We are all used to thinking that from a performance perspective distributed storage symmetrical systems perform best because of the weakest link in the chain effect. This presentation discusses situations in which asymmetrical implementation reduces the cost of implementation and improves the performance. This happens because of the public cloud resource variety and price structure. The presentation discusses the model and the details for cheaper and more performant asymmetrical Ceph deployment

Join us for a technical deep dive into open-source storage technology and its practical application with Ceph and its new SPDK-based NVMe-oF target. This session aims to explore an exciting advancement that brings together Ceph, an open-source software-defined storage system, and industry-standard protocols, focusing on NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF). NVMe-oF is a widely adopted, high-performance storage access protocol that provides users seamless access to Ceph clusters, opening up new possibilities for efficient data storage and retrieval.