Seagate Supports New Version of Microsoft’s Open CloudServer Specification
October 30 2014 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a worldwide leader in
storage solutions, today announced support for Microsoft’s Open
CloudServer specification version 2. The specification will include
new performance enhancements and expand the management software
code provided to the open source community, including new
deployment and diagnostics functions. The enhanced specification
will also simplify deployment while enabling greater flexibility
and lowering implementation costs.
“Enterprises today want the business advantages and economic
models of cloud computing, but current cloud infrastructures must
evolve to keep up with these growing demands,” said Wes Perdue,
Seagate’s director of global cloud storage. “Open software and
hardware architectures are critical to the evolution of cloud
computing, and that’s why we are committed to working with
Microsoft to optimize data storage devices to support the latest
version of Open CloudServer.”
“We’re excited about the industry momentum that’s gathering
behind the Open Compute Project, and how our partners are
supporting the Open CloudServer v2 design in their product
roadmaps,” said Kushagra Vaid, General Manager of the Cloud Server
Infrastructure Group at Microsoft. “Seagate is a critical partner
in our efforts to deliver high-performance, cost-effective server
designs that the entire industry can consume, and in so doing reap
the benefits of cloud computing.”
Open CloudServer version 2 will allow for improvements to
storage solutions now while enabling changes to match the dynamic
cloud environment. The specification will help optimize storage
solutions for large, web-scale deployments by allowing for greater
flexibility while reducing complexitiy. Costs of storage solutions
can also be reduced through the elimination of cabling as the power
management is distributed through the backplane. These improvements
are part of an ongoing movement towards optimization in cost,
performance and implementation of cloud infrastructures.
The Open CloudServer specification is part of continuing work
that Seagate and Microsoft participate in to share cloud
technologies and experiences with the Open Compute Project industry
group. The group collaborates to define and promote open source
standards for cloud computing. The goal is to help cloud builders
develop more customizable solutions using open platforms while
reducing operating costs and providing benefits for consumers in
the marketplace.
The Open Compute Project is a community of more than 150
companies who are committed to building cloud architecture based on
open source software and open standards including Microsoft,
Rackspace, Red Hat, AT&T, Cisco, HP, and Dell. As a member of
the organization, Seagate will lend its expertise helping to
optimize open hardware and software systems to take advantage of
Seagate’s storage technology.
For more information on Seagate open source initiatives please
visit http://www.seagate.com. Information on the Open Compute
Project can be found at http://www.opencompute.org.
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Seagate Technology plcJon Piazza,
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