Panasas

Panasas is a leading provider of high-performance computing (HPC) data storage solutions, founded by Garth Gibson and William Barnett in 1999. The company's innovative approach to storage has made it a key player in the HPC industry, with clients including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and NASA. Panasas's solutions are designed to meet the demanding needs of HPC applications, such as climate modeling and genomic analysis, which require high-speed data access and storage. The company's products have been used in various research institutions, including Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of California, Berkeley.

Introduction

Panasas is a privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a strong focus on delivering high-performance storage solutions for HPC applications. The company's founders, Garth Gibson and William Barnett, have a strong background in computer science and storage systems, with experience working at Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, Berkeley. Panasas's products are designed to work seamlessly with various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and Unix, and are compatible with a range of storage protocols, such as NFS, SMB, and Lustre. The company's solutions have been adopted by leading research institutions, including Harvard University, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge.

History

Panasas was founded in 1999 by Garth Gibson and William Barnett, with the goal of developing high-performance storage solutions for the HPC market. The company's early products were based on the Lustre file system, which was developed at Carnegie Mellon University and later acquired by Seagate Technology. In 2004, Panasas released its first commercial product, the Panasas ActiveScale storage system, which was designed to provide high-performance storage for HPC applications. The company has since released several new products, including the Panasas ActiveStor and Panasas PanFS, which have been adopted by leading research institutions and organizations, such as NASA, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

Products

Panasas offers a range of high-performance storage products, including the Panasas ActiveStor and Panasas PanFS. The Panasas ActiveStor is a scalable storage system designed for HPC applications, with support for up to 100 GB/s of throughput and 100,000 IOPS. The Panasas PanFS is a parallel file system designed for high-performance storage, with support for POSIX and NFS protocols. The company's products are compatible with a range of storage protocols, including Lustre, NFS, and SMB, and are designed to work seamlessly with various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and Unix. Panasas's products have been used in various industries, including finance, healthcare, and energy, with clients such as Goldman Sachs, IBM, and ExxonMobil.

Technology

Panasas's products are based on a range of advanced technologies, including parallel file systems, object storage, and flash storage. The company's Panasas PanFS file system is designed to provide high-performance storage for HPC applications, with support for POSIX and NFS protocols. The Panasas ActiveStor storage system uses a combination of HDD and SSD storage to provide high-performance storage for HPC applications. The company's products also support a range of storage protocols, including Lustre, NFS, and SMB, and are designed to work seamlessly with various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and Unix. Panasas has partnered with leading technology companies, including Intel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Dell Technologies, to develop innovative storage solutions.

Applications

Panasas's products are used in a range of applications, including climate modeling, genomic analysis, and financial modeling. The company's Panasas ActiveStor storage system is used by leading research institutions, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and NASA, to support HPC applications such as climate modeling and materials science. The Panasas PanFS file system is used by leading organizations, including European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and University of California, Berkeley, to support HPC applications such as particle physics and genomic analysis. Panasas's products have also been used in various industries, including finance, healthcare, and energy, with clients such as Goldman Sachs, IBM, and ExxonMobil. The company's solutions have been recognized with several awards, including the HPCwire Readers' Choice Award and the Storage Magazine Product of the Year Award. Category:Data storage companies