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ObjectScale is the evolution of Dell ECS enterprise object storage architecture. It leverages container technology refactored to operate within a Kubernetes-native package.
ObjectScale provides a micro-services centric enterprise class S3 solution.
By running inside Kubernetes, ObjectScale offers several advantages:
ObjectScale provides increased flexibility in infrastructure choices. It can be implemented as a Dell fully integrated, turnkey solution with the ObjectScale XF960 appliance, or with software-defined options on existing customer infrastructures. This can be either with the Dell-supported software bundle on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) or with ObjectScale software on the Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes distribution. The XF960 is a comprehensive hardware solution stack, comprising servers, switches, rack mount equipment, and power and network cables. It is designed to optimally run the ObjectScale software.