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Gluster

2005–2011 cloud storage software company

Gluster Inc. (formerly known as Z RESEARCH) was a software company that provided an open source platform for scale-out public and private cloud storage.2 It was founded by Anand Avati and Anand Babu Periasamy.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jun 2005Founded1

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Gluster Inc. (formerly known as Z RESEARCH) was a software company that provided an open source platform for scale-out public and private cloud storage.2

The story

Founded by Anand Avati and Anand Babu Periasamy on Jun 2005.1

Leadership

Who has led Gluster, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • GlusterFS

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Former names

  • Z RESEARCH2005 to 20071

Timeline

  1. 2011Acquired Acquired by Red Hat1
  2. 2008Renamed Name changed to Gluster1
  3. Jun 2005Founded Founded1

Sources

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