Cloud company Akamai Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire cloud storage provider, Ondat.
Ondat uses a Kubernetes-native platform to run stateful applications anywhere at scale. Its technology provides a reliable means of storing data directly onto a Kubernetes cluster, enabling the secure operation of essential, stateful applications on any public, private, or hybrid cloud. Akamai aims to enhance its cloud computing portfolio by acquiring Ondat’s cloud storage technology and skilled workforce.
Following the acquisition, Ondat’s founder and chief technology officer Alex Chircop, and employees, will join Akamai’s cloud computing business.
“Last month we shared details of Akamai Connected Cloud, the world’s most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery,” said Adam Karon, chief operating officer, and general manager, of Cloud Technology Group, Akamai Technologies. “Storage is a key component of cloud computing and Ondat’s technology will enhance Akamai’s storage capabilities, allowing us to offer a fundamentally different approach to cloud that integrates core and distributed computing sites with a massively scaled edge network.”
Akamai’s Connected Cloud platform is designed to provide cloud computing, security, and content delivery services at a distributed edge scale, ensuring that applications and experiences are close to the end users and threats are kept at bay. Akamai’s cloud computing solutions offer developers the ability to build, deploy, and safeguard high-performance workloads close to the places where businesses and users connect to the internet. Akamai Connected Cloud is an extension of the existing edge network, covering more than 4,100 locations in 134 countries. This expansion involves the deployment of core and distributed sites that offer compute, storage, database, and other services closer to key population centers, industry hubs, and IT locations.
How Akamai customers can benefit from Ondat
Ondat’s cloud storage technology is designed to deliver optimal performance for stateful applications, with a focus on deterministic performance, data locality, and acceleration. The platform offers predictable low latency for databases and other stateful applications, ensuring that application performance remains consistent. Additionally, Ondat automatically places application workloads on nodes that have a local copy of the application data, reducing latency and improving performance.
Ondat’s cloud storage technology prioritizes security, providing several features to ensure data safety. The platform utilizes industry-standard AES encryption to secure data at rest and on the wire, with unique keys per volume stored as Kubernetes secrets. Ondat’s secure-by-default design enables security at every layer of the stack. Additionally, Ondat supports multi-tenancy with full integration with Kubernetes namespaces and Role-Based Access Control, providing granular access controls for applications and users.
Ondat offers a suite of tools that minimizes data loss risks in Kubernetes environments. The company’s platform uses checksum algorithms to automatically scan data for potential errors, and it allows businesses to create multiple standby copies of their data that can be activated in case of outages. It automates the process of assigning storage capacity to Kubernetes applications based on data volume, saving valuable time.
London-based Ondat is a privately funded company. Akamai does not expect a material impact on the company’s financial guidance for 2023 as part of the transaction that is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.
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