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SOFTWARE-DEFINED STORAGEIN ACTIONAnne TarantinoVP Sales- Velocity Tech Solutions
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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
Async Replication
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Centralized Management
Analysis & Reporting
Sync Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
Continuous Data Protection
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Virtual SAN
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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
Virtualize your existing storage
hardware
Create virtual SANs with server-attached
storage
Integrate Flash/SSDs with existing storage
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Solution Overview
Virtualize your existing storage
hardware
Create virtual SANs with server-attached
storage
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 virtual SANs with server-attached
storage
Integrate Flash/SSDs with existing storage
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Virtual SAN
Transform DAS, Flash & SSDs into a Virtual SAN
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Runs as a virtual machine on any application server
Pools local storage resources for all to share
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Dramatically increase performance
Share Flash cards between application servers
Auto-tier between DRAM, flash and disk
Share capacity across cluster of servers
Speed up apps with DRAM caching
Full feature functionality with Virtual SAN
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Virtual SAN
Comprehensive Feature Set
Auto-tiering
Async Replication
Virtual SAN
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Centralized Management
Analysis & Reporting
Sync Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
Continuous Data Protection
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
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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 SANVirtual 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 VDI1 2 5… … 3243
Scale up to32 PB
Scale out to32 nodes
Accelerate up to50 million IOPS
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Solution Overview
Virtualize your existing storage
hardware
Create virtual SANs with server-attached
storage
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
Async Replication
Storage Pooling
Storage Load Balancing
Centralized Management
Analysis & Reporting
Sync Mirroring
Adaptive Caching
Thin Provisioning
Data Migration
Snapshots
Continuous Data Protection
NAS/SAN (Unified Storage)
Virtual SAN
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Easy Integration and Sharing of Flash StorageFlash Cards in
DataCore nodesFlash Arrays in
storage poolFlash Cards
in Virtual SAN
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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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Putting it all together
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Expand beyond limits of application servers
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
Federate Virtual SAN with Physical SANVirtual SAN
High-endArrays
MidrangeAppliances
CloudStorage
Flash Arrays
Existing Physical SAN
CentralStorage Pool
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Centrally Managed Environment
Major Data Centers[Central SANs]
Branch Office[Virtual SAN]
Cloud Storage
DisasterRecovery Site[Virtual SAN]
Branch Office[Virtual SAN]
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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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