Data Resiliency and Reliability

Enterprise-grade ZFS: The Most Reliable Data Storage

Joyent Cloud deploys the powerful ZFS file system to deliver carrier-grade storage and data reliability. The ZFS storage system at Joyent has the same design characteristics as the high-end SAN architectures trusted by enterprises everywhere to protect and preserve their most critical information. We put ZFS on top of a high performance local storage subsystem to ensure that your data is safe, consistent, and always accessible and recoverable. ZFS is a combined file system and logical volume manager designed for pooled local storage. Unlike other file systems deployed for cloud storage, ZFS’ copy-on-write capability guarantees that your image will not be lost.

Key features of ZFS include data integrity verification against data corruption modes, support for high storage capacities, snapshots and copy-on-write clones, continuous integrity checking and automatic repair. ZFS is considered a true enterprise-grade file system and is regularly approved and deployed for mission critical file storage and storage management tasks by the large enterprises. Joyent Cloud backs up ZFS with high-performance NFS storage subsystems that provide multiple redundancies for data backup and even greater assurance of data integrity and reliability.