StorageGRID is a software-defined, object-based storage platform that provides intelligent policy-driven data management.
StorageGRID stores and manages unstructured data at scale to provide secure, durable object storage. Content is placed in the right location, at the right time, and on the right storage tier, optimizing workflows and reducing costs for globally distributed rich media.
StorageGRID is composed of globally distributed, redundant, heterogenous nodes, which collectively support file and object protocols, allowing integration with both existing and next-generation client applications.
Advantages of the StorageGRID system include the following:
- Massively scalable and easy-to-use global data repository for unstructured data.
- Standard object storage protocols:
- Amazon Web Services Simple Storage Service (AWS S3)
- OpenStack Swift
- File system storage protocols (requires the StorageGRID NAS Bridge virtual appliance):
- Network File System (NFS)
- Server Message Block (SMB)
- Hybrid cloud enabled. Policy-based management stores objects to public clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). StorageGRID platform services enable content replication, event notification, and metadata searching on public clouds.
- Flexible data protection to ensure durability and availability. Data can be protected using replication and layered erasure coding. At-rest and in-flight data verification ensures integrity for long term retention. Tape and S3-compatible public cloud are available as an integrated storage tier.
- Software-defined deployment across heterogeneous hardware. You can choose to deploy on:
- Engineered hardware appliances built on NetApp E-Series.
- Software-defined nodes using virtual machines running in VMware.
- Software-defined nodes using Docker containers running in third-party operating systems.
- Dynamic data lifecycle management policy to control storage cost. Administrators can create rules that manage data lifecycle at the object level, and customize data locality, durability, performance, cost and retention time.
- Compliance with regulatory requirements. Designed to meet the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 17a-4(f).
- Non-disruptive upgrade and operations. Maintain access to content during upgrades, expansion, decommission, and maintenance procedures.
- Federated identity management. Integrates with Active Directory, OpenLDAP, or Oracle Directory Service for user authentication. Supports single sign-on (SSO) using the Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0 (SAML 2.0) standard to exchange authentication and authorization data between StorageGRID and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).