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SOFTWARE-DEFINED STORAGE IN ACTION
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Storage Market in Midst of Disruption
Server Storage
1985 CHALLENGES
Too many incompatible devices
New software for every device
Silos of storage
Management
NASSAN
2000
Server Storage
Hybrid Arrays
Today
NAS SAN
Server Storage
Flash Arrays
Flash
Hyper-convergedSystems
Cloud
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3 Pool all storage capacity and provide centralized management
The right software must be able to do a few things…
1 Enable different storage devices to communicate with one another
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Why Software-defined Storage?
Make hardware maintenance, data migrations, and hardware refreshes easy4
Separate advances in software from advances in hardware2
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One Software Platform for any Storage Hardware
Accelerate
Centralize & Automate
Pool & Protect
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10th generation product
Runs on standard x86 servers
Most comprehensive hardware agnostic storage stack in the industry
25,000+ deployments worldwide
Introducing SANsymphony™-V10
Define Your Storage
Cross-device Storage Services
Auto-tiering
Asynchronous Replication
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Random Write Accelerator
Quality of Service (QoS)
Synchronous Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
Continuous Data Protection
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Virtual SAN
Centralized Management Analysis & Reporting
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Benefits at a Glance
75% 10x 4x 100% 90%reduction in storage
costs
performance increase
capacity utilization
reduction in storage-related
downtime
decrease in time spent on routine
storage tasks
Surveyed DataCore™ Customers Report Up To:
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Use Cases for SANsymphony-V10
Virtualizeyour existing
storage hardware
Create hyper-converged
storage from clustered servers
Integrate Flash/SSDs with existing storage
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Solution Overview
Virtualizeyour existing
storage hardware
Create hyper-converged
storage from clustered servers
Integrate Flash/SSDs with existing storage
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High-endArrays
MidrangeAppliances
CloudStorage
Flash Arrays
Virtualize External Storage HardwareFUNDAMENTALS OF DATACORE STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION
Runs on standard x86 servers
One set of common storage services for all storage devices
All storage capacity in a single pool eliminating wasted capacity
Unlike storage systems communicate seamlessly reducing complexity and preventing downtime
Replicates data leaving no single point of failure
Seamless scalability with no reason to commit to a single hardware manufacturer
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Create up to 15 tiers of storage
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Evaluates data at the block level so data from a single application can reside on multiple storage tiers
Auto-tiering Dynamically Optimizes Resources
Below average moves down a tier
Tier 2 Tier 3Tier 1 Tier n
Hot ColdWarm Archive
Above average moves up a tier
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Uses x86-64 CPUs and memory from DataCore nodes as powerful, inexpensive “mega caches”
Run applications at electronic memory speeds vs. slow spinning disks
Intelligently anticipates reads and streamlines writes to optimize performance
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10x performance on existing storage
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Data is synchronously mirrored between unlike storage systems
Replicate, failover and failback between unlike devices
Seamlessly move data from one device to another
Cross-Device Synchronous Mirroring
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O H I O
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Easily Connect Between Sites
N E W Y O R K
N E W J E R S E Y
Synchronous-mirroring between data centers
Asynchronous-replication to remote sites
C A L I F O R N I A
T E X A S
Any Application
Any Hypervisor
Any Storage Hardware
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Solution Overview
Virtualize your existing storage
hardware
Create hyper-converged
storage from clustered servers
Integrate Flash/SSDs with existing storage
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DataCore Virtual SAN
Transform DAS, Flash & SSDs into Hyper-converged Storage
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Pools local storage resources for all to share
Runs as a virtual machine
Any hypervisor, any storage, any server
Faster built-in server RAM for superior cache performance
Lower cost since only 2 nodes needed for High Availability
► Flash is optional as Tier 1 storage
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Dramatically increase performance
Share Flash cards between hosts
Auto-tier between RAM, flash and disk
Share capacity across cluster of servers
Speed up apps with RAM caching
Full-featured Hyper-converged Storage
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Cross-device Storage Services
Auto-tiering
Asynchronous Replication
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Random Write Accelerator
Quality of Service (QoS)
Synchronous Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
Continuous Data Protection
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Virtual SAN
Centralized Management Analysis & Reporting
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Low Cost Storage at Remote Sites and Branch Offices
No need to buy expensive external storage
Runs on any standard server hardware
Increases application performance
Scales up to 1000’s!
