Name: Rakuten Symphony Symcloud
Author: Rakuten Symphony

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Symcloud Platform, developed by Robin.io, is a Kubernetes platform optimized for running storage and network-intensive applications. According to the vendor, this platform offers high-performance storage and application-aware data management for various use cases, including databases, big data, AI/ML, 4G/5G Core, private 5G/LTE, MEC, RAN, and more. Symcloud Platform is targeted towards Fortune 1000 enterprises and telecom operators, catering to professionals and industries in telecommunications, enterprise IT, data science, DevOps, and cloud computing.

## Key Features

**Cloud-Native Storage**: According to the vendor, Symcloud Platform provides a high-performing storage stack for Kubernetes environments, supporting applications such as databases, big data, message queues, timeseries, and AI/ML.

**Automated Deployment**: The vendor claims that Symcloud Platform enables zero-touch deployment and lifecycle automation for complex applications. It facilitates rapid deployment of 4G and 5G RAN on COTS hardware within minutes, along with centralized orchestration of cell-sites and base-band units.

**Bare-Metal and VM Support**: Symcloud Platform serves as a common platform for running containers and virtual machines on Kubernetes. The vendor states that it ensures consistent and common lifecycle management, allowing users to run containers and virtual machines directly on bare-metal infrastructure, thus improving hardware utilization and resource sharing.

**Multi-Cloud Portability**: According to the vendor, Symcloud Platform offers a consistent storage and data management experience across different cloud environments. It enables easy migration and portability of applications and their data, supporting hybrid and multi-cloud deployments without vendor lock-in.

**Automation and Orchestration**: Symcloud Platform allows users to automate day-to-day operations and lifecycle management tasks. The vendor claims that users can centrally manage Kubernetes clusters from edge to cloud to private data centers, creating integrated and repeatable workflows for installation and lifecycle operations. The platform also provides monitoring and visualization tools for advanced operations and observability.

**Method of Procedure Management**: According to the vendor, Symcloud Platform automates manual operations across the entire network, triggered by real-time events or executed on-demand in batches. Users can create integrated and repeatable workflows for installation and lifecycle operations, scaling to support a large number of nodes.

Symcloud from Rakuten Symphony, based on technology acquired with Robin.io by Rakuten Symphony in early 2022, is a cloud native platform that automates enterprise applications, and enables  deployment and management of complex, data- and network-intensive applications with an “as-a-service” experience anywhere, on-prem or in the cloud.  ROBIN brings pay-as-you-go pricing to the Red Hat Marketplace for Robin Cloud Native Storage (CNS).

Robin.io installs natively on any Kubernetes distribution within minutes and creates a block and file storage solution by pooling available storage resources such as HDDs, SSDs, and cloud disks. It also automates complex storage management and data management operations on Kubernetes and provides a simple API to developers. It is also application-aware, in that it understands the scope of a stateful application on Kubernetes and wraps all relevant components — including data, metadata, and config data — into a single entity. All data management operations, such as snapshots, backups, and migration, are performed on the entire application, not just the data. This is important because many microservice applications are designed to be stateless in order to improve scalability and performance.

Dynamic pricing could play an important role in the growth of storage capabilities deployed alongside more dynamic applications common with microservice and container architectures.

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Rakuten Symphony Symcloud

Cloud storage systems support file storage and sharing across multiple devices and with many users, and synchronize files to maintain file integrity. Free solutions exist. Enterprise solutions tout security and compliance features.

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File Sharing & Management

Features that allow collaborators to view, work on, and organize files.

Versioning

Users can access the most up-to-date version of a document, track changes, and revert to older versions if needed.

Document files

Supports document file types, such as .doc, .docx, PDF, and plain text among others.

Image files

Supports image file types, such as .png and .jpeg

Video files

Audio files

Supports audio file types, such as .mp3, .mp4, and .wav

Document collaboration

Users can edit files and attach comments to files.

Shared folders

Users can create shared folders and invite other users or groups to collaborate by accessing or uploading files.

Access control

Users can control access to (shared) files, including different levels of access such as view-only or permission to edit.

File search

A search function that allows users to easily find files, and in some cases even search within multiple files.

Device sync

Device syncing that updates files connected to the cloud, keeping all files up to date regardless of where they are edited or viewed.

Web interface

A web interface, so that users can access files without installing anything.

File change notifications

Users receive notifications when files are changed by others.

Simultaneous editing

Multiple users (with editing access) can edit a file simultaneously.

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Features related to security and administration for cloud storage platforms

Single sign-on

Single sign-on with Active Directory/SAML based identity providers.

Two-step verification

Users can set up two-step identity verification for added security.

End-user encryption

Supports end-user file encryption (or integrations with third party encryption software).

User and role management

Administrators can manage users and user groups by role, in terms of setting permissions for things like file access, sharing, and editing permissions.

Storage limit management

Administrators can manage storage limits, including the ability to increase or reduce storage for certain users or groups.

File organization

The ability to choose where files will be stored, and manage individual users' storage; includes control over file organization structure.

Device management

Administrators can manage devices connected to the cloud storage platform, including restricting access for certain devices or wiping files from devices remotely.

Password-protected files

Cloud Storage Platform

Features around the functionality of the cloud storage platform.

Performance

Platform runs at a good speed on all browsers; files load and sync quickly.

Reliability

Cloud storage platform is secure, all features are consistently available, and the platform maintains file integrity.

Storage Reports

Includes reporting capabilities to monitor user activity and storage levels.

Multi-language

Cloud storage platform supports multiple languages for businesses that plan to share files internationally.

Multi-currency

Cloud storage platform supports multiple currencies for businesses that plan to share files internationally.

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