Scality RING Reviews

Name: Scality RING
Brand: Scality
Rating: 3.9 (4 reviews)

3.9 out of 5

4 reviews
100% willing to recommend

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What is Scality RING?

Scality RING object storage enables enterprises and cloud service providers to run petabyte-scale, data-rich services like web applications, VOD, active archives, compliance archives, and private storage clouds. The RING is software, so you can deploy it on standard x86 servers of your choice, taking advantage of server and media innovation over time. Acting as a single, distributed system, the RING can scale linearly across thousands of servers, multiple sites, and an unlimited number of objects. Data is protected with policy-based replication, erasure coding, and geo-distribution, achieving up to 14 9s of durability and 100% availability.

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Scality RING is the #14 ranked solution in top Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions and #16 ranked solution in top File and Object Storage solutions. PeerSpot users give Scality RING an average rating of 7.8 out of 10. Scality RING is most commonly compared to Red Hat Ceph Storage: Scality RING vs Red Hat Ceph Storage. Scality RING is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 62% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 19% of all views.

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Guillaume Lapouge

Cloud Architect at Claranet France

It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and potential hidden limitations. While Scality provides precise architecture guidelines for sizing the storage infrastructure, Orange utilizes a different processor architecture for its Ovi servers, requiring additional optimization beyond what Scality offers. In essence, the product lacks third-party optimization capabilities.

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OlivierLE PENRU

System Engineer at Experis

The most valuable feature of Scality RING8 is its performance and good interface Scality RING8 could improve by having more features. We have to use two automation tools to meet our needs. We would prefer to use only one. I have been using Scality RING8 for approximately three years. Scality…

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reviewer1242105

Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I'm starting to work on a project now with ScaleIO. The engineering team suggests migrating to Red Hat Ceph. I don't know yet what their reasons are, but that was the information I got two weeks ago. I am now starting to look for information comparing the products. For the project I'm working on now, we need block storage, so Scality is not an option in this case. Scality is used for object storage and here we are talking about another solution for block storage. Today we are using ScaleIO, which engineering recommends. It's a common thing to migrate to Red Hat Ceph.

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Scality RING mindshare

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As of January 2025, the mindshare of Scality RING in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category stands at 3.5%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

Scality RING's valuable features include S3 and CDMI compatibility for cloud applications, erasure coding for cost-effective storage security, data/metadata deployment across multiple sites, and customizable QoS for SLAs. Users value its performance, intuitive interface, UTIPI for billing, life cycle management for efficiency, and unlimited storage capacity accommodating large enterprises' needs.

"Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency."
"The most valuable feature of Scality RING8 is its performance and good interface."
"I think it's the economic factor. This solution has the lowest cost for storage systems."

Room for Improvement

Scality RING could benefit from enhanced rebalancing processes during capacity upgrades and achieving full S3 compliance. Users experience challenges when extending capacity, needing improved ease of use. They seek to consolidate automation tools due to feature limitations and require additional optimization for diverse architectures. Large-scale users point to insufficient testing and hidden limitations, emphasizing the need for third-party optimization capabilities.

"Scality RING is not easy to learn for someone new. It is a little bit difficult. There are a lot of components to it, and you also need to understand them to work with it effectively."
"Scality RING8 could improve by having more features. We have to use two automation tools to meet our needs. We would prefer to use only one."
"When we used this solution in 2015, it was not scalable at all. I don't know if they have improved on that, but at the time, scalability was just horrible."

Pricing

"The initial cost (CAPEX) to set up the infrastructure is expensive due to the specific hardware required."
"The cost of Scality RING8 could be less expensive. It is difficult for smaller businesses to afford it."

Service and Support

Scality RING's customer service and support are generally good. Their technical support team receives positive feedback. However, sometimes users need direct assistance, and Scality support may not fully understand their specific situations. Users often have to re-explain setups, including configurations, programs involved, and intended functionalities.

Deployment

Scality RING's initial setup is perceived as complex by many, often requiring assistance from professional services. Users report the need for launching multiple commands and scripts, and some find it necessary to attend training sessions. Extensive documentation is available to aid with the implementation. In contrast, some users find the setup process easy due to automation, as it only requires meeting a few prerequisites, making the initial installation straightforward.

Scalability

Scality RING users noted that while adding storage nodes is straightforward, rebalancing can be lengthy. In 2015, enhancements were needed for scalability. In France, Scality RING handles significant data volumes, reaching increasing capacities. Feedback indicates its scalability is good, with enterprise clients frequently adding subsets and potentially over 100 users per setup. Large-scale usage is evident with over a thousand end users and administrators utilizing Scality RING for extensive data management.

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