• 2001 August 01

Company Description

Developers of DRBD-software; World’s fastest Software Defined Storage solution

LINBIT keeps Linux systems up and running. As the developers of DRBD-software (http://drbd.org), LINBIT has led the way in high-availability since 2001. DRBD has been included in the Linux kernel since version 2.6.33 (2010). With DRBD9; released in 2015, LINBIT creates a high performing Software Defined Storage solution using Linux OS for shared block storage which integrates with the relevant cloud and virtualization systems. With the LINBIT SDS solution, common-off-the-shelf hardware is turned into a performing block storage. DRBD is in OpenStack with the Cinder-Driver (Liberty Release - October 2015) and the Nova-Driver (Mitaka Release - April 2016) to enable OpenStack users to base their clouds on LINBIT SDS. LINBIT’s team is made up of International Open Source experts and has successfully expanded globally with offices in Europe and the US and partnerships across 5 continents. LINBIT provides additional products and services maximising the performance of the DRBD, ensuring its seamless implementation and maintenance.