SoftNAS OCI – Oracle North American Cloud Engineering

SoftNAS OCI is a software-defined NAS (network attached storage) solution optimized for high-performance and scalable file storage across public, private, and hybrid clouds.

Supported Environments:

• Clouds: AWS, Azure, OCI (Oracle), VMware

• Protocols: NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI

• Use Cases: Lift & Shift migrations, hybrid cloud, legacy app modernization

Key Features:

• High availability SoftNAS OCI with automatic failover and replication

• Security: Encryption, Active Directory integration, firewall controls

• Performance Tiers via OCI Block Volume support

SoftNAS OCI Benefits & Use Cases

SoftNAS OCI acts as a software-defined alternative to Oracle File Storage—supporting enterprise needs at lower pricing levels and higher flexibility.

SoftNAS Benefits:

Accelerated Workloads: Great for databases, file sharing, and media processing

Scalable Architecture: Grows with your business needs

Simplified Deployment: Available in Oracle Cloud Marketplace, supports OCVS deployments

Optimized Resource Utilization: Reduces waste and overprovisioning

Lower IT Costs: Reduces need for on-prem hardware

Global Reach: Available across Oracle’s regional data centers

Benefits of SoftNAS on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Accelerated Workloads
SoftNAS is designed to deliver high-performance storage for the most demanding enterprise applications. Whether you are running mission-critical databases, enabling global file sharing across multiple teams, or processing massive media libraries, SoftNAS provides the performance and reliability needed to accelerate workloads. With optimized throughput and IOPS, organizations can ensure smooth operations without latency bottlenecks, even under peak demand conditions.

Scalable Architecture
As your data grows, your storage platform should grow with it. SoftNAS offers a truly scalable cloud NAS architecture that expands seamlessly alongside your business. From a few terabytes to multiple petabytes, SoftNAS adapts to your evolving storage requirements without the complexity of re-architecting your infrastructure. This flexibility ensures you never outgrow your storage solution and can continue innovating with confidence.

Simplified Deployment
Deploying enterprise-grade storage in the cloud doesn’t have to be complex. SoftNAS is available directly in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, making deployment just a few clicks away. It also fully supports Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS) deployments, giving enterprises greater flexibility in hybrid and multi-cloud strategies. This streamlined deployment process reduces time-to-value and eliminates the steep learning curve often associated with enterprise storage systems.

Optimized Resource Utilization
SoftNAS helps eliminate waste and overprovisioning by providing advanced features like thin provisioning, deduplication, and compression. These capabilities maximize resource efficiency, allowing businesses to store more data while using fewer cloud resources. The result is improved performance and lower cloud storage costs — a critical advantage in today’s data-driven economy.

Lower IT Costs
By moving away from on-premises hardware to a cloud-based NAS solution, businesses can significantly reduce IT overhead. SoftNAS eliminates the capital expenses associated with physical infrastructure, while also reducing maintenance, power, and cooling costs. This shift to OpEx-based cloud spending not only saves money but also enables IT teams to reallocate resources toward innovation instead of hardware management.

Global Reach
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides regional data centers around the world, and SoftNAS is available across them all. This means enterprises can deploy storage solutions closer to their end users, improving performance and meeting data residency requirements. Whether supporting a global workforce, serving international customers, or meeting strict compliance mandates, SoftNAS delivers consistent, enterprise-grade cloud storage anywhere your business operates.

Example SoftNAS Use Case:
A customer can deploy SoftNAS OCI to enable SMB/CIFS file shares integrated with Active Directory—filling the gap for native Windows File Share, which OCI doesn’t support directly.

High-Level Architecture

Demo Availability

SoftNAS demos are available upon request for Oracle Sales or Engineering teams.

Demo capabilities include:

• High availability across Oracle Availability Domains

• Multi-protocol support (NFS, SMB, iSCSI)

• Data replication across regions and even other cloud providers (for disaster recovery

SoftNAS OCI Cost Management & Control

SoftNAS helps Oracle customers take control of storage spend:

• Performance-based pricing model

• Pay only for what you use (not capacity-based)

• Cost-saving features reduce expenses by up to 50%

Key Cost Features:

• Transparent pricing by performance level

• Avoid overprovisioning

• Enhances Oracle Block Storage with better price/performance

 SoftNAS OCI Performance-Based Pricing Tiers

Customers can dynamically scale up or down with SoftNAS OCI based on workload needs.