Red Hat Gluster Storage (formerly known as Red Hat Storage Server) is a software-defined storage (SDS) platform designed to handle the requirements of traditional file storage—high-capacity tasks like backup and archival as well as high-performance tasks of analytics and virtualization. But unlike traditional storage systems, Red Hat Gluster Storage isn’t rigid and expensive. It easily scales across bare metal, virtual, container, and cloud deployments.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage | 2.9% |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage | 19.8% |
| Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct | 7.4% |
| Other | 69.9% |
Red Hat Gluster Storage was previously known as Red Hat Gluster, Red Hat Storage Server.
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| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Senior IT Consultant at Xerif | 5.0 | I use Gluster FS for virtualization, collaboration, and data center environments, appreciating its flexibility and command-line simplicity. While it competes well against Ceph and ZFS, I wish the open-source version included Red Hat's commercial storage management feature. |
| Open Source Architect at Insentra | 4.0 | I use Red Hat Gluster Storage in banks and financial institutions due to its simplicity and low resource requirements. Its high availability through replicated configurations is valuable. However, performance could be improved. No other solutions have been previously considered. |
| System Administrator at Family-bank | 3.5 | No summary available |
| Linux System Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees | 4.0 | No summary available |
