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SUBNET Security Features and Services
MinIO licensees gain access to SUBNET security features like long term support and policy reviews.
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Selecting the Best Hardware for Your MinIO Deployment
What is the Ideal Hardware Configuration? In this blog post we'll go into detail all the components you need to consider before choosing the right hardware for your use cases.
Read more...A Guided Tour of the MinIO Erasure Code Calculator
In this post we’ll talk about Erasure Coding and Erasure Sets, and then dive deeper into how to use the Erasure Code Calculator when designing deployments to make the most out of MinIO by opting for the right hardware configuration setup from the get go.
Read more...SUBNET Call-Home Diagnostics
What if you had a personal health monitor that kept tabs on your well-being, without any effort on your part? Imagine a system that tracks your health daily, highlighting even the slightest problems, so that you can seek help before minor issues become major concerns.
Read more...SUBNET HealthCheck and Performance
This post focuses on some of the features associated with this unique model and is the second in a series that details the features and capabilities that come with a commercial relationship.
Read more...Understanding the MinIO Subscription Network - Direct to Engineer Engagement
The MinIO Subscription Network (SUBNET for short) accompanies a commercial subscription and provides peace of mind - from the dual license model (AGPL and Commercial) to the direct-to-engineering support model.
Read more...The Beauty of the Panic Button
The Panic Button is an immensely useful component of SUBNET. Learn how it works, what happens, and why people love it so much (even if they don't like what precedes the pressing of it).
Read more...Supportability as Software with MinIO SUBNET
MinIO leverages engineering focus and minimalist thinking to add supportability functionality, which means finding and fixing issues before they become problems in your installation.
Read more...A Great Group of GUIs
MinIO proves that anyone can be an object storage admin given the right GUI.
Read more...Introducing SUBNET Health
SUBNET is the commercial engine of MinIO. It is how production instances of MinIO are consumed, from startups to the most valuable technology companies in the world. SUBNET combines a commercial license (important for the AGPLv3 obligations) with a unique support model that delivers 24/7/365 direct-to-engineer support through a MinIO-built portal that blends the best of Slack and
Read more...Storage Field Day Session #3: Innovation at MinIO
This is going to be a relatively short post because the good stuff is really in the video, courtesy of Daniel Valdivia and AB. The summary is that MinIO has a ridiculously talented engineering team that has been together for more than a decade. Many of them were part of the Gluster team and have forgotten more about file systems
Read more...Why Our Customers Buy
The MinIO Subscription Network [https://min.io/pricing] is unique. A blend of commercial license and direct-to-engineering support it also offers access to the panic button, architectural and security reviews and a host of other features and technologies that ensure our customers never lose data or suffer a security breach. We recently asked our customer base to participate in a
Read more...What is in the MinIO Subscription Network?
Once we have convinced you of why you should pay for free software [https://blog.min.io/why_should_i_pay_for_free_software/], the next question becomes: “what is the value of what I am getting from my subscription?” The MinIO Subscription Network is not one thing - rather it is a collection of technology, talent and licensing that
Read more...Why Should I Pay for Free Software?
By introducing the ability to subscribe to our software online we obviously invite the question: “why should I pay for free software?” There are two conditions and three reasons: The conditions under which you should pay for free software: > MinIO is the primary storage system for your organization (e.g. production) > The data stored in MinIO is a critical part
Read more...Re-Imagining Support: From Slack to SUBNET
We approach things differently here at MinIO. When we started in 2014, we questioned everything about the object storage market as we built our product - thinking more like a data company than a storage company. We did it from scratch, using engineering first principles, an extraordinary attention to detail and a relentless pursuit of simplicity. We paid careful attention
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