Software Defined Storage with OpenStack Swift is written for deployers, operators, and developers interested in using Swift, the open source object storage system that powers countless websites, private storage clouds, and service providers.
Software Defined Storage (SDS) has emerged as a promising, flexible, and accessible solution to ever growing data and storage needs. This book discusses how to use OpenStack Swift as a platform for a SDS system.
This book covers the theory of SDS and Swift and includes many practical resources for deploying and managing your own storage infrastructure. Particular topics covered include: object storage; software defined storage; and installation, integration, maintenance, and tuning of Swift.
About Joe Arnold
Joe Arnold is a co-founder and CEO of SwiftStack, the leader in Software Defined Storage (SDS) and is a significant contributor to the open-source project OpenStack Swift. An innovator in cloud computing infrastructure, Joe built one of the first cloud widely-used cloud platforms-as-a-service (PaaS) on top of Amazon Web Services and has been active in the OpenStack community since 2010.
Software Defined Storage (SDS) has emerged as a promising, flexible, and accessible solution to ever growing data and storage needs. This book discusses how to use OpenStack Swift as a platform for a SDS system.
This book covers the theory of SDS and Swift and includes many practical resources for deploying and managing your own storage infrastructure. Particular topics covered include: object storage; software defined storage; and installation, integration, maintenance, and tuning of Swift.
About Joe Arnold
Joe Arnold is a co-founder and CEO of SwiftStack, the leader in Software Defined Storage (SDS) and is a significant contributor to the open-source project OpenStack Swift. An innovator in cloud computing infrastructure, Joe built one of the first cloud widely-used cloud platforms-as-a-service (PaaS) on top of Amazon Web Services and has been active in the OpenStack community since 2010.
