Argonaut, Ceph Open Source Distributed Storage Platform

Inktank Storage, Inc., a company providing enterprise-level support for the Ceph open source distributed storage system, announced Argonaut, the first release of Ceph to offer long-term support.

Argonaut will receive ongoing bug fixes and stability improvements while the Ceph project continues its work on new features for subsequent releases.

Ceph is a self-managing, scalable, open source distributed storage system that delivers object storage, block storage, and POSIX-compatible file storage in a single, unified platform that runs on commodity hardware.

The Ceph project continues to grow and evolve, backed by a worldwide community of developers and the team at Inktank.

As the adoption of Ceph increases – and it becomes integrated with a growing number of cloud platforms and distributions – the technology requires a steady, slower-paced alternative to the project’s innovation cycle. By focusing on stability instead of cutting-edge innovation and technological growth, the Argonaut release provides a stable platform for integration and deployment of the Ceph storage system.

"Ceph is the single most advanced and powerful storage platform available today, but innovation is still occurring at a very fast rate," said Bryan Bogensberger, president and COO of Inktank. "The Argonaut release is a milestone for Ceph because it allows enterprises, developers, and integrators to approach Ceph with confidence, knowing that they aren’t dealing with a moving target. Inktank is proud to support this version of Ceph and excited to see the project continue its rapid growth."