Open source appliance. Any scale. No lock-in.
Custom Ceph Storage
Software-Defined Storage at Petabyte Scale
One cluster delivers object, block, and file storage from a single pool of capacity - engineered by ADS to scale from hundreds of terabytes to many petabytes without proprietary controllers or per-terabyte licensing.
Custom-sized, tuned, and burned-in at the ADS integration center in Poway, California, then delivered ready to run.
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Custom Storage Appliance
One Platform.
Every Interface.
A single Ceph cluster delivers all three storage types at once: S3- and Swift-compatible object storage for data lakes and applications, RBD block storage for VMs and databases, and CephFS file storage for shared HPC scratch and home directories.
Capacity and performance grow together. Add nodes as your environment grows, while Ceph rebalances automatically in the background and protects data through replication or erasure coding.
One pool of capacity. No storage silos. No vendor lock-in.
Ceph is open and hardware-agnostic, so ADS can architect around standard servers, NVMe flash, HDD, or hybrid media instead of forcing the workload into a proprietary appliance.
Technical Specifications
Storage Types
Object, block, and file; unified
Protocols
S3, Swift, RBD, iSCSI / NVMe-oF, NFS, CephFS
Data Protection
Replication or erasure coding; automatic self-healing
Scale
Hundreds of TB to multi-PB; linear scale-out
Media Tiers
NVMe flash, SAS/SATA HDD, or hybrid
Networking
Up to 1.6Tb Ethernet; up to 800Gb InfiniBand
Management
Linux Ceph dashboard; Prometheus / Grafana telemetry
Architecture
Dedicated MON/MGR, MDS, RGW, and OSD roles for predictable performance
Support
Hardware support up to 7 years; mission-critical SLA up to 24x7x4
Ceph Software Foundation
Built to Scale. Built to Heal.
ADS combines Ceph's distributed software-defined architecture with workload-specific hardware design, high-speed networking, and end-to-end integration.
One Platform, Every Interface
Serve S3/Swift object, RBD block, and CephFS/NFS file data from one cluster instead of managing separate storage silos.
Engineered to Scale
Add nodes and expand from hundreds of terabytes to many petabytes with no central bottleneck. CRUSH places and finds data without a metadata server choking under load.
Resilient by Design
Distribute data across drives, nodes, racks, and sites using replication or erasure coding. Ceph detects failures and re-creates lost copies automatically.
ADS Ceph Architecture
One Unified Cluster From Data to Compute
Workload data enters through the interface each application already expects, lands in a unified Ceph cluster, and feeds GPU, HPC, virtualized, and secure environments over a high-throughput fabric.
Flexible Media
All-NVMe Performance or Hybrid Economics
Clusters are configured to the workload rather than forced into a standard appliance configuration.
MAXIMUM THROUGHPUT
All-NVMe Flash
Designed for the lowest latency and highest throughput - feeding GPU training pipelines, high-IOPS databases, and metadata-intensive operations.
PETABYTE ECONOMICS
Hybrid SSD + HDD
Pair high-density HDD capacity with flash for caching and metadata acceleration, keeping cost per terabyte low without sacrificing responsiveness. Both approaches can coexist as tiered pools.
Workload Expertise
Optimized for Your Workload
ADS starts with your data: capacity, throughput, protocols, and growth curve, then designs the cluster around the job it has to do.
AI
AI / ML Training Data Lakes
Feed NVIDIA B200/B300 training and inference clusters over up to 1.6Tb Ethernet or 800Gb InfiniBand so GPUs stay fed, not idle.
HPC
HPC Scratch & Checkpointing
Shared scratch, home directories, simulation output, and model checkpoints with scalable CephFS/NFS access.
ISR
Sensor, Video & ISR
Petabyte-scale repositories for autonomy and drone programs, with resilient storage for continuously growing sensor and video feeds.
S3
On-Prem Object Storage
S3-compatible object storage for organizations replacing or reducing public-cloud storage while retaining familiar application interfaces.
DB
VMs, Databases & Enterprise Apps
RBD block storage plus iSCSI or NVMe-oF access for infrastructure that needs scalable, resilient block services.
SEC
Federal & Secure Enclaves
TAA-compliant hardware for ITAR, CUI, and CMMC environments, including air-gapped and classified deployments.
Why Applied Data Systems
The ADS Custom Ceph Advantage
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Custom-Architected, Not a Black Box
Every cluster is sized, tuned, and burned-in for your workload at the ADS integration center in Poway, CA, then delivered ready to run.
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TAA-Compliant & Federal-Ready
Built for ITAR, CUI, and CMMC environments, including air-gapped and classified enclaves.
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Open Source, Zero License Lock-In
Scale on standard servers and NVMe/HDD media with no per-terabyte fees or proprietary controllers.
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GPU-Adjacent Performance
High-throughput networking is engineered into the design so large GPU clusters can stay fed under sustained training and inference loads.
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One Integrated Stack
Storage, compute, networking, security from CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, or Fortinet, and Rocky Linux or Red Hat can be designed and supported together.
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One Partner
Architecture, integration, and lifecycle support from one vendor, reducing finger-pointing across hardware and software suppliers.
Lifecycle & Services
Support for the Full Operational Life
ADS supports long-lived AI, HPC, and federal programs beyond deployment, with hardware coverage, escalation options, and professional services sized to workload criticality.
7 Years
Lifecycle Hardware Support
Hardware support terms can extend up to seven years, helping programs avoid a disruptive forklift refresh on a vendor-imposed timetable.
24x7x4
Mission-Critical SLA
Support tiers scale up to around-the-clock coverage with four-hour parts and engineering turnaround for always-on and classified operations.
ONSITE
Professional Services & Training
Optional onsite installation, full deployment and configuration, administrator training, knowledge transfer, and Ceph software support contracts.
DEDICATED
Role-Specific Ceph Nodes
MON, manager, metadata, object gateway, and OSD services can run on dedicated nodes to reduce contention and let each tier scale independently.
Let's Architect Your Cluster
Ready to Build Storage Around Your Workload?
Bring ADS your capacity, throughput, protocols, security requirements, and growth curve. We'll design a Custom Ceph cluster around the data - not a product catalog.
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