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Ceph (software): History, Design & Overview

Ceph (pronounced /ˈsɛf/) is a free and open-source software-defined storage platform that provides object storage, block storage, and file storage built on a common distributed cluster foundation. Ceph provides distributed operation without a single point of failure and scalability to the exabyte level. Since version 12 (Luminous), Ceph does not rely on…

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Ceph (software) topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Design and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Ceph (software).

Related topics
109
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
116
Extracted relationships
29
Concept neighborhoods
30
Bridge connections
116

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Design · 51 topics
History · 23 topics
Overview · 23 topics
Available platforms · 8 topics
Etymology · 3 topics
MicroCeph · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developers
Red Hat · Intel · CERN · Cisco · Fujitsu
License
LGPLv2.1
Operating system
Linux, FreeBSD, Windows
Original authors
Sage Weil · Yehuda Sadeh Weinraub · Gregory Farnum · Josh Durgin · Samuel Just
Repository
github.com/ceph
Stable release
20.2.0 (Tentacle) / 18 November 2025

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Design

History

Available platforms

MicroCeph

  • Snap Snap (software)

Etymology

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Ceph (software) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Ceph (software) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Ceph (software) → Canonical, CERN, Cisco, Fujitsu, Intel, Red Hat, SanDisk, SUSE Another extracted example is Ceph (software) → Gregory Farnum, Josh Durgin, Sage Weil, Samuel Just, Wido den Hollander, Yehuda Sadeh Weinraub. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Ceph (software)

Top relations

Developers · 8
Ceph (software) → Canonical, CERN, Cisco, Fujitsu, Intel, Red Hat, SanDisk, SUSE
Original authors · 6
Ceph (software) → Gregory Farnum, Josh Durgin, Sage Weil, Samuel Just, Wido den Hollander, Yehuda Sadeh Weinraub
License · 1
Ceph (software) → LGPLv2.1
Operating system · 1
Ceph (software) → Linux, FreeBSD, Windows
Repository · 1
Ceph (software) → github.com/ceph
Stable release · 1
Ceph (software) → 20.2.0 (Tentacle) / 18 November 2025
Type · 1
Ceph (software) → Distributed object store
Website · 1
Ceph (software) → ceph.io
Written in · 1
Ceph (software) → C++, Python

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

ceph storage system file object data block distributed linux rados cluster also weil ceph's metadata filesystem rbd bluestore including provides

Ceph (software) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 29 structured relationships around Ceph (software). Examples in this analysis include Ceph (software) → Developers → Red Hat and Ceph (software) → Developers → Intel. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ceph (software)DevelopersRed Hat1.00infobox
Ceph (software)DevelopersIntel1.00infobox
Ceph (software)DevelopersCERN1.00infobox
Ceph (software)DevelopersCisco1.00infobox
Ceph (software)DevelopersFujitsu1.00infobox
Ceph (software)DevelopersSanDisk1.00infobox
Ceph (software)DevelopersCanonical1.00infobox
Ceph (software)DevelopersSUSE1.00infobox
Ceph (software)LicenseLGPLv2.11.00infobox
Ceph (software)Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD, Windows1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Original authorsSage Weil1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Original authorsYehuda Sadeh Weinraub1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Original authorsGregory Farnum1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Original authorsJosh Durgin1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Original authorsSamuel Just1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Original authorsWido den Hollander1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Repositorygithub.com/ceph1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Stable release20.2.0 (Tentacle) / 18 November 20251.00infobox
Ceph (software)TypeDistributed object store1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Websiteceph.io1.00infobox
Ceph (software)Written inC++, Python1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Ceph (software) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Storage, Block and Data. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Ceph (software)
    • Storage
    • Block
    • Data
    • Weil
    • File
    • Distributed
    • Object
    • System
    • Gateway
    • Linux
    • Rados
    • Canonical
  • ceph (software)
    • Storage
    • Block
    • Data
    • Weil
    • File
    • Distributed
    • Object
    • System
    • Gateway
    • Linux
    • Rados
    • Canonical
  • object storage
    • Rados
    • Store
    • Distributed
    • File
    • Storage
    • Openstack
    • Access
    • Cephfs
    • System
    • Ceph's
    • Gateway
    • Devices
  • block storage
    • Device
    • Ceph's
    • File
    • Object
    • Storage
    • Cluster
    • Rados
    • Clients
    • Ceph
    • Rbd
    • Data
    • System
  • file storage
    • System
    • Distributed
    • Object
    • Ceph's
    • Linux
    • Storage
    • Rados
    • Devices
    • Cephfs
    • Provides
    • Weil
    • Cluster
  • distributed
    • Object
    • File
    • System
    • Storage
    • Cluster
    • Access
    • Linux
    • Release
    • Openstack
    • Available
    • Provides
    • Store
  • highly available
    • Windows
    • Gateway
    • Also
    • Cluster
    • Cern
    • Distributed
    • Release
    • Block
    • Canonical
    • Data
    • Suse
    • Access
  • big data
    • Storage
    • Devices
    • Release
    • Object
    • Canonical
    • Suse
    • Access
    • Available
    • Using
    • Including
    • Metadata
    • File

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Ceph (software), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Ceph (software) with Design. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Ceph (software) — Design · splits 64 ⟂ 53
Ceph (software) — Overview · splits 93 ⟂ 24
Ceph (software) — History · splits 93 ⟂ 24
Ceph (software) — Available platforms · splits 108 ⟂ 9
Ceph (software) — Etymology · splits 113 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Ceph (software)

Nodes117
Edges116
Triples29
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017094
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Ceph (software) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Design & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Ceph (software) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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