The name of the base system (platform): | Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
Developers: | Amazon |
Date of the premiere of the system: | November 2018 |
Technology: | Storage, Server Platforms, Data Centers - Data Center Technologies |
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2020
Integration with InfiniBox
On December 14, 2020, Infinidat, a provider of large-scale data storage solutions, announced it will become AWS Outposts Ready as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Ready Program. This means that Infinidat has demonstrated successful integration with AWS Outposts. AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that allows you to stretch AWS infrastructure, AWS services, APIs and other tools to almost any data center of both the service provider and the client and organize coordinated activities in a multi-cloud environment. More details here.
Integration with Pure FlashBlade
On September 16, 2020, Pure Storage, an IT pioneer in the industry that provides storage as-a-service in the hybrid world and a technology partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner network (APN), announced that FlashBlade has received AWS Outposts Ready status - a platform that is part of the AWS Service program. Through comprehensive validation and support, FlashBlade technology for AWS Outposts provides a hybrid cloud solution featuring all-flash array performance, scalability of cloud infrastructure, and ease of use to accelerate today's applications and source databases. More details here.
2018: Announcement
At the end of November 2018, Amazon introduced a server for use in local data centers and connecting to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure. The solution was called AWS Outposts.
According to the publication SDxCentral, AWS strengthens its position in the field of local data centers, offering them the same equipment that the company uses in its own data centers. AWS Outposts relates to such a technique.
AWS Outposts includes server hardware and, Storage Systems which are launched in private data centers. The new solution will also allow customers to connect their local environments to AWS services in the public cloud. As part of this project, AWS collaborates with the developer software for. virtualizations VMware
According to AWS head Andy Jassy, the company launched Outposts because it constantly heard from customers complaints about hybrid solutions presented on the market. With Outposts, clients can perform computing and storage tasks locally and connect to the nearest AWS infrastructure.
At the first stage, the new product will be offered in two versions. For those who want to use the same level of VMware management and APIs they use in their infrastructure, it is possible to run VMware Cloud on AWS locally on AWS Outposts. This option provides all of VMware's software-defined data center features for local operations and management from the VMware Cloud on AWS console.
Clients who prefer API and management in AWS can use the option provided in AWS for Outposts.
In both cases, AWS provides server racks, installs them as desired by the customer, and provides all support and replacement services.[1]