5 Ceph uniquely delivers **object, block, and file storage in one unified
8 .. container:: columns-3
14 <h3>Ceph Object Store</h3>
17 - S3- and Swift-compliant APIs
19 - Unified S3/Swift namespace
23 - Cloud solution integration
24 - Multi-site deployment
25 - Multi-site replication
31 <h3>Ceph Block Device</h3>
34 - Images up to 16 exabytes
35 - Configurable striping
38 - Copy-on-write cloning
39 - Kernel driver support
41 - Back-end for cloud solutions
43 - Disaster recovery (multisite asynchronous replication)
49 <h3>Ceph File System</h3>
51 - POSIX-compliant semantics
52 - Separates metadata from data
54 - Subdirectory snapshots
55 - Configurable striping
56 - Kernel driver support
59 - Use with Hadoop (replace HDFS)
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65 See `Ceph Object Store`_ for additional details.
69 See `Ceph Block Device`_ for additional details.
73 See `Ceph File System`_ for additional details.
75 Ceph is highly reliable, easy to manage, and free. The power of Ceph
76 can transform your company's IT infrastructure and your ability to manage vast
77 amounts of data. To try Ceph, see our `Getting Started`_ guides. To learn more
78 about Ceph, see our `Architecture`_ section.
82 .. _Ceph Object Store: radosgw
83 .. _Ceph Block Device: rbd
84 .. _Ceph File System: cephfs
85 .. _Getting Started: install
86 .. _Architecture: architecture
103 Developer Guide <dev/developer_guide/index>
112 Tracing <jaegertracing/index>