Cloudian HyperStore Product Review

This document is a product review of Cloudian HyperStore, detailing its architecture, deployment, and key capabilities. Cloudian HyperStore is available as either an appliance or software, designed for use with commodity servers and storage devices. It supports multiple nodes for scaling and offers functionalities typical of object storage systems, including data compression, encryption, and forward error correction through erasure coding. The software allows for seamless scaling with dynamic rebalancing and includes features like auto-tiering to public clouds, multi-tenancy support, and billing capabilities. The review outlines the system's architecture, which employs a Cassandra no-SQL database for metadata and configuration management. It also describes the access methods, including S3 protocol support and file access via NAS controllers. The document further discusses data protection strategies, including replication and erasure coding, and highlights the system's applications in content repositories, analytics, and cloud storage environments.