Lightbits Cloud Data Platform now available for preview and trial on AWS Marketplace

Expanding the availability of feature-rich, cost-effective block storage on AWS

SAN JOSE, Calif., August 2022 – Lightbits®, the world’s first software-defined NVMe® data platform for any cloud, today announced that the Lightbits Cloud Data Platform is now available for pre-order on Amazon Web Services (AWS). When used with Amazon Storage Optimized Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances that leverage Intel® Xeon Scalable processors or AWS Graviton processors with built-in AI accelerators, Lightbits delivers enterprise-grade elastic block storage that is easy to use and more cost-effective than other cloud-based block storage solutions. The Lightbits solution provides tremendous value to organizations that want to right-size their block storage on AWS while improving performance and running IO-intensive database and analytical applications.

Lightbits provides cloud-native and redundant NVMe/TCP storage with an unparalleled combination of enterprise-grade, rich data services, elasticity, high performance, and scalability, simplifying the infrastructure management and operation of database and analytical applications. Through AWS Marketplace or AMI-based settings, automatic upgrades, and automatic repairs, the Lightbits storage solution is very easy to use and install. It also features compression, thin provisioning, and automatic expansion for maximum capacity planning efficiency - no need to worry about insufficient space or proper allocation of capacity or performance. In addition, Lightbits meets the growing needs of VMware and Openstack workloads, while also providing a complete cloud-native persistent storage integration solution for Kubernetes. For IT organizations that adopt hybrid cloud technologies, Lightbits provides a unified storage namespace, whether the data is stored locally or on AWS.

“With the Lightbits Cloud Data Platform on AWS, we can provide customers with the cloud-native, software-defined, and NVMe-enabled solutions they need to improve their operational efficiency and performance,” said Amir Michael, Chief Technology Officer at Lightbits. “Lightbits on AWS delivers unparalleled scalability, rich enterprise features, and performance while significantly reducing capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenses (OPEX) . Customers can deploy the most demanding applications without worrying about running out of IOPS or storage capacity .”

Compared with other popular block storage solutions on the public cloud, the Lightbits cluster solution will significantly improve cost-effectiveness and performance. The Lightbits solution has advantages in efficiency, economy, and performance. Customers only pay for what they use, not what they provide. Lightbits meets application needs with more than 1.5M/volume IOPS, snapshots and cloning, and high-speed recovery capabilities, and there is no need to charge by usage.

“Intel processors provide the foundation for many cloud computing services deployed on AWS,” said Niv Zilberman, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Data Center and AI Innovation Group. “ Lightbits solutions on Amazon Storage Optimized EC2 instances powered by Intel Xeon Scalable processors provide IT organizations with a faster, more secure and more cost-effective cloud storage platform to accelerate innovation. Enterprise IT departments need solutions that can run in a composite, multi-cloud environment , so we are excited to work with Lightbits to expand their solution portfolio to AWS Marketplace.”

Availability

Lightbts solutions are now available for free trial and preview on AWS Marketplace. For more information, please contact info@lightbitslabs.com.

Additional Resources:

● Introducing Lightbits on AWS [Blog]

● Overview of Lightbits on AWS

● How to deploy Lightbits cluster solution to AWS Marketplace [Tutorial video]