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MS SQL Server & Solid State Storage November 2013

Cutting through the marketing hype - what really is the role of Flash in the data centre?. MS SQL Server & Solid State Storage November 2013. Gavin McLaughlin Solutions Development Director X-IO International. Storage is all about Balance. The Storage market is suddenly changing

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MS SQL Server & Solid State Storage November 2013

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  1. Cutting through the marketing hype - what really is the role of Flash in the data centre? MS SQL Server & Solid State StorageNovember 2013 Gavin McLaughlin Solutions Development Director X-IOInternational

  2. Storage is all about Balance • The Storage market is suddenly changing • Market drive to towards Software Defined Storage • Influx of new technologies and new vendors • Realisation that vendors have been taking advantage for too long • Three year lifecycles should not be the norm • Why is it not possible to fill storage to 100% ? • Storage is all about balance • Cost, Risk & Growth are equally important when it comes to storage selection

  3. Application Workloads Require More Performance Risk Growth Cost £/GB Backup, Archive Cloud HPC Rich Media Serving OLTP/ BI Cheap and Deep Flash Speed Required HDD Capacity Required Exchange Increasing Capacity Capacity Virtual Desktops / Servers Web 2.0 Routine File Serving Traditional RAID Trading Desk Virtual Dev Servers All Flash Arrays Performance £/IOP Increasing Performance

  4. Who’s making all the noise ?

  5. Matching NEED to SOLUTION • Are all messages the same ? • Violin pitching innovation and performance. • Pure Storage pitching de-dupe and consumer grade pricing. • SolidFire pitching “Quality of Service” for service providers. • Many many more stories are out there – all proclaiming that HDDs are dead • However remember that flash is a tool, not a solution

  6. IDC Whitepaper 2012 Data optimisation is the key to achieving balance • In essence, achieving the best economics for storage, balancing performance, capacity and price will require a combination of solid state and hard disk storage in the foreseeable future…..

  7. What does the market think ?

  8. Market Clarity Source: Vanson Bourne Market Survey for X-IO, 2013

  9. The Market IS Confused What are the three main differences between flash-only arrays and hybrid (mixed flash and hard disk) arrays? • 75% of respondents thought hybrids use more power • 40% of respondents believe AFAs are more reliable Source: Vanson Bourne Market Survey for X-IO, 2013

  10. Price / Performance / RELIABILITY Source: Vanson Bourne Market Survey for X-IO, 2013

  11. What’s the ideal solution ? Source: Vanson Bourne Market Survey for X-IO, 2013

  12. Achieving the Best of Both Worlds Balancing Cost, Growth & Risk • Only real-time Hybrid Storage available • High Performance • Low Power • True Balance of Cost, Risk & Growth • Unique 5 year inclusive warranty Traditional Enterprise HDD Storage High Performance Flash Storage Real-Time Hybrid Storage Strengths Price Proven Technology Low Risk Weaknesses Latency Perceived Reliability Density / Scale Strengths I/O Performance Low Latency Low Power* Weaknesses Finite Lifetime Mixed workload ability Cost Flash Drives for… Low Latency Random Workloads Footprint Hard Drives for… Capacity Sequential Workloads Longevity Balanced Performance Cost Reliability

  13. Proof point with Temenos and SQL 2012 X-IO’s patented Continuous Adaptive Data Placement (CADP) uses SSD for the data blocks that require SSD performance at any given moment, and HDD for sequential and truly random basic I/O Old Model New Model Result: higher operating performance at lower first-order cost.

  14. Against Exadata, 2.5x the performance for 20% of the cost The ISE: High Performance Real world Example

  15. Storage is all about Balance • Hard drives are far from dead • Capacity where it’s needed – Don’t focus too much on IOPS • Not all HDDs are equal AND it is possible to get more from drive • Flash is a tool, not a solution • Activity based tiering can be dangerous – Use real time IO analysis • The storage marketplace is changing • Storage should provide performance and reliability – not whistles and bells • Look at 5 year TCO, not just acquisition price • Also balance £/GB and £/IOP – Not mutually exclusive

  16. Thank You Gavin McLaughlin +44 7973 264246 gavin@x-io.com

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