About Ceph
Ceph is an open-source, distributed storage system designed for organizations seeking scalable storage. It provides a unified storage service with object, block, and file interfaces from a single cluster built from commodity hardware.
Key Features
From an operator’s vantage point, Ceph acts as a shared storage substrate for mixed workloads, letting teams deploy, scale, and manage storage across environments:
Unified storage interfaces
A single Ceph cluster exposes object, block, and file interfaces to diverse applications.
Scale and resilience
It scales horizontally with commodity hardware while delivering data redundancy and automatic fault recovery.
Open-source governance and customization
Community-driven development and transparent governance enable tailoring to needs and cost control.
Flexible deployment options
Supports on-premises and private cloud deployments with tooling to deploy, manage, and monitor clusters.
Summary
Best for IT operations, platform engineering teams, and developers running scalable storage workloads on-premises or private clouds.
