MinIO Company Research Report
Company Overview
Name
MinIO, Inc.
Mission
MinIO aims to address the demands of unstructured data growth with high-performance, enterprise-grade, software-defined, cloud-native object storage solutions that are widely adopted in diverse cloud environments.
Founding Information
- Founded: November 2014
- Founders: Anand Babu Periasamy, Garima Kapoor, and Harshavardhana
Key People
- Quentin Clark - Board Observer
- Jishnu Bhattacharjee - Board Observer
- Anand Babu Periasamy - Board Member
- Garima Kapoor - Board Member
- Gregg Adkin - Board Observer
- Mark Rostick - Board Observer
- Vikas Parekh - Board Observer
Headquarters
275 Shoreline Dr, Ste 100, Redwood City, CA 94065, United States
Number of Employees
51-200 employees
Revenue
No information available
Known For
MinIO is known for its high-performance, Kubernetes-native, S3 compatible object storage solutions. The company is a leader in providing storage infrastructure for cloud-native applications and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) workloads.
Products
MinIO Enterprise Object Store
High-Level Description
MinIO Enterprise Object Store is designed for AI data infrastructure and is optimized for production environments that require high performance, security, scalability, and manageability. It supports both public and private cloud environments and is compatible with various Kubernetes distributions, including AWS, GCS, Azure, Kubernetes, OpenShift, SUSE Rancher, and Tanzu.
Key Features
- Replication: Active-active, multi-site replication for mission-critical environments.
- Encryption: State-of-the-art encryption for secure data storage.
- Object Immutability: Ensures data integrity and protection against tampering.
- Identity + Access Management: Advanced control over data access and security.
- Lifecycle Management: Automates data lifecycle processes.
- Versioning: Maintains versions of objects for data recovery and auditability.
- Key Management Server (KMS): Secure cryptographic key management.
- MinIO Console: A conducive graphical interface for management.
- Catalog: Real-time search functionality using GraphQL.
- Firewall: Data-centric firewall for object-level security rules.
- Cache: High-performance caching for AI workloads.
- Observability: Comprehensive monitoring and logging functionalities.
- S3 Compatibility: Full compatibility with Amazon S3 API.
- AI Ready: Out-of-the-box compatibility with major AI/ML technologies like Kubeflow and PyTorch.
AI & Modern Data Lakes Solutions
MinIO supports AI storage, modern multi-engine data lakes, hybrid cloud strategies, and various enterprise integrations, such as with Equinix, Splunk, Snowflake, SQL Server, SAP HANA, HDFS Migrations, and VMware.
Recent Developments
Recent Company Developments
- Microblink Case Study: MinIO facilitated Microblink's shift from Google Cloud to on-premises storage, leading to a 62% cost savings and enhanced performance in AI model training.
- New Features: Introduction of advanced features like inline erasure coding, key management, observability tools, and high-performance caching aimed to deliver a robust AI data infrastructure.
New Products Launched
- MinIO Certified Administrator: A technical certification program.
- MinIO DataPod: A reference architecture for exascale data infrastructure.
New Partnerships
- Carahsoft: A partnership bringing MinIO's high-performance object storage to the public sector, particularly enhancing cyber resilience and data security solutions.
- VMware Integration: Enhancements for full compatibility with VMware’s Persistent Data platform and Kubernetes-focused initiatives like TKG.
Conclusion
MinIO has positioned itself as a leading provider of scalable, high-performance object storage solutions suitable for AI/ML and hybrid cloud environments. The company's extensive portfolio of features and recent success stories highlight its growing prominence in the data storage sector.
