CubeFS in Action: Empowering Users Through Case Studies - Leon Chang, OPPO
Leon Chang, OPPO
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 · Session
This talk, presented by Leon Chang from OPPO, a maintainer of the open-source project CubeFS, offers a comprehensive exploration of CubeFS as a next-generation cloud-native storage system. The presentation outlines its robust architecture, highlights key features, and delves into several real-world end-user case studies, primarily focusing on its application in artificial intelligence (AI) workloads and compute-storage separation scenarios. Chang, who also oversees OPPO's file system, details how CubeFS addresses critical challenges in modern data management, including scalability, performance, cost optimization, and data consistency in complex, distributed environments.
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This session by Leon Chang, a CubeFS maintainer, provided a detailed, substantive look into CubeFS as a cloud-native storage solution. It clearly articulated its robust architecture, emphasizing strong consistency and dual storage engines. The real value came from the extensive case studies demonstrating CubeFS's practical utility in demanding AI workloads, hybrid cloud strategies, intelligent data tiering for cost optimization, and robust compute-storage separation for databases like ClickHouse. While not groundbreaking in fundamental research, it offers actionable insights for…