Distributed Storage

Ceph: Distributed Storage

The world's leading software-defined storage system. Used by CERN, Bloomberg, Deutsche Telekom. Self-healing, auto-rebalancing, petabyte-scale. We deploy and manage Ceph since 2015.

99.99%
Availability
PB
Scale
3x
Replication
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Ceph Distributed Storage
The Problem

Traditional Storage is Expensive and Rigid

SAN, NAS, and vSAN solutions lock you into proprietary hardware with expensive licenses and limited scalability. When a disk or controller fails, you depend on the vendor for replacement. Your data hostage to a single manufacturer.

Hidden cost: Proprietary storage: 3-5x the cost per TB vs Ceph on commodity hardware. Plus mandatory support contracts.

The Solution: Ceph

Ceph is the open-source distributed storage platform that runs on standard hardware. Three storage types in one: block (RBD), filesystem (CephFS), objects (RGW/S3). Self-healing, automatic rebalancing, no single point of failure.

Result: 99.99% availability, petabyte scale, zero vendor lock-in, fraction of the cost of SAN/NAS.

Three in One

One Platform, Three Storage Types

Ceph replaces your SAN, NAS, and object storage with a single unified platform.

RBD

Block Storage

  • Virtual machine disks (KVM/Proxmox)
  • Thin provisioning, snapshots
  • Live resize without downtime
  • Replaces vSAN, iSCSI SAN
CephFS

POSIX Filesystem

  • Shared filesystem, multi-client
  • POSIX compliant, NFS replacement
  • Subvolumes, quotas, snapshots
  • Replaces NAS, NetApp, Windows DFS
RGW

Object Storage (S3)

  • S3-compatible API
  • Backups, media, logs, archives
  • Multi-site replication
  • Replaces AWS S3, MinIO
Technical Depth

Expert-Level Ceph Management

CRUSH Maps

  • Custom failure domain rules
  • Rack/DC-aware placement
  • SSD/HDD tiering
  • Optimal data distribution

OSD Tuning

  • BlueStore optimization
  • WAL/DB on NVMe
  • PG autoscaling
  • Recovery/backfill tuning

Erasure Coding

  • Higher storage efficiency vs replicas
  • Configurable k+m profiles
  • Ideal for cold/archive data
  • Up to 50% space savings

Proxmox Integration

  • Native GUI management
  • Hyperconverged (HCI) deployment
  • Live VM migration on Ceph
  • Snapshot & clone from GUI

Monitoring

  • Grafana + Prometheus
  • Ceph Dashboard
  • IOPS, latency, throughput metrics
  • Predictive disk failure alerts

Self-Healing

  • Automatic data re-replication
  • Survives disk, node, rack failures
  • Scrubbing & deep-scrubbing
  • Zero manual intervention

Why Ceph With everyWAN?

2015

Ceph Experience Since

Real production clusters, not lab experiments. We know every edge case.

99.99%

Availability SLA

Triple replication + self-healing means your data is always available, even during failures.

0

Vendor Lock-in

Standard hardware, open-source software. Your data, your infrastructure, your freedom.

Ready for Petabyte-Scale Storage?

Talk to our Ceph engineers. We design, deploy, and manage your distributed storage.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Ceph Distributed Storage

Answers to the most common questions about our services

1 What is Ceph and what is it used for in a company?
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Ceph is the leading open-source distributed storage system, used by CERN, Bloomberg and Deutsche Telekom. It provides three storage types in one platform: block (RBD), filesystem (CephFS) and S3-compatible objects (RGW). It is the ideal software-defined storage solution for enterprises needing scalability, high availability and zero vendor lock-in.
2 Is Ceph better than vSAN?
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Ceph is the main open-source alternative to vSAN. Unlike vSAN, Ceph runs on standard commodity hardware without vendor lock-in, supports three storage types (not just block), scales to petabytes, and costs a fraction of vSAN licensing. We have deployed Ceph as a vSAN replacement since 2015 with 99.99% availability SLA.
3 Can Ceph be used with Proxmox?
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Yes, Ceph has native integration with Proxmox VE. You can deploy a hyperconverged Proxmox + Ceph cluster managed entirely from the Proxmox GUI. This includes VM disk storage on Ceph RBD, live migration, snapshots, and cloning. We specialize in hyperconverged Proxmox Ceph deployments since 2015.
4 How much does a Ceph implementation cost?
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A production Ceph cluster starts with a minimum of 3 nodes. Using commodity hardware, the cost per TB is 3-5 times lower than proprietary SAN/NAS solutions. Our Ceph consulting includes design, deployment, optimization and 24/7 support. We offer a free initial assessment to size your cluster.
5 Do you offer professional Ceph support in Spain?
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Yes. We provide specialized Ceph consulting, deployment and 24/7 support across all of Spain. Our engineers have been managing Ceph clusters in production since 2015 with guaranteed SLAs. Remote management for daily operations, with on-site availability in Barcelona, Madrid and major cities.

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