Qumulo is a distributor system that represents names based on similar tools. We had a few petabytes of data, and certain application teams were working with it during the rollout to understand what we wanted to use it for. It is basically set up for some of the database and application teams.
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Unified file platform has delivered secure multi‑protocol access for massive data growth
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Qumulo has improved the way my organization functions in several ways. One of the biggest improvements was authentication, which is a security feature for SMB and FTP. We set up the clusters for Qumulo, and the main spaces are accessed seamlessly for Windows and Linux, which we were using it for. That layer of authentication was great. Depending on who you are working with, we were using either standard LDAP or another directory. I work with a number of different compute end users in connecting the data files. For example, with it being a NAS, we were able to move beyond traditional NAS limitations. Different groups could access these files and authenticate through Active Directory, Windows, Mac, or Linux, and the security feature really helped a lot as far as authentication.
The most valuable feature in Qumulo is the scaling feature, as Qumulo file data platform is optimized for scale, so we could support petabytes of data, billions of files, millions of operations, and thousands of users.
What needs improvement?
The creators of Qumulo were the ones who created Isilon, and I had a conversation with them, so any of the features within Isilon may need tweaking, but I think they resolved it here. In the year that I worked with it, I did not see anything that I had an issue with. The security is great, and it works with cloud technologies, being a hands-based tool, so you can use it with AWS or Microsoft Azure. It programs very easily. There are REST APIs, and there is a cloud connection. The management and program layer is made up of three capabilities: API, the command line, and a visual interface. In the year that I worked with it and brought it in, I think it has been effective.
The only thing I would like to see added to Qumulo is for the interface to improve visually, more in line with vCenter, but that is just my thought. Overall, I appreciate it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Qumulo for about a year. Qumulo is an application that is now owned by HP, and I was working with HP for a contract for a year, so I was involved with the implementation of it and also managing it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of Qumulo as a nine. It did not have any issues off the top.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
On a scale from one to ten, I would rate the scalability of Qumulo as a nine. I really would. I remember the version we used was 2.1 for Windows. I would give it a nine. I was really impressed with it as soon as I saw it, and it immediately made me think of Isilon. It is really scalable and easy to use for our end users. You can lock down files for a particular individual to use.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate their technical support as a ten, as they are very quick to respond. They respond via email or phone calls, working with the individuals who are implementing it and how it would work with our regular users who will call. They respond rather quickly. For me, it is a ten, and I do not believe any of the application team owners had too many problems.
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment of Qumulo is actually pretty straightforward. We worked with the Qumulo team, and this was an individual company that HP purchased, so they brought it in, set everything up, and walked us through it. They explained that it takes some effort, and of course, we had to set up the security on our end for them to be able to access the setup things on the servers. After that, they walked us through what they were doing and how to use it, so it is pretty straightforward.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment with Qumulo. With a particular database and application team users, they were happy with it, the access they had, and how they can lock down files. There is a main manager of Qumulo within the groups, and you can set it up. Qumulo is a revenue competitor with Isilon, NetApp, Ampere Stewart, and PowerScale, so this is HP's purchase to compete with those particular companies. They are pretty happy with it rolling out in-house, and they intend to expand it to other groups. I appreciate what I am seeing; it is a great tool.
What other advice do I have?
I have plans to increase the usage of Qumulo in the future. We have brought it in to work with specific teams or test groups and test users, seeing how they enjoy it and how they feel about it. We have not had any complaints when we rolled it out. In certain instances, with AWS users, we have had to bring in a few kinks, maybe connectivity issues, that were resolved. It is a new rollout, but we intend to expand it in-house.
I was not involved on the pricing side of Qumulo, but with HP bringing it in, my thought is they see a great deal of potential for it as it is competing with Dell EMC and NetApp in this area. So they felt that purchasing this company would make them quite competitive.
My advice for someone who would use Qumulo is to probably go to their site, do some research, and communicate with some of the individuals or online salespeople to give you an idea. There are probably some guides you can obtain. I think a lot of admins would appreciate this tool, as it has the API and tools to work with the cloud, and the support team is pretty solid. You can create SMB shares and NFS shares, and it works with AD and LDAP identity services. I would say to reach out to human level support, go to their website, and do a little research on it. I think they would appreciate it.
Overall, I would rate Qumulo a nine. I appreciate that it does snapshots, and you could use replication. It works with Qumulo shift and works with Amazon S3. The object store replication enables any of Qumulo file data platforms to treat a cloud object storage service as Amazon S3 as a suitable replication target, so users can copy from Qumulo namespace to a cloud store. That is great for storage, and it has quotas to enable users to control the growth of any of the subsets. I think it is something that anyone in AWS and the cloud technologies would appreciate. The file system is expandable, grows quickly, and has failure recovery. So it is a great application. I would advise anyone who is interested in it to contact the support team, and they can set up a meeting, such as a Zoom session, and walk them through it by sharing screens to give them an idea of it. HP purchased Qumulo to compete with EMC's Isilon and NetApp. So it is a solid tool. I work with both of those solutions, and what I am seeing immediately reminded me of Isilon as soon as I saw it, so I knew what was going on there. My overall rating for Qumulo is nine out of ten.
