Your Data Deserves the Best. That's Managed Ceph.
Data growth shouldn’t be a headache. With our managed Ceph, scaling your storage infrastructure is a breeze, ensuring uninterrupted performance. We identify and solve potential problems before they impact your business.
Managed Ceph
Ceph is a powerful software-defined storage platform designed for high scalability and performance, providing unified object, block, and file storage.
However, managing a Ceph cluster involves intricate tasks, including configuring CRUSH maps for data distribution, tuning RADOS parameters for performance, and ensuring robust security and backup strategies. The complexity increases with scaling, requiring constant oversight of OSDs, MONs, and MDSs.
Effective management also involves seamless integration with Kubernetes through the Ceph CSI driver, regular patch updates, and proactive maintenance to preempt issues.
Our Managed Ceph service simplifies these challenges by offering comprehensive service including 24/7 monitoring, expert support, performance optimization, and security management.
This allows you to leverage Ceph’s full potential while we handle the intricacies of storage management, ensuring your infrastructure is always efficient, secure, and reliable.
This is what you get from us
24/7 Monitoring
- Continuous tracking of critical performance metrics including IOPS, throughput, latency, disk utilization, and network bandwidth.
- We use advanced tools like Prometheus and Grafana for real-time insights and alerts, allowing us to detect and address anomalies proactively.
Kubernetes Integration
- Seamless integration with Kubernetes infrastructure, whether on-premises or in the cloud.
- We manage the Ceph CSI (Container Storage Interface) driver, configure storage classes, and ensure dynamic provisioning and high availability of persistent storage for your pods.
Round-the-Clock Support
- Expert assistance available at all times to troubleshoot performance issues, resolve hardware failures, and fix software bugs.
- Our support team is skilled in Ceph’s architecture, including OSDs, MONs, and MDSs, ensuring swift resolution of complex problems.
Backup Solutions
- Design and implement reliable backup strategies, including regular snapshots, replication to secondary sites, and automated backup schedules.
- We perform integrity checks to ensure your backups are recoverable and secure.
Patch Management
- Comprehensive handling of all software updates and patches.
- Includes rigorous testing in staging environments before deployment to production, minimizing downtime, and ensuring compatibility and security with the latest Ceph releases.
Proactive Maintenance
- Regular health checks, disk scrubbing, OSD defragmentation, and configuration audits to prevent downtime and maintain cluster stability.
- Proactive measures address potential issues such as disk failures and network congestion before they impact performance.
Performance Optimization
- Ongoing fine-tuning of your Ceph cluster’s configuration to maximize throughput and minimize latency.
- We adjust CRUSH maps, optimize RADOS parameters, balance data distribution, and conduct regular performance audits and benchmarks.
Custom Service Plans
- We are tailoring service plans to meet specific business needs.
- Includes options for additional storage capacity, performance tiers, and compliance requirements.
- Flexible plans ensure you receive the exact level of service required to support your goals.
Security Management
- Expert assistance available at all times to troubleshoot performance issues, resolve hardware failures, and fix software bugs.
- Our team monitors for threats and maintains updated security practices in line with the latest advisories.
Dedicated Account Management
- Personalized support and strategic guidance from a dedicated account manager.
- They provide regular performance reviews, detailed reports, and recommendations based on your usage patterns to enhance service value and align with your business objectives.
Key Service Benefits
Unified Storage Solution
Ceph provides a single platform for object, block, and file storage, eliminating the need for disparate systems. Our managed service ensures seamless integration and optimization of these capabilities to meet diverse storage needs.
Seamless Kubernetes Integration
Ceph integrates with Kubernetes for dynamic storage provisioning. Our managed service ensures flawless integration, providing reliable storage for containerized applications and automating storage operations.
Scalability and Flexibility
Ceph’s architecture supports horizontal scaling, allowing you to expand storage capacity as needed without performance degradation. Our managed service simplifies scaling by handling configuration and optimization, ensuring smooth growth.
Automated Backup and Recovery
Ceph’s built-in snapshot and replication capabilities protect your data. Our managed service enhances this with automated backup strategies and quick recovery options, ensuring your data is always recoverable and secure.
High Availability and Fault Tolerance
Ceph’s distributed nature ensures data redundancy and fault tolerance, with automatic failover and recovery. Our service enhances this by proactively monitoring and managing the cluster to prevent issues and ensure continuous availability.
Proactive Maintenance and Support
Ceph’s self-healing and self-managing features are complemented by our proactive maintenance, including health checks and issue resolution. This minimizes downtime and keeps your system running smoothly.
Performance Optimization
Ceph’s dynamic data distribution and intelligent caching improve performance. Our managed service further optimizes this by fine-tuning settings and analyzing performance metrics to deliver peak efficiency.
Cost Efficiency
Ceph’s open-source nature reduces licensing costs compared to traditional storage solutions. Our managed service maximizes this cost efficiency by providing expert management and reducing the need for in-house storage specialists.
Advanced Security Features
Ceph offers robust security features such as data encryption and role-based access control. Our managed service adds an additional layer by implementing comprehensive security protocols and conducting regular audits to safeguard your data.
Tailored Service Plans
Ceph’s flexibility is matched by our ability to customize service plans to fit your specific requirements. Whether you need additional capacity, higher performance, or compliance features, we tailor our managed service to align with your needs.
Why weSystems?
- Our team has extensive experience in managing and optimizing Ceph clusters, ensuring top-notch performance
- We offer comprehensive support, including monitoring, optimization, and security, from a single provider
- A strong track record of delivering reliable and high-quality results for complex IT environments
- Tailored services that align with your specific business needs and objectives
- Utilization of advanced technologies for enhanced monitoring, performance, and security
- Regular updates and clear communication to keep you informed about your system's status
- High-value services at competitive prices, optimizing your IT expenditure
- Personalized service and strategic advice from a dedicated account manager
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Managed Ceph?
Managed Ceph is a fully managed storage solution based on Ceph technology. It provides distributed storage as a service, including operation, maintenance and monitoring – with no internal admin effort.
What types of storage does Ceph support?
Ceph offers object, block and file storage on a single platform. It supports a wide range of use cases, from backups and virtualization to cloud infrastructure.
Who is Managed Ceph suitable for?
Managed Ceph is ideal for companies with large data volumes, virtualized environments or a need for high availability without dedicated internal storage teams.
How is Managed Ceph delivered?
We plan, install and operate your Ceph environment in our German data centers or optionally in your private cloud infrastructure.
How secure is Managed Ceph?
Highly secure. Ceph uses automatic data replication, self-healing and built-in redundancy. Additionally, we monitor all systems 24/7 to ensure reliability.
Is Ceph suitable for container platforms?
Yes. Ceph is an excellent choice for persistent storage in Kubernetes and other container environments. We provide integration support and the necessary interfaces.
How scalable is the solution?
Ceph scales with your business needs. Storage capacity, performance and nodes can be flexibly expanded without downtime or data loss.
How is the monitoring handled?
Our teams monitor your Ceph clusters in real time, detect issues proactively and take immediate action when needed – all fully documented and GDPR-compliant.