# Introduction

Quobyte is real software storage and runs entirely on Kubernetes (k8s). It’s just another application on your Kubernetes cluster that you can install in minutes.

Quobyte’s distributed file system provides persistent volumes with scalable, high-performance storage for even the most demanding scale-out applications like AI/ML, simulations, or big data.

We are here to answer all of your questions about how Quobyte can benefit your organization.

# Key Use Cases

- Zoox scales autonomous AI training from 2 to 30 PB with Quobyte’s hybrid-tier, high-performance storage.
- Siemens Healthineers delivers 60+ FDA-approved AI models powered by Quobyte’s scalable, fault-tolerant storage.
- UC Davis accelerates multi-disciplinary research with unified, high-performance storage.
- HudsonAlpha advances genomics research with scalable, hardware-agnostic storage from Quobyte.
- STFC runs the UK’s JASMIN supercomputer on Quobyte’s high-performance, unified storage.
- Yahoo! Japan relies on Quobyte’s unified storage to cut complexity and boost performance.

# How to Set Up Shared File System (ReadWriteMany, RWX) Persistent Volumes on Kubernetes with Quobyte

- Connect Kubernetes StorageClasses with Quobyte's Policy Engine and give your users options.
- Consolidate your Kubernetes Storage with Multi-tenancy and Self-service for real file system as a service.
- Learn more about the Quobyte CSI driver and its exceptional security features.
- Combine SSD or NVMe with HDD for cost effective and fast persistent volumes for Kubernetes.

### Features

- Automatic storage provisioning with support for quotas and snapshots.
- Fully automated installation and updates of entire Quobyte clusters.
- Quobyte delivers scalable performance to demanding applications without bottlenecks like NFS gateways or block storage.
- Each volume is accessible concurrently from all worker nodes so you can easily move your containers or restart stateful applications on any node.
- Optimize cost and performance: Quobyte can combine flash and HDD even inside the same file and transparently migrate data between the tiers.
- Access the same data via any protocol: File system, Object/S3, HDFS, Windows, and more.

# Kubernetes Storage Made Easy

Manage your Kubernetes cluster with scalable and high-performance software storage.

### Scalable Performance for Your Persistent Volumes

Quobyte provides persistent volumes for all use-cases – from low latency flash storage classes for transactional databases to shared volumes for massive scale-out workloads like machine learning, big data analytics, or video transcoding.

### Deploy Anywhere®: In the Cloud, On-Premise

Quobyte runs entirely in Kubernetes or directly on Linux servers or VMs. No matter if it’s on dedicated storage nodes or shared with other containers, in your own data center, or in the public clouds, you get the same reliability, performance, and ease of use wherever your infrastructure runs.

### Real Security for Kubernetes Storage

Quobyte comes with multiple layers of security to ensure data protection, including end-to-end encrypted volumes, TLS, X.509 certificate support, or ACLs.

### Kubernetes Storage Infrastructure

Quobyte provides you with a storage infrastructure that enhances your Kubernetes cluster: Multi-tenancy support that maps onto Kubernetes namespaces, oversubscription to ensure minimized cost, and automation that integrates well with Kubernetes.

### Fault-Tolerance and High Availability for Your Stateful Applications

Quobyte protects your data across machines using erasure coding, synchronous replication, and asynchronous geo-replication to ensure that your Kubernetes cluster can run 24/7 with zero downtime.

### Instant Demo

Run a Quobyte demo in a container, with no installation, and be up & running in minutes.

[Read more](/content/blog/get-a-quobyte-demo-in-seconds-with-docker/index.html)

### Quobyte Features For Your Kubernetes Storage

##### Quobyte CSI Plugin

[Read More on GitHub](https://github.com/quobyte/quobyte-csi)

##### Quobyte Helm Chart

[Read More on GitHub](https://github.com/quobyte/quobyte-k8s-helm/)

### Resources

- [Connect Quobyte](/content/resources/kubernetes-persistent-volumes-on-quobyte/index.html)
- [Storage Classes](/content/resources/connect-k8s-storage-classes-with-quobyte-policy-engine/index.html)
- [Multi-Tenancy](/content/resources/consolidate-kubernetes-storage-with-multi-tenancy/index.html)
- [Quobyte CSI Driver](/content/blog/how-kubernetes-storage-with-quobyte-works/index.html)
- [Flash and HDD](/content/resources/combine-flash-hdd-cost-effective-persistent-volumes-kubernetes/index.html)