simplyblock

Simplyblock provides NVMe-based software-defined storage for Kubernetes and high-performance applications such as databases, AI, or streaming services. The software is built on open standards and can be deployed on any cloud or hardware, offering unmatched flexibility. Its close-to-metal architecture maximizes performance, delivering ultra-low latency, high throughput, and efficient resource utilization. Designed for modern enterprises, simplyblock empowers organizations to scale seamlessly while maintaining cost efficiency. With a focus on simplicity, automation, and resilience, simplyblock is redefining how businesses handle data for mission-critical workloads.

simplyblockSeptember 29, 202600:05:37

Part 1: Platform Overview | simplyblock Demo Series

Michael Schmidt, CTO and co-founder of simplyblock, gives an overview of how the different components play together in simplyblock and with Kubernetes, through the lens of our new UI. In this video: The control plane: deployed into a management cluster as a highly available service, with an optional...

simplyblockSeptember 29, 202600:02:48

Part 3: Cluster Operations | simplyblock Demo Series

Michael Schmidt, CTO and co-founder of simplyblock, shows the first part of cluster operations, typically performed by storage admins or platform engineers. In this video: Alerts require attention from your side, and can be retrieved via a REST API endpoint into your own observability stack The clus...

simplyblockSeptember 29, 202600:06:28

Part 7: Disaster Recovery | simplyblock Demo Series

Michael Schmidt, CTO and co-founder of simplyblock, walks through disaster recovery in the simplyblock control plane. We define disaster recovery from the perspective of the workload: a set of pods or a set of VMs with underlying stateful services and storage. Three options to choose from: Synchrono...

simplyblockSeptember 29, 202600:06:09

Part 4: Clusters, Nodes and Devices | simplyblock Demo Series

Michael Schmidt, CTO and co-founder of simplyblock, digs deeper into cluster operations: which entities are relevant, and what you can do with each of them in the control center UI. In this video: Expanding the cluster: adding a storage node in multiple steps (node added, cluster reconfigured, data ...

simplyblockSeptember 29, 202600:13:26

Simplyblock 26.4 Release Preview

Michael Schmidt, CTO and co-founder of simplyblock, gives a preview of the upcoming simplyblock release and an overview of simplyblock: high-performance, highly scalable storage built on Kubernetes and for Kubernetes, for both containerized and VM-based workloads. In this video: What's new: shared f...