Truly Elastic Enterprise File and Object
Decided to use the CloudFormation wizard to deploy which was nice and easy. The main features of Qumulo I like are the ability to scale SMB/NFS/S3 protocol performance up and down independent of capacity. Using Qumulo Cloud Data Fabric I can now burst compute jobs from on-prem to AWS when we need to urgently deliver a customer project. On a personal note, the fact users can self restore their own files using Microsoft Previous Versions saves me a lot of time each week.
Qumulo so easy to setup and deploy for enterprise file workloads
Looking for an enterprise file system to test, and Qumulo appeared to be the best on offer within the AWS marketplace. It was super simple to set up, and by default has all the enterprise features you would ever need for a filesystem. What I also like looking it to it is the elastic nature, and the ability to have hot and cold instances. There is alot more to explore as there are are a number of innovative features such as cloud data fabric from on prem storage. It's what I was looking for and will recommend to our clients.
A Good Enterprise Scale Filesystem
I've seen many products that do file in AWS...this one checks the boxes for me: scalability, enterprise features, and truly cloud native. The developers have done their homework with respect to how cloud works and, more importantly, how it's billed and have architected it accordingly.
It's definitely worth a look to see if it fits your needs.
Exceptional Cloud-Native File Storage Solution
Qumulo's Cloud Native platform has transformed our data management strategy on AWS. The deployment process is remarkably straightforward - we had our complete file data platform operational in under 15 minutes using automation templates.
The automatic scaling to petabyte capacity in a single namespace eliminates traditional storage limitations. What impressed us most is the 1-2 millisecond time-to-first-byte latencies, which are up to 100x faster than other object platforms, making it ideal for our AI and HPC workloads. The dynamic performance scaling allows us to add or remove compute instances based on demand, ensuring we only pay for what we use.
We've seen Qumulo deliver up to 80% cost savings compared to other cloud based file services. The ability to use any S3 storage tier for the persistent data layer lets us optimize costs by balancing storage expenses against data access requirements.
Multi-protocol support (NFS, SMB, REST, and S3) enables seamless integration with existing workflows. The platform's enterprise-class features including snapshots, replication, and quotas provide the reliability our organization requires. Cross-site data mobility with on-premises Qumulo deployments creates a truly hybrid solution.
For organizations seeking high-performance, scalable file storage on AWS without compromising on features or breaking the budget, Qumulo is an outstanding choice.
Scalability and reliable performance even under heavy load
Being able to scale up/down the cluster size accordingly to the workloads is definitely a plus, in order to optimize the performance and associated costs.
The usage of different flavours of S3 as backend, combined with an intelligent caching mechanism (NeuralCache) allows for an even greater flexibility and adaptability to different workloads.
The interface is very easy to use and intuitive, you have all the supported protocols at your fingertips: FTP/FTPS, SMB, NFS, S3 and REST API.
The paygo model is a plus and you can address from tens to thousands of TBs in a single cluster, being billed for effective space consumed is another huge plus.
Outperformed everything else I've tried
Once launched, Qumulo outperformed everything else i had tried in cloud from a file perspective, the ease of use and real time analytics, in combination with the Cloud Data Fabric meant im now able to create some business value in my organization and fix some data challanges ive had for years.
Highly recommended
Hey that was easy!
Simple and fast deployment! I need storage for multiple platforms and protocols and the requirement can come up quickly. Super easy to get this spun up and data flowing between different platforms using different protocols. THE DATA MUST FLOW!
Perfect solution for cloud data processing
We have Qumulo on premises and would like to extend our data to cloud. Cloud Native Qumulo on AWS has been a game-changer for our cloud-first strategy. Simple click and deploy and a few tweaks, viola! our data was ready to process at cloud at small cost!. It's fast to deploy, reliable and easy to use, and purpose-built for cloud. It is exactly what we our devops team asked to support our dynamic, performance-intensive application. Happy to use and will be a key element on our hybrid cloud architecture!
Fast and easy to deploy and combine
we recently deployed Cloud Native Qumulo (CNQ) through the AWS Marketplace, and I’m blown away by how seamless and powerful this solution is! From start to finish, the setup was incredibly smooth—my cluster was up and running in under 15 minutes using Qumulo Nexus. The automated deployment made it a breeze to get started, and the pay-as-you-go pricing model is a perfect fit for our dynamic workload needs.
CNQ’s multi-protocol support (NFS, SMB, S3) has been a lifesaver for our fast AI workflow, allowing us to integrate seamlessly with our existing tools. Since we have some deployments in other hyperscalers, the combination with Qumulo Global Namespace is great.
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