I'd love to see an easy to manage version for containerized cloud stacks like Kubernetes and Mesos. I think the AWS move here validates that NFS is still an ok pattern to use for some applications.
I've had mixed experiences with Gluster a year ago, including lost files, so something that was rock solid and easy to manage would be a great product.
Yeah, that's something the Ceph and Gluster teams have been working on to integrate with Kubernetes seamlessly (or at least, easily). The gluster core drivers for volumes landed recently, and self service service on demand FS is a goal.
I've had mixed experiences with Gluster a year ago, including lost files, so something that was rock solid and easy to manage would be a great product.