Cloud computing has significantly transformed IT infrastructure, enabling businesses to develop and innovate in ways never before imagined. As data volumes continue to grow exponentially, one of the newest innovations to be introduced is inexpensive, scalable, and sometimes secure distributed storage options. Join Peter Zaitsev, Percona’s CEO and Co-Founder for this presentation, as he discusses distributed storage options that modern clouds have to offer, ranging from elastic block devices and object storage to sophisticated transactional data stores. He will discuss: - The benefits of distributed storage systems - New architecture options - Challenges and pitfalls to be aware of