Development of an Оbject Storage Plugin for CloudStack, Christian Reichert, sc synergy GmbH

In this session, Christian delves into the Object Storage Plugin for Apache CloudStack. He shares why his organisation uses the plugin and its benefits, why it is important for cloud providers, its development status and more!

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The CloudStack European User Group 2024 took place on September 19th in Frankfurt, Germany. This year's event was another successful User Group for the community. The event drew a strong audience, highlighting the growth of the CloudStack community in the region.

1. Development of an Object
Storage Plugin for Apache
CloudStack
CloudStack European User Group
Frankfurt, 19.09.2024

2. 1
Christian Reichert
•42 year old
•Founder& CEO sc synergy GmbH
•20+ years of experience in software and IT
solutions
•Cloud servicesexpert
•Open Source enthusiast
•Working with CloudStack for 4 years
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Aboutmyself

3. sc synergy GmbH
•German Cloud Hosting company
•Establishment 2005
•Service offer:
•Public andPrivate Cloud
•Connectivity & Networking
•Cloud Service Catalog
•Infrastructure across 3 DataCenter & 5 POPs
in the Frankfurt area
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Secure Cloud Solutions – high-performance. scalable. secure.
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4. ObjectStorage
•Scalability
•SeamlessExpansion & NoSize Limitations
•CostEfficiency
•LowerStorage Overhead
•DurabilityandRedundancy
•Built-in Replication & Self-Healing
•Security andCompliance
•Encryption at Rest and in Transit
•Compliance withRegulation
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Why are we using it?
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•SimplifiedData Access
•AccessiblefromAnywhere
•Metadata-Driven
•High Availability and Fault Tolerance
•GeographicDistribution
•Fault Tolerance
•Integration withCloud-Native
Applications
•APIs forCloud Services

5. ObjectStorage
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Why is it important for cloud providers?
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•Meeting Modern Data Demands
•Explosion ofUnstructuredData
•EnhancingCloud-Native Services
•FoundationforCloud-Native Applications
•API Accessibility
•CompetitiveAdvantage
•Market Expectation
•Cross-Sell and Up-Sell Opportunities
•Long-Term Customer Retention
•Lock-In via Data
•CostofMigration
•ScalabilityforCloud Growth
•UnlimitedStorage Potential
•Pay-as-You-Go Flexibility

6. Our platform
The underlying technology we use
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7. Our platform
•Huawei has a lot of experience in the cloud business
•Multi-protocol & Architecture redundancy
•Multi-tenant
•Power consumption effective
•High quality service and support
•Standard and well documented API’s
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Why did we decide on Huawei?
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8. Apache CloudStack
plugin
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Why are we developing a plugin?
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•Building a plugin for Apache CloudStack based on the Object Storage
Framework (OSF) allows us to:
•Seamless Integration into CloudStack Ecosystem
•Unified Management (UI & API)
•Target Existing CloudStack Users with a new service
•Open Source Community Alignment

9. Apache CloudStack
plugin
•We started development in January 2024
•Have found that the Huawei Multi-tenant approach is
not quite transferable to the Object Storage Framework
•Contacted Wido den Hollander in March and asked him
if we wanted to work on it together and exchange ideas
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Development status
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10. Apache CloudStack
plugin
•Our code is available on GitHub
•https://github.com/scsynergy/cloudstack-huawei-obs
Development status
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11. Thank you for your
attention!
Time for questions,
suggestions and open topics
https://scsynergy.com
+49 (0) 6135 / 71691-000
[email protected]
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