storage requirements for the next generation data center
DESCRIPTION
The Next Generation Data Center is HERE. These data centers are highly virtualized environments with extremely high virtual machine densities. They thrive on flexibility and cost efficiency. While most of these data centers are in the hands of cloud service providers (CSPs), more traditional enterprises see the benefits of the next generation data center and are adopting much of the CSP mentality. Because of their levels of VM density, these data centers change the storage I/O dynamic and essentially make the traditional storage array obsolete. In this SlideShare "The Storage Requirements for the Next Generation Data Center" experts from Storage Switzerland and SolidFire to discuss: 1. What is the Next Generation Data Center? 2. Why are Next Generation Data Centers ‘The End Game’ of IT? 3. How Do Next Generation Data Centers Break Storage? 4. How Does Storage Need to Change to Keep Up? All SlideShare viewers that register for the on-demand version of the webinar will get complete audio and Q&A. They will also receive an exclusive, advanced copy of Storage Switzerland's latest white paper "How to Design Storage for the Next Generation Data Center" emailed right after they sign up.TRANSCRIPT
Storage Requirements For the Next Generation Data Center Now Available On-
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1. What is a Next Generation Data Center(NGDC)?
2. Why are NGDCs the “End Game” of IT?
3. Why Do NGDCs Break Storage?
4. How Does Storage Change To Keep Up?For audio playback and Q&A go to:http://bit.ly/NGDCwebinar
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Paper: “How To Design The Next Generation Data
Center”
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Today’s Agenda
● Speaker and Company Background
● What is The Next Generation Data Center?
● Why are NGDCs the IT “End-Game”?
● Why Do NGDC Break Storage?
● How Does Storage Change To Keep Up?
Our Speakers
George Crump is the founder of Storage Switzerland, the leading storage analyst focused on the subjects of big data, solid state storage, virtualization, cloud computing and data protection. He is widely recognized for his articles, white papers, and videos on such current approaches as all-flash arrays, deduplication, SSDs, software-defined storage, backup appliances, and storage networking. He has 25 years of experience designing storage solutions for data centers across the US.
Jay Prassl is responsible for SolidFire's brand and marketing efforts. Prior to SolidFire, Prassl was employee number five at LeftHand Networks, where he spent the last 10 years breaking new ground in the storage market with the company's distributed SAN solution. He led multiple parts of the LeftHand business through its acquisition by HP, and was most recently responsible for the management of the full HP/LeftHand product line in Canada, U.S., and Latin America. Prassl earned a bachelor of science degree from Michigan State University.
Background
● Analyst firm focused on storage, cloud and virtualization
● Knowledge of these markets is gained through product testing and interaction with users and suppliers
● The results of this research can be found in the articles, videos, webinars, product analysis and case studies on our web site:
http://storageswiss.com
• Founded in 2009 by industry veterans
• Based in Boulder, CO with offices in London and Singapore
• Recognized that Enterprise IT is under significant pressure and these demands are driving the transformation of Enterprise IT worldwide
• Leader in All Flash Arrays for the Next Generation Data Center
SolidFire Background
Introducing The Next Generation Data Center
Next Generation Data Center
What○ Next Generation Data Centers are
highly virtualized environments with very dense VM-to-Host ratios
○ They're common in cloud provider environments ■ But quickly working their way into
the traditional enterprise
○ This level of dense virtualization creates unique challenges for the storage infrastructure
Next Generation Data Center
Why
○ Allows IT to be delivered as a Service
○ Increases Responsiveness and Flexibility■ But quickly working their way into
the traditional enterprise.
○ Drives Down CapEX and OpEX associated with delivering IT
Next Generation Data Center
Not Just For Cloud Providers
Traditional IT Needs to Focus on Cost- Effective Delivery of Services
Polling Question
We know that no one buys storage in isolation. What management framework are you using in your environment today?
Polling Question
When planning for the future and reviewing your current storage system today, what attribute is most important to your organization needs?
The Storage Roadblock to NGDC
The Storage Roadblock to NGDC
● Massively Random I/O○ Very Dense VM Architectures create ‘Uber’
Storage I/O Blender
● Difficult To Assure QoS○ NGDCs are Very Susceptible to the Noisy Neighbor
■ Storage Infrastructure provide Minimal tools to address
■ Predictable Performance is MOST Important
● Demand for Scale Comes in Spurts○ Storage Has to Be Scaled During Production
Work-arounds to the Roadblocks
● Add Flash To Legacy Arrays○ Still Very Unpredictable○ Not Tuned for Flash
● All-Flash Arrays○ High Performance - Limited Control○ Scaling Requires Additional System
● Leads To Over-provisioning○ Extra Capacity and Performance
Purchased - Violates Basic NGDC Tenet of Efficiency
The Solution to the Roadblocks
● Scale Out All-Flash Arrays○ Seamless, Infinite Scale○ No HDD unpredictability
● QoS - Not Rate Limiting○ Need To Control Both Ends of
Performance Equation■ Not Too Much, Not Too Little --
Consistent
● Operational Efficiency○ Fully Scriptable via RESTful API
SolidFire Products
▪ Deploy new applications and capabilities faster
▪ Provide more agile and scalable infrastructure
▪ Increase application performance and predictability
▪ Enable automation and end-user self-service
▪ Raise operational efficiency and reduce cost
SolidFire solves for the
Next Generation Data Center
SolidFire Products
The SolidFire SolutionScale-out high performance storage systems designed for large scale infrastructure
▪ Most Scalable All-Flash storage system
▪ 5 – 100 nodes, 60TB – 3.4PB, 7.5M IOPS
▪ Industry-standard hardware, 10 GigE iSCSI
▪ 20X performance of traditional SANs
▪ Most complete enterprise feature set of any AFA
▪ 10x reduction in operational cost
▪ Delivered below $3/GB
SolidFire Products
Flash for the Next Generation Data Center
SolidFire Product
Scale-Out Architecture
▪ New nodes are added as demand dictates▪ Performance and capacity instantly available to all volumes▪ Nodes added on the fly without down time
174 TB
207 TB
241 TB
275 TB
375,000 IOPS
450,000 IOPS
525,000 IOPS
600,000 IOPS
Performance
Cap
acity
Linear ScalabilityStarter 5 node SF9010 configuration
5, SF9010 Nodes▪ 174 TB▪ 375,000 IOPS
SolidFire Product
Eliminating Noisy Neighbors with QoS
The Noisy Neighbor Effect▪ Individual tenant impacts other applications
▪ Unsuitable for performance sensitive apps
SolidFire QoS in Practice▪ Create fine-grained tiers of performance
▪ Application performance is isolated
▪ Performance SLAs enforced
Noisy Neighbor
Performance 0
Performance 1
Performance 2
Performance 3
Decreased Performance
Summary
● The Next-Generation Data Center Should be the Goal of All Data Centers
● Storage is a Key RoadBlock to that Goal
● Simply “Throwing” Flash at the Problem is Not Enough
● Requires a Scalable, Intelligent
Storage System
Thank you!
Storage Switzerland
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SolidFire
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