Scality Extends Solutions on Microsoft Azure Including Hub and Stack Edge With Scale-out Storage and Data Orchestration

Scality SA is enabling enterprises to extend solutions on Microsoft Azure including Azure Stack Hub and Azure Stack Edge, with scale-out storage and data orchestration.

Developed by Scality in collaboration with Azure, the company is introducing native Azure Blob API front-end connectivity to both RING and Zenko. Through their collaboration, the two companies are enabling hybrid cloud, private cloud and edge solutions that combine Azure compute and data services with petabyte-scale on-premises storage.

The digital economy, the IoT and edge computing are driving an explosion of data, as well as the need to move cloud services closer to the source of this data. Enterprises are addressing these needs by combining the power of on-premises solutions from public cloud providers with complementary storage solutions. Azure Stack Hub and Azure Stack Edge are on-premises extensions of Azure that allow enterprises to consistently build and run hybrid applications across cloud boundaries. When these applications require petabyte-scale storage, especially in disconnected or air-gapped deployments, RING can be deployed to provide scale-out storage.

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Since 2017, Zenko has supported Azure Blob Storage as a back-end storage location for hybrid cloud use cases. This announcement extends the company’s support for Azure by enabling applications and platforms with client-side support of the Azure Blob Service REST API to use RING as a backend storage location. This functionality means that RING can provide unlimited storage capacity for Azure edge solutions such as Azure Stack Hub and Azure Stack Edge.

“Customer interest in hybrid cloud and edge deployments is increasing, and we see a market need for Azure edge solutions with scale-out storage support,” said Tad Brockway, corporate VP, Azure Storage, media, and edge, Microsoft Corp. “We are glad to see Scality enable their products to support Azure Blob storage for a range of hybrid cloud and edge storage use cases.“

Azure Stack Hub and RING are available through IT solution providers such as HPE, Cisco, and others.