Inktank Storage
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer storage, Software |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Sage Weil, Bryan Bogensberger |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | Acquired by Red Hat |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Ceph distributed file system support and services |
| Parent | Red Hat (from 2014) |
Inktank Storage served as the leading development force and financial supporter behind the open source Ceph distributed file system. The company was founded in 2011 by Sage Weil (Founder and CTO) alongside Bryan Bogensberger (Founder, CEO), with initial investments coming from DreamHost, Citrix, and Mark Shuttleworth.
In April 2014, Red Hat purchased Inktank Storage for $175 million, incorporating its expertise to strengthen Red Hat’s cloud storage solutions.
History
Created to deliver professional services and support for the Ceph storage platform, Inktank originated from Sage Weil’s work on Ceph, which began in 2004 during his doctoral research at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In August 2012, Inktank became a member of the Linux Foundation to foster the growth of open source projects such as Ceph. Shortly after, in September 2012, Mark Shuttleworth contributed $1 million to expedite Ceph’s progress.
Coverage
Inktank earned notable attention within the storage sector in 2012, being recognized by Infostor as one of the "6 Storage Startups to Watch" and featured in CRN’s lists of the "10 Coolest Storage Startups" and "10 Hot Emerging Vendors." These distinctions underscored Inktank’s role as an innovator in the data storage industry.
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