MinIO: Amazon S3 competition
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Conclusions
MinIO is a powerful solution for a local object store with an S3-compatible interface. In terms of features, the solution is cutting edge: Constant consistency checks in the background, encryption of stored data at rest, and erasure coding for more efficient use of disk space are functions you would expect from a state-of-the-art storage solution. Because the product is available free of charge under an open source license, it can also be tested and used as part of proof-of-concept installations. If you want commercial support, you can get the appropriate license – but do expect to pay quite a serious amount of money for it.
Infos
- MinIO Inc.: https://minio.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/minio/minio
- Downloads: https://min.io/download#/linux
- MinIO architecture: https://docs.minio.io/docs/distributed-minio-quickstart-guide.html
The Author
Martin Gerhard Loschwitz is Cloud Platform Architect at Drei Austria and works on topics such as OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Ceph.
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