SUSE Enterprise Storage 2.1, powered by Ceph, now available

SUSE has introduced SUSE Enterprise Storage 2.1 is now available for enterprise customers. Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 1, this latest version of SUSE's self-managing, self-healing, distributed software-based storage solution is the first and only Ceph-based solution with heterogeneous operating system support, giving customers the ability to deploy software-defined storage with less cost.

Wednesday, 16th March 2016 Posted 8 years ago in by Phil Alsop

In addition, to help customers simply and effectively implement SUSE Enterprise Storage 2.1 on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) systems, SUSE and HPE have created a reference architecture to guide organisations as they deploy software-defined storage.

"HPE and SUSE are innovating together to deliver a unique solution to the storage market," said Don Jones, vice president, ISV Alliances, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "The Apollo 4000 series hardware, bundled with SUSE Enterprise Storage, brings cost-effective, open source-based software-defined storage to our customers, providing them with the flexibility, resiliency, and price/performance required to drive down the cost of storage at petabyte-scale."