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The Advantage Of Separate Control & Data Planes
The modular solution of separate control and data planes of LINBIT® has many advantages. Still today, many storage systems have a monolithic design that combines

How to Setup LINSTOR on Proxmox VE
In this technical blog post, we show you how to integrate DRBD® volumes in Proxmox VE via a storage plugin developed by LINBIT®. The advantages

LINBIT SDS For Kubernetes Is Fast & Reliable
In July 2018, LINBIT® announced the general availability of LINBIT SDS for Kubernetes. It included container-native persistent block storage for stateful applications and support for

The Technology Inside LINSTOR (Part II)
In our first look into LINSTOR®, you learned a lot about the single communication protocol, transaction safety and modularity features. In the next chapter, you

The Technology Inside LINSTOR (Part I)
Spotlight on LINSTOR’s design and technology What we do to LINSTOR’s design and technology and how we do it to create a powerful, flexible and

Container-Native Software Defined Storage (SDS) From LINBIT
Container-native software technologies represent the next wave of efficiency for data centres. Like previous waves, a new technology points to new levels of efficiency and

The Open Source OpenSDS Project Welcomes LINBIT
The OpenSDS Project is an open-source community addressing software-defined storage integration challenges. The aim is to drive enterprise adoption of open standards. Open-source technology is our primary

LINSTOR: A New Container-Native Storage For Enterprise Applications From LINBIT
LINSTOR® now offers a brand new solution regarding container-native storage for enterprise applications. The open-source software-defined storage is available for Kubernetes and OpenShift Environments. The

A New Solution For An Old Problem: DRBD Quorum Solves Split-Brain
DRBD® Quorum solves split-brain is a subject that starts when I attended the OpenStack Summit in Atlanta. I sat in a talk about the difficulties

VCS Integrates With LINBIT’s DRBD Software
The LINBIT® DRBD® software has been updated with integration for Veritas Infoscale Availability (VIA) – formerly VCS. VIA, formerly known as Veritas Cluster Server (VCS),

Educational Organizations Choose LINBIT For High Availability & Disaster Recovery Solutions
Educational Organizations Choose LINBIT® because our software suite enables the implementation of always-on systems for enrollment, online testing, registration, and other critical services. In addition

Why Must Higher Education Be Highly Available?
People understand the importance of hospital systems needing to be highly available, but higher education also needs to be. Hospitals are easy to explain since

Deploy a DRBD/Pacemaker Cluster Using Ansible
This post explains how to deploy a DRBD®/Pacemaker cluster using Ansible. Here’s the reason. We often get asked by admins and potential clients if we

LINBIT Strengthens Global Presence Through Agreement with eCloudTech in China
LINBIT® has partnered with eCloudTech to offer our open-source software solutions in High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Software-Defined Storage (SDS) to the Chinese

The True Cost of Data Loss
When you hear the term ‘Data Loss,’ what does it make you think? Something frightening or just an inconvenience? What if you lost your customer database,

LINBIT Celebrates One Millionth Download of DRBD Open Source High Availability Software with “I’m Highly Available” Challenge
LINBIT® Celebrates One Millionth Download of DRBD® Open Source High Availability Software with “I’m Highly Available” Challenge Merges LINBIT.com and DRBD.org sites to Streamline Customer