Make Data Alive
Based on Software-Defined Storage solutions, XSKY can help customers upgrade their data infrastructure
to keep the data flowing, and assist them in achieving long-term storage of data and high-performance
access at any time, truly realizing the value of data.
About XSKY

Beijing XSKY Technology Co., Ltd.

Founded in 2015, Beijing XSKY Technology Co., Ltd. (“XSKY”), adhering to the mission of “make data alive”, steadfastly drives the software-defined storage industry’s evolution through architectural innovation. As a specialized, sophisticated, distinctive and innovative "Little Giant" enterprise focused on software-defined storage, XSKY has achieved large-scale commercial deployments with over 2,500 clients.

Consistently leading the Chinese market as a specialized software-defined storage entity, XSKY ranks fifth in IDC’s Software-Defined Storage Market Share in China, distinguished as the sole dedicated storage company among the top five. Meanwhile, the company has repeatedly been included in Distributed File Systems and Object Storage in the Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report.

XSKY persistently champions “innovative architectures” to redefine the software-defined storage experience. From its early V2 version to the latest V6 and XINFINI - an all-flash distributed storage solution, its products continuously evolve across storage architecture, protocol layers, functionality, and application ecosystem integration. This progression encompasses enhancements such as node-level cache acceleration with XStore, unbreakable global cache pools via XSpeed, and the cutting-edge XSEA (eXtreme Shared-Everything Architecture) based on Shared-Everything design, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to storage engine innovation and transformation, as well as leadership in the software-defined storage landscape.

Building upon its R&D expertise in distributed hybrid flash storage and extensive customer engagement, XSKY launched the groundbreaking distributed all-flash architecture, XSEA (eXtreme Shared-Everything Architecture), and XINFINI (All-Flash Distributed Storage) in 2023, based on the latest standard storage protocols and networking technologies.

XINFINI, the industry’s first all-flash storage utilizing a shared everything architecture, comes in software form and as an integrated appliance, the XINFINI 9000, tailored for comprehensive storage solutions across all-flash data centers.

Aligned with its mission of “make data alive”, XSKY is committed to becoming a global leader in data infrastructure solutions by advocating openness, compute-storage synergy, streamlined management, and insightful data value.

History

2023
Forge ahead
2022
Embarking on a new chapter
2021
Deepen industry development
2020
Rise in adversity
2019
Devote to information technology application innovation
2018
Ecological collaboration
2017
Make hard things simple
2016
Lead the market
2015
Sail with dreams
Selected as one of the third batch of MIIT "Little Giant" enterprise and listed in the second batch of national key supported enterprises
Launched enterprise SDS 5.0 series products that have redefined the concept of unified storage

