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- Why choose LightbitsWhy leading organizations choose Lightbits
- Discover Lightbits Software-Defined StorageGet an overview of the Lightbits block storage software
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- For Kubernetes – support 100s of K8s clustersRun more applications, handle bigger workloads with unmatched performance, low latency and effortless scaling of persistent volumes
- For Service Providers and Private Clouds – optimize price/performance for open sourceSeamless integration with KVM, OpenStack, and OpenShift, delivering peak performance for every PVC and reducing data center sprawl
- For AI and Machine Learning – petabyte-scale meets sub-millisecond speedLower the cost of storage for AI while accelerating data pre-processing, model training, real-time inference, and optimizing RAG databases.
- For Public Clouds – speed meets savingsSlash costs, boost performance, with license portability to move storage across clouds—because your cloud strategy deserves freedom and flexibility
- For VMware – enterprise-ready hyperscale storageThe first NVMe over TCP software-defined storage certified for VMware supporting modern applications that need high IOPS, low latency block storage
- Pricing & PlansCut storage costs by up to 50% with transparent, predictable pricing.
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Fast, Low Latency Block Storage for VMware Environments

High-performance, scalable, enterprise-class block storage for VMware environments running on-premises or on Azure VMware Solution (AVS).

First NVMe/TCP Storage Solution with VMware Certification

With NVMe® over TCP (NVMe/TCP) support available in VMware ESXi 7 and beyond, users can now adopt NVMe-oF in a simple and frictionless way and enjoy better application performance and improved resource efficiency.

For on-premises deployments, Lightbits is fully certified for VMware ESXi 7.0U3, which allows VMware users to leverage standard Ethernet TCP/IP networks to deploy high-performance, highly available clustered storage that performs like local flash.

Furthermore, Lightbits disaggregated, software-defined storage provides seamless integration with vCenter, allowing virtualized applications to easily consume and manage high-performance, feature-rich NVMe storage while decoupling storage from compute resources for better resource efficiency and lower costs.

Storage Simplified for VMware Environments

Simple

Lightbits seamlessly integrates with VMware, offering standard, simple, secure storage access to any of your ESXi hosts and requiring no changes to your TCP/IP network with no proprietary ESXi drivers.

Flexible

Lightbits runs on any commodity hardware of your choosing . With software license portability, you can move storage resources where and when they are needed.

High Performance

Delivers high IOPS and low latency with the equivalent performance of local flash without proprietary hardware or expensive, premium public cloud storage.