An Ideal Alternative to VMware for Application Modernization and Containerization
Lightbits is a validated Red Hat Tech Partner and the only disaggregated, software-defined storage solution that can support high-performance block workloads in Red Hat KVM, OpenStack, and OpenShift environments and all of the applications (virtualized and containerized) you want to manage within them.
If your data infrastructure objectives include decreasing your reliance on VMware, modernizing your applications, and accelerating containerization, or overcoming legacy block storage limitations, Lightbits in Red Hat OpenShift is your answer.
Lightbits software delivers unmatched price/performance value—lower latency, higher I/O throughput—and better OpenShift integration than legacy SAN or NAS storage systems provide. Lightbits’ multi-tenancy capabilities allow you to consolidate mixed workloads (virtualized and containerized) and run them on the same Lightbits cluster, maximizing your hardware investment, reducing your data center footprint, and eliminating sprawl.
Resources to get you started:
- Lightbits CSI Driver – CSI driver for OpenShift/Kubernetes to use Lightbits block storage
- Lightbits CSI plugin – Lightbits Labs repo for UBI9 based CSI drivers
- Lightbits Operator – Operator used for deploying and upgrading Lightbits CSI Plugin
- Lightbits Discovery Client – Lightbits Labs repo for UBI9 based CSI drivers
Use Cases
Optimize storage costs and storage footprint
Distributed applications on OpenShift that require low latency
Fast Live Migrations in OpenShift
Acceleration of cloud native and microservices-based applications using containers
Operationalizing and optimizing for AI/ML workloads
Supporting and optimizing for DevOps
Lightbits Seamlessly Integrates with Red Hat Environments
Lightbits for OpenShift
Lightbits for OpenStack
Lightbits for OpenShift
Redefining storage performance and efficiency for cloud-native applications
- Unmatched parallel performance
- Unleashing peak performance for every PVC
- Effortless live migration with KubeVirt
- Seamless multi-tenancy and encryption
- Scalability, resiliency, and cost-effectiveness
Lightbits for OpenStack
Seamless integration with OpenStack for faster deployment of cloud services
- Unmatched parallel performance
- Unleashing peak performance for every volume in OpenStack
- Effortless live migration with OpenStack Volume Retype
- Disaggregated storage
- Scalability, resiliency, and cost-effectiveness
