Guide to Infrastructure Modernization for Cloud Providers

This whitepaper serves as a guide for cloud providers and service platforms on modernizing their infrastructure using Lightbits' disaggregated, software-defined storage (SDS) designed with NVMe over TCP. It discusses the limitations of traditional storage solutions such as Direct Attached Storage (DAS), Storage Area Networks (SAN), and Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), which often fail to meet the demands of scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency in dynamic cloud environments. The document outlines how Lightbits SDS can empower service providers to enhance their data infrastructure, enabling them to achieve hyperscale efficiency while supporting mixed workloads in virtualized and containerized settings. The paper also details the complexities involved in building cloud services and how adopting next-generation SDS can help overcome these challenges, ultimately leading to improved operational efficiency and reduced costs. It emphasizes the importance of flexibility and performance in modern cloud infrastructures.