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TO CEPH - OPEN SOURCE DISTRIBUTED STORAGE</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">Seminar by Joachim Kraftmayer (CLYSO Inc.)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">In the rapidly evolving computing landscape, the need for
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">scalable, reliable storage solutions</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);"> has
never been more critical. </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">Ceph, an open-source storage platform</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">,
stands at the forefront of addressing this need by offering a </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">highly reliable and scalable
storage service</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);"> designed to run on commodity hardware.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">Ceph's architecture allows a single cluster to serve diverse workloads, including object, block, and file storage,
without being tied to a specific hardware vendor. This offers </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">freedom from vendor lock-in</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">,
presenting a versatile solution for various storage demands.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">The foundation of Ceph's reliability is its capacity to transform potentially unreliable components into a dependable
storage service. This is achieved through</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;"> data replication or erasure coding, ensuring
data durability</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">, and is designed with no single point of failure. It
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">supports rolling upgrades and online expansion without service interruption</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">,
emphasizing consistency and correctness.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">In terms of scalability, Ceph showcases</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;"> remarkable
elasticity in its storage infrastructure</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">, which can be adjusted according to the organization's needs.
It supports seamless hardware additions or removals, even under load, and permits scaling both up and out within a single cluster. Furthermore, Ceph's ability to federate multiple clusters across various sites facilitates asynchronous replication and disaster
recovery, making it a robust solution for a wide spectrum of storage requirements.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">In his seminar, </span><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">Joachim Kraftmayer, the founder and CEO of CLYSO Inc.</span><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">, will delve into Ceph's potential to deliver
</span><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">innovative storage solutions that meet the evolving demands of the digital world</span><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">.
</span><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He will draw on his extensive expertise in exploring and implementing sustainable cloud solutions, particularly with a focus on Ceph since 2012, to demonstrate how these insights
can be applied to benefit the scientific community. The seminar will be accessible to anyone interested in computing.
</span><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">We invite you to
</span><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-weight: 700;">join us on Friday, March 22, at 1:00 p.m. in F324-325, or remotely via Zoom via
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<i>This seminar has been arranged by Markus Diefenthaler. </i></div>
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