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN
Data Center
Central SAN
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Massive Scale for Tier 1 Apps and VDI
1 2 5… … 6443
Scale up to
64 PBScale from 2 to
64 nodesAccelerate up to
100 million IOPS
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Solution Overview
Virtualizeyour existing
storage hardware
Create hyper-converged
storage from clustered servers
Integrate Flash/SSDs with existing storage
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INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT
How do I integrate this new technology with my existing environment?
What new processes do I need to manage this investment?
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Common Challenges With Flash Storage
AVAILABILITY OF SOFTWARE FEATURES
How do I get the functionality I need like high-availability and failover?
What tools will I have to handle data migrations, tiering and thin provisioning to ensure that I’m making the most of my investment?
SHARING FLASH STORAGE BETWEEN
APPLICATIONS
Do I really need to buy dedicated Flash hardware for every application?
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Flash/HDD Hybrid
One Software Platform for any Storage Hardware
The Premier Software Stack for Flash
Flash - SSD and Arrays
Cross-device Storage Services
Auto-tiering
Asynchronous Replication
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Random Write Accelerator
Quality of Service (QoS)
Synchronous Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
Continuous Data Protection
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Virtual SAN
Centralized Management Analysis & Reporting
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Easy Integration and Sharing of Flash Storage
Flash Cards inDataCore nodes
Flash Arrays in storage pool
Flash Cards in Hyper-converged
Cluster
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Share Flash between servers and applications
Minimize downtime and risk of integration
Complete set of storage services
Block level auto-tiering
Easily add Flash anytime
Realistic path to all Flashenvironments
High-endArrays
MidrangeAppliances
BulkStorage High-end
Arrays
MidrangeAppliances
FlashArrays
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Expand beyond limits of clustered hosts
Fast local primary storage & secondary central pool
Same set of services across both topologies
Leverage central storage resources and services
► Replication, backups, etc.,
Managed from same console
Combine Hyper-Converged Storagewith Central SAN
High-endArrays
MidrangeAppliances
CloudStorage
Flash Arrays
Central SAN
CentralStorage Pool
Hyper-converged storage
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Centrally Managed Environment
Major Data Centers[Central SANs]
Branch Office[Hyper-converged]
Cloud Storage
DisasterRecovery Site
[Hyper-converged]
Branch Office[Hyper-converged]
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New Economics of Storage Hardware Avoid hardware vendor lock-in Skip costly forklift upgrades Repurpose aging
storage systems Leverage lower cost storage
hardware Massive reduction in planned
downtime Integrate new hardware with
minimal disruption
‘The best hardware refresh is the one we didn’t do’*
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Reduce unproductive hours spent on:
Data Migrations Hardware Refreshes Capacity Expansion Hardware Maintenance Unexpected Downtime
Dramatic Productivity Improvements
62%“In our 24x7 environment, we leverage DataCore to bring in the new SAN, migrate all of the data…without any downtime and within normal business hours.”
Neville LeeDirector of Infrastructure at Englewood Hospital
% of time spent on routine storage tasks
Before With DataCore
23%
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Long-term Investment Protection
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Inexpensive or EOL Storage
High-endArrays
MidrangeAppliances
Flash / SSDs
Future devices
?
• Easily take advantage of advances in hardware technology
• Complete set of cross-platform storage services
• Avoid vendor lock-in and costly forklift upgrades
• Centralize storage management
• Repurpose aging storage systems
• Leverage whitebox or JBOD devices
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When to get started with SDS
Before your next storage
purchase
Using or considering flash/SSDs
Expanding Server/Desktop Virtualization
Developing yourBusiness
Continuity Plan
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Personnel• ~250 people across the globe
Market Segment• Software-Defined Storage
Major Locations• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Headquarters)• Munich, Germany• Paris, France• Reading, UK (European Support Center)• Sophia, Bulgaria• Tokyo, Japan (APAC Support Center)
• Founded 1998• Privately owned• Investors
• Flagship Ventures• Updata Partners• Insight Venture Partners
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One Storage Services Platformacross your entire infrastructure
10th generation product 16 Years of R&D 25,000+ deployments worldwide Most comprehensive hardware-agnostic
storage stack in the industry
Cross-device Storage Services
Auto-tiering
Asynchronous Replication
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Random Write Accelerator
Quality of Service (QoS)
Synchronous Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
Continuous Data Protection
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Virtual SAN
Centralized Management Analysis & Reporting
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