Zhejiang Lab is a research institute in China, focusing on intelligent sensing, AI, computing, and networks. We specialize in various scientific fields, like materials, genetics, pharmaceuticals, astronomy, and breeding. Our aim is to become a global leader in basic research and innovation.

Finding a storage solution for our ultra-heterogeneous computing cluster was challenging. We tried two solutions: object storage with s3fs + network-attached storage (NAS) and Alluxio + Fluid + object storage, but they had limitations and performance issues.