Simplyblock
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10 - 49
Employees
2022
Year Founded
ABOUT SIMPLYBLOCK
High-performance storage software
Simplyblock is an advanced storage software designed for next-generation workloads, Kubernetes, and contemporary databases. It addresses the performance challenges associated with IO-intensive and latency-sensitive stateful container tasks through its flexible block storage solution. Simplyblock offers a tailored Kubernetes StorageClass that serves as a full replacement for your existing storage solutions, including Amazon EBS and other providers.
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10 - 49
Employees
2022
Year Founded
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100% Managed IT Services
About the Team
OUR STORY
Simplyblock is an enterprise-grade, NVMe-first software-defined block storage solution tailored for organizations leveraging Kubernetes and Red Hat® OpenShift® to manage IO-intensive workloads. Designed to support distributed databases, AI/ML pipelines, and real-time analytics, it offers platform and infrastructure teams consistent high performance, operational ease, and architectural flexibility without vendor lock-in or proprietary hardware. The concept, initiated by co-founder and CTO Michael Schmidt, stemmed from his frustration with the limitations in existing storage solutions. Utilizing Intel's open-source Storage Performance Development Kit (SPDK), he developed a novel storage cluster incorporating distributed storage, erasure coding, and remote access. Alongside co-founder and CEO Robert Pankow, Simplyblock was founded in 2022, uniting experienced professionals dedicated to resolving container storage challenges. Today, a team of over 20
