Swift

Funded

Highly available, distributed object storage for efficient data management

About Swift

Swift is a distributed, eventually consistent object/blob storage system designed to store large amounts of data efficiently, safely, and cost-effectively. It is part of the OpenStack ecosystem and provides scalable cloud infrastructure capabilities for enterprises requiring robust object storage solutions. Swift supports a wide range of features including replication, rate limiting, large object support, container synchronization, and encryption, making it suitable for diverse use cases such as edge computing, telecom, and scientific research.

Targeted primarily at enterprise organizations, Swift enables IT leaders to manage vast data repositories with high availability and fault tolerance. Its architecture supports global clusters and offers extensive API compatibility, including S3 REST API support, facilitating integration with existing cloud services and applications. Swift’s comprehensive documentation and modular design allow enterprises to deploy and operate object storage in private, hosted, or hybrid cloud environments, ensuring flexibility and control over data infrastructure.

Key Capabilities

✓Distributed, eventually consistent object storage
✓Replication and container synchronization
✓Large object and global cluster support
✓S3 REST API compatibility
✓Object encryption and access control

Integrations

OpenStack ecosystem componentsS3-compatible cloud servicesEnterprise authentication systems

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