to be as fault tolerant as possible .”
Therefore , following a thorough evaluation process , StorageOS was chosen as the platform to deliver the data persistence layer in SoDA .
“ Compared to some of the other solutions we considered , StorageOS stood out because the processes required to deploy it was less complex , as well as being much easier to maintain ,” said Trout .
Specifically , StorageOS provides IMT with a cloudnative , software-defined storage solution that delivers persistent storage for Kubernetes .
Built from the ground-up with no legacy restrictions , it offered their team control of storage with no compromise on performance , availability or security . Fast , scalable , software-based block storage , StorageOS delivers rapid failover , replication , in-memory cache and data reduction with access controls .
Benefits
The initial production deployment of SoDA made use of IMT ’ s existing customer base with the integration of Media Asset Management solutions for targeted clients . This resulted in a customer content management role with brokered data movements to SoDA .
“ This allows us to provide customers with a cost breakdown of cloud cost by user based on who is using the application , instead of the application itself making a request to the cloud provider such as AWS , where they incur cost as a result ,” said Trout .
On a broader level , IMT and its customers have benefited from cost , time and resource savings over solutions that were used previously .
“ For us , StorageOS delivers the perfect combination between performance and price ,” said Trout .
“ Alternative open-source solutions would have required us to allocate expensive technical resources to learn about the platform . That person then becomes the sole bottleneck of information , which is less than ideal and didn ’ t meet our requirements .
“ StorageOS , however , has the support infrastructure in place where if there is a problem , I can draw on the deep product knowledge of their experts to put things right .”
In addition , IMT points towards the StorageOS pricing model , offering the ability to scale cost effectively in a ‘ pay as you grow ’ structure .
“ Overall , StorageOS are a joy to work with ,” said Trout . “ We have a storage solution we are confident in , and one of the most important points of all is that the company we are partnering with just ‘ gets ’ storage .” p
Alternative open-source solutions would have required us to allocate expensive technical resources to learn about the platform .
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