Open Source Ceph FS Popular in the Cloud, Big Data | Linux Today

Open Source Ceph FS Popular in the Cloud, Big Data

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 4, 2013

Ceph, the open source distributed file system, has only recently become ready for prime-time production deployment. Thanks to a “Ceph Census” conducted a couple weeks ago, however, the channel now has a concrete view of just how many organizations are using Ceph, and how they’re doing so. And the results suggest that, while Ceph may not be a monopolizer just yet, it is becoming an increasingly important part of the distributed-computing world.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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