OpenStack Storage Explained: From Hardware to Strategy

Radio Cloud Native by Mirantis

Radio Cloud Native by Mirantis
OpenStack Storage Explained: From Hardware to Strategy
Nov 02, 2025 Episode 62
Mirantis Inc.

In this month's installment, we're diving into OpenStack storage: the challenges, the solutions, and the best practices for securely and efficiently storing your bits when leveraging an OpenStack cloud. Proctored by Christian Huebner, Director of Services Architecture at Mirantis, this episode will build off his 25+ years of experience with cloud storage, specifically in the context of OpenStack. This episode is perfect for OpenStack admins that are looking for better ways to deal with storage, as well as anyone working with OpenStack clouds. 

A full list of topics for this episode include:

  1. Computer storage background (general)
  2. Types of storage (OpenStack)
  3. OpenStack storage backends (Ceph)
  4. Software Defined Storage (SDS) alternatives
  5. Storage Area Networks (SANs)
  6. Shared files systems (NFS)
  7. Local storage (Flash)
  8. Combining OpenStack storage types
  9. Common failure scenarios
  10. OpenStack storage security

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