We talk with our IT clients on a regular basis, and also conduct primary research into emerging IT trends. One of the leading trends we hear is the adoption and deployment of cloud native applications, including containers and Kubernetes, and the infrastructure changes required. By Russ Fellows.
The result of IT transformation to using cloud native applications has significant implications for on-premises as well as public cloud environments. With containers and Kubernetes comes new storage interfaces and storage system requirements. The topics of storage and data protection for container-based applications is one of the biggest concerns we’ve heard from our IT clients for several years.
The article further mentions:
- Real world performance testing
- Performance Comparison
There are many aspects to consider when evaluating storage options for cloud native and container environments. These include ease-of use, manageability, reliability, scalability and other criteria. Undoubtedly, performance is one critical metric that impacts application service levels, and also may have significant cost and architectural implications. Follow the link to the full article to get charts and other comparison data. Nice one!
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