Introducing Ceph Squid: The Future of Storage Today, Reinforced by Strongest Alliance Yet

NEW YORK – April 26, 2024 – The Ceph Foundation, the global community dedicated to fostering the growth and advancement of Ceph , is excited to announce the release of Ceph Squid, which comes with several performance and space efficiency features along with enhanced protocol support. The Ceph Foundation is also pleased to announce three additional Diamond Members, revamped membership tiers and benefits, and the date for Cephalocon 2024. Ceph continues to be the most popular open source storage solution for modern data storage challenges due to its highly scalable, resilient, and flexible architecture. Having recently reached 1 exabyte of storage reported by users in more than 3,000 Ceph clusters across the community, Ceph has solidified its position as the cornerstone of open source data storage. The release of Ceph Squid represents a significant milestone toward providing scalable, reliable, and flexible storage solutions that meet the ever-evolving demands of digital data storage. Features of Ceph Squid include:

In addition to the release of Squid, the Ceph Foundation is excited to welcome Bloomberg, IBM, and 45Drives as Diamond Members, alongside a comprehensive revamp of membership tiers and benefits. With the goal of strengthening collaborative efforts and Ceph's commitment to open source excellence, new membership tiers include Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver, each with their own benefits and responsibilities. Detailed information about these enhanced benefits can be found on the Ceph website .

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