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Simplyblock

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High-performance NVMe-first storage for Kubernetes and OpenShift environments

About Simplyblock

Simplyblock delivers a software-defined NVMe-first storage platform designed specifically for Kubernetes and OpenShift, enabling enterprises to modernize stateful workloads with low-latency, high-throughput storage. It targets CIOs and platform teams seeking to replace legacy virtualization storage with scalable, cloud-native solutions that support databases, real-time services, and analytics workloads. Simplyblock provides seamless integration with Kubernetes-native environments, offering instant snapshots, fast clones, and automated performance tuning through SPDK acceleration. This reduces operational complexity while ensuring consistent quality of service and tenant isolation.

The platform supports NVMe over TCP and RoCE, eliminating the need for custom drivers and vendor lock-in, thus allowing enterprises to adapt hardware flexibly. Simplyblock’s Control Center UI, CLI, and API enable comprehensive management, provisioning, and monitoring with role-based access control. Its architecture is optimized for enterprises planning VMware migrations or seeking alternatives to vSAN and traditional hyperconverged infrastructure, ensuring reliable, scalable, and high-performance persistent storage for containerized workloads.

Key Capabilities

✓NVMe-over-TCP and NVMe-over-RoCE support
✓Kubernetes-native CSI integration
✓Instant snapshots and fast clones
✓Automated performance tuning with SPDK
✓Multi-tenancy with QoS and RBAC

Integrations

OpenShiftKubernetesVMware

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