Permabit
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer data storage, Software |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Defunct | July 31, 2017 |
| Fate | Acquired by Red Hat |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Permabit Albireo (Albireo SDK, Albireo VDO, Albireo SANblox), Permabit Enterprise Archive |
Permabit Technology Corporation operated as a private enterprise specializing in data reduction technologies tailored for the computer data storage sector.
On 31 July 2017, Red Hat completed the acquisition of Permabit's technological assets and intellectual property.
Permabit Albireo
The Albireo suite centers around the Albireo index, a hash-based datastore providing data reduction functionalities. This product range comprises:
- Albireo SDK – a software development kit designed to facilitate the integration of data deduplication within both hardware and software platforms.
- Albireo VDO – a Linux-compatible solution delivering data efficiency through features such as inline deduplication, thin provisioning, compression, and replication.
- Albireo SANblox – a ready-to-use appliance that offers deduplication and compression capabilities specifically optimized for Fibre Channel SAN environments.
History
Established in 2000 by a team from MIT with expertise in technology and business, Permabit underwent a management buyout in 2007, resulting in the formation of Permabit Technology Corporation.
The company’s inaugural product, originally named Permeon and later called Permabit Enterprise Archive, was launched in 2004. It provided a scalable, content-addressable, multi-petabyte scale-out storage system featuring proprietary capacity optimization, WORM functionality, storage management, and data protection mechanisms.
In 2010, Permabit rolled out the Albireo product line to license its data efficiency innovations to OEMs, software developers, and service providers. Key collaborators included Dell EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, and NetApp.
By 2016, Permabit had extended its offerings into Linux-based cloud data center markets with its comprehensive suite of data reduction technologies.
Following its acquisition by Red Hat in 2017, Permabit’s innovations were incorporated into Red Hat’s portfolio to improve cloud portability and optimize storage efficiency.