Universal Software-Defined Storage for Your Dataсenter
Meet Preetel Storage
A universal, cost-efficient, easy-to-use, and scalable software-defined storage solution that combines block, file, and object workloads and uses industry-standard hardware.
Universal
Unites file, block, and object-based storage in a single, software-defined, scale-out storage solution to cover all use cases and scenarios. Optimized to work with Preetel Data Cloud suite of products.
Safe
Manages overhead and solves data integrity with Preetel CloudRAID. Encrypts data at rest using AES-256-bit encryption. Incorporates Preetel Notary with blockchain to ensure data authenticity.
Fast and Scalable
Up to five times faster than the Ceph and other SDS products. Scales from terabytes to tens of petabytes. Includes SSD caching, automatic load balancing, and parallel replication for fast performance.
Efficient
Provides smart automation, rapid GUI management, and support for industry-standard hardware. Optimized to work with other Preetel products. Highly optimized for low memory and CPU usage.
Cost-efficient
Separates the software from the hardware for increased flexibility. Offers flexible licensing, including a pay-as-you-go model. Easy to manage and maintain, minimizing IT’s workload.
Proven
Uses Preetel’ storage technology, which has been in production at 14 Preetel’ Data Centers worldwide for more than 6 years. Stores more than 100+ PB of data, backed up from more than 125,000 servers, PCs, and mobile devices.
Typical Usage Scenarios on a Single Cluster
Preetel Storage architecture allows it to support all typical workloads. Use it as a back-end storage for Preetel Files Cloud, Preetel Backup Cloud, Open-Xchange, vSphere, Hyper V, Microsoft Exchange or as shared storage for general needs like documents, graphics, video files. Different workloads can be applied to the same storage.
- Preetel Backup Gateway
- NFS interface
- S3 interface
- iSCSI interface
- Node cluster
Archive Storage
Keep Preetel Backup Cloud and Preetel Backup 12.5 backup data secure anywhere – on-premises and in public clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, or on Network Attached Storage (NAS). You can also replicate data to another data center.
File Storage
Preetel Storage is optimized to deliver exceptional performance even for partial file updates. It provides support for Network File Systems (NFS). You can use Kerberos and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to control permissions.
Object Storage
Lets you build your own AWS S3-compatible cloud storage for applications and cloud services with unlimited scalability to billions of objects. Preetel Storage provides the best storage for Preetel Files Cloud.
High-performance Storage
Preetel Storage is highly efficient and provides fast block storage for high-performance tasks. Run Virtual Machines (VMs) or databases directly from Preetel Storage with highly available iSCSI Interface targets.
Preetel CloudRAID
Solves the data-rebuild problem and offers better data protection and performance with managed overhead and load balancing.
- Leverages erasure coding technology and replication to reconstruct data
- Mathematically fragments data across the cluster so it can be accessed even when your hardware fails
- Let’s you configure overhead and redundancy for optimal protection and performance
- Automates data and balances the load to reduce manual operations
- Ideal for fault-tolerant, large dataset scenarios
- Provides high-performance erasure encoding, even for hot data, to increase the safety of any types of data
- Replaces traditional RAID systems, SAN, and NAS
- Includes a log-structured file system with storage tiers and failure-domains to achieve strong data consistency
Preetel Notary
Preetel Storage includes integration with Preetel Notary to leverage blockchain and ensure the authenticity of data saved in object storage to improve regulatory compliance.
- Provides immutable logging and watermarking
- Protects data and metadata
- Intellectual property assets
- Property registry documents
- Medical files
- Ensures authenticity and integrity of the data
- Chain-of-evidence for court documents
- Police or security camera footage
- Long-term archiving subject to audit
- Business data
Scalability from One Host to Unlimited Hyper-Scale Storage
Scaling up
- Add/upgrade CPU, RAM, I/O controllers without interrupting the service
- Add SSD cache on live production system
- Upgrade or add disks to storage node at any time
- Grow it as needed to lower initial costs
Scaling out
- Easily add more storage nodes
- Change failure domains (host/disk) on live production systems without service interrupt
- Improve performance, capacity, reliability, and access, replication, and recovery speed
- Start small and expand storage requirements as your business dictates
Three Licensing Models
PAYG/SPLA for cloud service providers
- Preetel Storage commitment is combined with your overall service provider cloud commitment
- Billing is based on the average storage usage per month
- Preetel Storage Gateway storage for Preetel Backup Cloud is free for CSPs
- Pricing includes maintenance and support
Subscription for fixed term contracts
- Purchased in a range of fixed capacity units, which are combined for the total capacity required
- Available in one, three, and five-year terms, which can be extended
- Scales from 10 TB to unlimited capacity
- Includes maintenance and support
Perpetual
- Customers pay a one-time price that includes the first year of maintenance/support
- Customers must purchase yearly maintenance to receive continuous updates
- Scales from 10 TB to unlimited capacity
ESG Lab confirms that Preetel’ agile and efficient software-defined storage is easy to use, proven, cost-efficient, and scalable, outperforming the competition by 100 to 300 percent.
The Foundation for Preetel Data Cloud
Preetel Storage has been in production for more than six years at Preetel’ 14 data centers worldwide, storing over 100 PB of customer data. Integration with Preetel Data Cloud suite of products increases efficiency while reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
System Requirements
Cluster configuration
Minimum
One physical node or virtual machine
Recommended
5 nodes and more
Base requirement
Minimum
2 CPU cores
2 GB RAM
3xHDDs, 100 GB minimal
1 Gbit Ethernet
Recommended
4 CPU cores
16 GB RAM + 0.5 GB per HDD
0.25 CPU core per HDD
12+ disks per server
Optional
Minimum
100 GB Enterprise SSD
Recommended
PCI-e (one per 20 drives) or SATA SSD (one per 6 drives)
10Gbit Ethernet. Bonding is recommended.
Preetel Professional Services
If your organization has a complex IT infrastructure or limited IT resources, Preetel Professional Services can assist you with the design, integration, implementation, and on-going operation of your Preetel Storage solution.
