Apache Ozone

Apache Ozone is a scalable, distributed object store designed for big data, analytics, and cloud-native applications. Originating from the Hadoop ecosystem, it supports billions of objects and exabytes of capacity. Ozone provides strong consistency, flexible durability, and multi-protocol access, making it suitable for lakehouse workloads, AI/ML pipelines, and hybrid cloud deployments 

Features

• S3-compatible REST API and Hadoop-compatible file system (OFS)
• Strong consistency via RAFT-based replication
• Configurable durability with replication and erasure coding
• Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and TLS/SSL support
• Kerberos authentication and ACL-based authorization
• Integration with Apache Ranger for policy management
• Efficient small file handling and metadata management
• Snapshot support for buckets
• CLI and Java client API for administration and access
• Recon web UI for monitoring and management

Capabilities

• Handles both small and large files across billions of objects
• Separates metadata and data layers for independent scaling
• Supports hybrid cloud scenarios with on-prem S3 compatibility
• Enables streaming and low-latency access patterns
• Manages hierarchical namespaces with volumes, buckets, and keys
• Offers quota management and data rebalancing
• Operates on commodity hardware with open-source licensing
• Supports rolling upgrades and node decommissioning

Benefits

• Scales seamlessly for enterprise-grade storage needs
• Reduces storage costs with erasure coding
• Enhances security and compliance with integrated controls
• Simplifies integration with existing Hadoop and cloud-native tools
• Improves performance for diverse workloads
• Enables flexible deployment in Kubernetes and YARN environments
• Facilitates unified storage across analytics and operational systems