The world of object storage has drastically shifted. Following the official transition into "Maintenance Mode," the open-source future of MinIO is over. Thousands of production environments now face the reality that they require a stable, future-proof, and Open Source-based solution. Migration is no longer just a question of cost, but one of existential security and control.
Ceph RGW is the clear answer.
With CLYSO Chorus , we make the transition from MinIO to Ceph not just possible, but easy and secure. Our new feature eliminates the biggest hurdle: the migration of data history.
1. The MinIO Decision: Why Maintenance Mode Makes Migration Mandatory
The shift of the MinIO codebase into "Maintenance Mode" signals the end of active development and uncertainty regarding critical security updates. For companies relying on long-term stability and agile future development, there is no choice but to switch to a fully Open Source solution. Ceph RGW offers the only viable, community-backed S3-compatible alternative within the comprehensive Ceph ecosystem, giving you back full control over your infrastructure.
2. Why Ceph is Often the "Right, but Difficult" Choice
The technical advantages of Ceph are undisputed:
- Massive Scalability: From terabytes to petabytes and beyond.
- Open Source: Transparency and a large community.
- Cost Efficiency: Utilization of standardized hardware.
The hurdle has often been the complexity of management and, in the case of a switch, migration. Existing S3 workloads, especially those with sensitive data or strict compliance requirements, must be transferred completely and without loss of their metadata.
3. The New Chorus Feature: MinIO Migration with Versioning Guarantee
The most critical point in any storage migration is data integrity. If data is overwritten or history is lost, compliance violations and operational risks loom.
This is precisely why the new migration feature of CLYSO Chorus is so valuable: it was specifically designed to seamlessly migrate MinIO workloads, including the crucial Object Versioning, to Ceph RGW.
The decisive added value: Chorus goes beyond merely copying objects. It reads the complex metadata of MinIO buckets and objects and ensures that the entire version history – essential for audits, rollbacks, and compliance – is correctly mapped in the target cluster. Your Ceph RGW cluster takes over all functionalities as if the data had been natively created there.
4. Three Paths to Fast and Secure Migration
With Chorus, you maintain control over the migration process and can optimally adapt it to your operational needs:
- Path 1: Zero-Downtime Approach (During Live Operation): For business-critical applications where availability is the highest priority. Chorus synchronizes the data in the background while operations continue.
- Path 2: Planned Maintenance Window: For very large or particularly sensitive workloads. Here, the migration is carried out within a predefined time window to avoid affecting the performance of the production system.
- Path 3: Test Migration: Start with a proof-of-concept. Migrate a small workload to a staging environment to verify correct functionality before proceeding with the production environment.
Conclusion: Reclaim Control – with Chorus
The transition from proprietary or uncertain licensing models to Ceph RGW is a strategic step for your company's future. It means full cost control, scalability, and independence.
With CLYSO Chorus's new migration feature, the often-feared hurdle of moving is eliminated. We enable a secure and version-accurate switch from MinIO to your own sovereign object storage solution.
Are you ready to reclaim control over your object storage? Contact us today to learn more about MinIO-to-Ceph migration with Chorus.
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