* Source: 2021 PRC Software-defined Storage Market Overview

Released the SDS V6.2 version, enhanced support for unstructured data, improved operational capabilities, and provided a better user experience
Released XSEA All-Flash Architecture, Xinfini All-Flash Storage portfolio
Collaborated with CAFUC(Civil Aviation Flight University of China) to establish the 'Civil Aviation High-Performance Data Analysis and Storage Joint Laboratory'
Won the Second Prize in the Finals of the 'HICOOL 2023 Global Entrepreneurship Competition'
Recognized as a Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Model Unit
Next-generation object storage V6 is released, with a capacity of trillions per bucket, leading the industry
SDS V6 is released, with full-protocol active-active feature to ensure key business continuity
Hyper-converged platform XHERE V2 is released to promote storage and computing collaboration
Recognized as "Beijing Municipal Enterprise Technology Center" and "Beijing Intellectual Property Pilot Center"
Selected as one of the third batch of MIIT "Little Giant" enterprise and listed in the second batch of national key supported enterprises
Launched enterprise SDS 5.0 series products that have redefined the concept of unified storage
Became the first storage vendor in China to pass the adaptation verification of the FinTech Innovation Lab
Signed strategic agreements with Nanjing University, Southwest Jiaotong University and other universities to start school-enterprise cooperation and establish data storage talent training mechanisms
Technical cooperation with Baidu Cloud, Ping An Cloud, Inspur Cloud Sea and PetroChina Dream Cloud
Joined the openGauss community
Awarded the Special prize of Software and Information Technology Industry in 2021 Maker in Beijing
Included software-defined storage technology training into the industry talent training system of the Talent Exchange Center of Ministry of industry and information technology
Completed Series E financing of RMB 710 million and Series F of RMB 400 million, raising over RMB 1.1 billion in the year
Overcoming the impact of the pandemic, achieving growth against the trend, with a year-on-year increase in sales of over 100%.
Launched XSKY Tianhe Xiangyu, a software-defined storage ITAI product ®
Collaborating with Alibaba Cloud, Kingsoft Cloud, Yihualu, China National Software & Service, Lenovo Group and other companies on technology development.
Signed contracts with customers such as Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, Air China Group, China Railway Corporation, and Sichuan Telecom.
Joining the openEuler community
Led the development of industry standards "Performance Testing Methods for Server Application Scenarios - Distributed Storage".
Selected as one of the top 100 unicorns in the ITAI industry and the top 100 unicorns in China's new infrastructure industry. Also recognized as one of the top 10 high-growth technology companies in Haidian district, Beijing by Deloitte.
Received the strategic consulting of Great Wall, recognized as a "Chinese Potential Unicorn Enterprise".
XSKY CEO Xu Xin was awarded the title of "2020 Zhongguancun High-end Leading Talents".
Launched a series of all-in-one products and won the "DoStor Annual Product Gold Award".
Embracing domestic ecological development, we have developed compatibility with CPU architectures such as Kunpeng, Haiguang, and Feiteng.
Became a member unit of the ITAI Working Committee.
Entered into strategic cooperation with Inspur, ZTE, JD Cloud, and other companies.
Signed contracts with Yunnan Mobile, Chongqing Mobile, Xinjiang Unicom, Geely Automobile, Shanghai Automotive, and Eastern Airlines.
Selected for the Intel® Global Select Solutions.
IDC defines XSKY as a Chinese software-defined storage innovator.
XSKY was ranked first in China's object storage market for three consecutive years.
Entered the main arena of traditional storage, and its technical services cover key provinces and cities throughout China.
Signed contracts with People's Bank of China, CITIC Bank, Country Garden, Haier Group, and FAW Group.
Continuously leading the national object storage market for 7 quarters.
Participating in the formulation of national standards for cloud storage resource management.
Forbes China named XSKY as one of the "2018 Top 50 Chinese Unicorns" and Deloitte recognized it as a "China Rising Star" in 2018. XSKY was also listed among the top 20 high-growth software companies in Beijing in the same year.
Launched XEDP, a fully protocol-unified storage product, has made "one data center, one storage system" the market's pursuit target.
We won our first central government procurement bid and signed contracts with a series of large state-owned enterprises, central enterprises, and industry leaders such as Jiangsu Agriculture Credit, Pacific Insurance, Dongwu Securities, and Xiamen Airlines.
XSKY enters the top three in China's software-defined storage market.
Received the 51CTO Annual China IT Industry Most Influential Enterprise Award and was named among the Top 100 Innovative and Growing Enterprises in China by Entrepreneur Magazine.
XSKY has officially launched its software-defined storage products, including XCBS, XEBS, and XEOS.
XSKY became an official Red Hat authorized storage ISV.
XSKY CTO Wang Haomai was appointed as a director of the Ceph Foundation and a member of the Technical Leadership Committee, as well as the Global Software Innovation Leader at Intel.
In less than a year, XSKY has become the market leader in China's object storage field, continuously leading the market.
Certified as a National High-Tech Enterprise and Zhongguancun High-Tech Enterprise within less than a year.
XSKY was officially established, with "X" representing the ultimate and "SKY" representing unlimited space and possibilities.
Received the first batch of seed customers, such as Huawei, Ping An Insurance, State Grid, etc.
Becoming a member of the Intel Global Storage Builder and Cloud Builder programs.
XSKY Officially joined the China Open Source Cloud Alliance.
XSKY established a "full-team R&D" type of team with 40 members.