SoftIron, a global provider of private cloud infrastructure solutions, is making significant strides to transform the private cloud landscape for enterprises, government entities, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) worldwide. The most recent innovations from the firm would have the potential to challenge standard cloud services in terms of power, scalability, and flexibility, bringing the advantages of public cloud architecture to on-premises environments.
SoftIron has introduced a range of powerful new nodes, designed to handle more demanding workloads. This upgrade includes 64-Core/128-Thread AMD EPYC Compute Nodes, NVIDIA-based GPU Intelligence Nodes, and Socionext-based ASIC Intelligence Nodes. These additions are set to significantly boost the compute capabilities of SoftIron's private cloud offerings, enabling customers to tackle more complex and intensive tasks.
In the realm of storage, SoftIron has expanded its portfolio to enhance smoothness and scalability. The new storage nodes for its private cloud offerings now range from Density (HDD) Storage options of 48TB to 240TB, to Performance (SSD) Storage of 56TB and 112TB, and even to Performance+ (NVMe) Storage of 26TB and 52TB. This broadened range would ensure that businesses of all sizes can find a storage solution that fits their needs, with the flexibility to scale as those needs evolve.
Understanding the importance of connectivity in modern data environments, SoftIron has also introduced three new interconnect nodes for its private cloud solutions. These include 1GbE Management Interconnects, 25GbE High-Speed Interconnects, and 100GbE Spline Interconnects, all aimed at handling faster and more demanding workloads anticipated in the future.
Jason Van der Schyff, COO of SoftIron, remarked on the company's growth since its initial launch in 2023, noting significant customer adoption across various sectors such as life sciences, education, manufacturing, and government. He emphasized that as early adopters push the boundaries of private cloud capabilities, SoftIron has responded by enhancing performance in nearly every area of their offering.
SoftIron’s HyperCloud
One of the key challenges in the private cloud sector is delivering an experience that matches the public cloud’s ease and efficiency. SoftIron’s HyperCloud is designed to address this gap. It would offer a “true private cloud” experience with a purpose-built infrastructure.
According to the company itself, installation of HyperCloud is straightforward, requiring just half a rack and half a day, after which users have access to a fully functional private cloud. HyperCloud's true innovation would lie in its scalability and elasticity, allowing independent scaling of compute, storage, networking, and more, with the ability to add or remove nodes as needed.
Additionally, SoftIron’s HyperCloud would support easy-to-use portals or API-driven ‘Infrastructure-as-Code’ deployment, compatible with tools like HashiCorp Terraform or SUSE Rancher. This flexibility would be further enhanced by its full secure multi-tenancy feature, ensuring that workloads from different tenants remain isolated from each other.
