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It's pop quiz time. Is Panasas a Greek island; a storage vendor; or an Australian airline?
If you answered "a storage vendor," then you are correct. (Note to my editor: If you answered differently, consider pouring yourself another cup of coffee). Panasas is a great example of a new market entrant delivering innovation. Just out of stealth mode, its clustered OSD (Object Storage Device) for Linux is wholly unique.
Confused by OSD? No problem. I have a cheat sheet, but first let’s define the problem that the ActiveScale Storage Cluster from Panasas aims to solve
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