Introducing DRBD Proxy version 4
In January 2025, LINBIT® quietly released DRBD Proxy version 4 (or, DRBD Proxy v4, for short). For those who are
Upcoming Events & Conferences
I would like to use this newsletter edition to focus on a few upcoming events and conferences. Events have always
Shared-Nothing High-Availability Architecture with DRBD
You have likely been reading about high availability (HA) everywhere and all the time, which is perhaps fitting for its name. This
Creating OpenShift Persistent Storage with HA & DR Capability by Using LINSTOR
Perhaps storage is not the first thought you have when thinking about adopting a container orchestration solution, such as OpenShift
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A New Iteration of DRBD-Proxy
The headline in this newsletter edition is that we have finished a new iteration of our DRBD-Proxy product. DRBD-Proxy is an optional component that enables
LINBIT Hosts the CloudStack European User Group 2025 Conference
On May 8th, 2025, LINBIT® will sponsor and host the CloudStack European User Group (CSEUG) 2025 community conference in LINBIT’s home city of Vienna, Austria. ShapeBlue and proIO are
LINSTOR GUI Improvements
As we lay out our plans for work on the new features on the DRBD and LINSTOR sides, there are some interesting improvements to share
Abstracting Block Storage For Hybrid Clouds & Disaster Recovery Planning Using LINSTOR in AWS
Hybrid cloud strategies are critical for businesses seeking flexibility, cost efficiency, and robust disaster recovery (DR) solutions. By leveraging both on-premise data centers and cloud
Load Balanced Replication with DRBD
Along with the ability to encrypt replication traffic, DRBD® version 9.2.6 gives you the ability to load balance replication traffic across multiple TCP sockets1. You can
2024 Reflections
As this is the final newsletter of 2024, I took the opportunity to review all the announcements we made this year. On the DRBD side,
Building the Community at LINBIT
I’m going to share a bit about selecting a community communications platform, our updated company core values, and how goals have evolved over the years
GitLab High Availability With DRBD & Pacemaker
Introduction GitLab is a robust DevOps platform used by many organizations and developers. You can easily install GitLab as a self-managed web application. This blog
Managing AWS EBS Volumes Using LINSTOR
Cloud storage is a critical component of running persistent workloads in the cloud, especially in hybrid cloud environments. LINSTOR®, the open source storage orchestration tool
Open Source Innovations & Solutions at LINBIT
Perhaps there is a feeling that you might be making the world a better place by choosing to use open source software rather than other
Comparing CloudStack, OpenNebula & OpenStack
This post is intended to help someone learn more about three of the most popular open source virtualization management platforms for large IaaS deployments (in
Development Work on the WinDRBD 1.2 Branch for Highly Available Windows Services
This article is an update on the LINBIT® team’s WinDRBD development work, particularly the WinDRBD 1.2 branch, since I first wrote this article in September, 2023.
Controlling Data Replication with Snapshot Shipping Using LINSTOR
In distributed data storage environments, ensuring data consistency and availability across multiple nodes is crucial. LINSTOR®, the open source software-defined storage (SDS) software created by
Ready-made CloudStack Deployment on Hyperconverged Infrastructure with SDS, HA, and DR Capabilities
In an exciting, possibly world-first offering, the LINBIT® team has created the LINBIT® CloudStack® HCI Appliance. The appliance, built on open source software, is an
Setting Up a Highly Available SMB Share for Windows by Using WinDRBD & DRBD
During my years as a system administrator, I have worked as much with Windows servers as I have with Linux systems. Installing and managing SMB,
Working on a More Straightforward Offering
The Broadcom shock still affects many VMWare users. Some might have initially accepted the higher cost in the short term, but that doesn’t mean they
