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Have You Hit the NetApp Performance Wall?
How to Improve Your NetApp Performance
Without Replacing It
Join us as we explain:
● Why NAS systems are facing
NEW performance challenges
● How to provide high
performance with high capacity
● 4 Ways to improve NetApp
performance without
replacement
Available On Demand
For audio playback and Q&A go to:http://bit.ly/AvereNASPerf
Our SpeakersGeorge 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.
Speaker bio
● Analyst firm focused on storage, cloud
and virtualization
● Knowledge of these markets is gained
through product testing and interaction
with end 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
Who Is Storage Switzerland?
Our SpeakersChris Bowen, Vice President
Since the early years of Avere, Chris Bowen has been
spreading the news about separating performance and
capacity in enterprise storage. Chris’s natural leadership
has led him to a role as Vice President in the Avere sales
organization overseeing the eastern United States.
Prior to Avere, Chris put his skills to work for several other
storage technologies. Chris excels at understanding
business challenges and applying infrastructure solutions to
help support necessary solutions. Chris holds a business
degree from Susquehanna University.
● File systems company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
● Mission to free where data is stored in the enterprise
● Founded by industry veterans Ron Bianchini, CEO &
Michael Kazar, CTO
● Build FXT Edge filer hardware and software that separates
performance from capacity and enabled hybrid IT that
includes the cloud
● Media & Entertainment, Finance, Life Sciences,
Government and Enterprise R&D
Who is
Avere
Systems?
Unstructured Data is Changing
• Changing from User
Generated to Machine
Generated
• Changing from Low
Performance Priority to
Performance Critical
• Long Term Retention is now
a Business Imperative
New Unstructured Data Requirements
• Massive Scale
• Handle Large and Small
Files
• Deliver High Performance
and Cost Effective Capacity
• Retain Data Indefinitely
The NAS Status Quo
• NetApp: The Dominant
System for Unstructured
Data
• Most NAS were Designed
for the User Generated
Era
• Require Compromise in
either scale, capacity
and/or performance
Legacy NAS Can’t Deliver New
Requirements
• Not well suited to managing
Billions of Files
• Performance Bottlenecks
Leads to Half Capacity Filers
• Half Capacity Filers Lead to
Sprawl
• NAS Systems too expensive
for Decades of Retention
Stumbling Toward A Solution
• New NAS with Flasho Requires replacing current NAS
o Expensive
o Still hit Capacity and File System issues
• White Box with NAS Softwareo Inexpensive
o Might be to Do-it-Yourself for Busy IT
o Still hit Capacity and File System issues
• Object Storageo Cost effective capacity
o Ideal File System for high File count Environments
o High Latency limits performance
The Problem - Three Very Different
Needs
• Performance
• Capacity
• Mobility
Step 1: Create A Performance Tier
• Lean Software Stack
Designed for Flash
o Appliance designed for
High Availability and
Performance
o Focused only on the
most Active Data
Step 2: Create A Capacity Tier
• Leverage Existing Filers
o Role changes from Active
Storage to Active Archive
o Leverage Existing Data
Protection Capabilities
Step 3: Automate Data Movement
Between Tiers
• IT does not have time to
manually move data
o Data has to be moved
automatically based on
policy between tiers
o Data has to be available
to data protection process
Step 4: Data Must Have Location
Independence
• Provide a Global File
System so data can be
placed anywhere
o Enables Data Center to
Transition to Public Cloud
or Private Cloud (object
Storage) as NAS Systems
end of life
New FXT 5000 Series Edge Filers
Avere Edge/Core Hybrid IT
Architecture
Data Mobility Ease
New FXT 5000 Series
Avere Edge/Core Business ValueAccelerate Results
● Promote active data to highest performance storage
● Enable more demanding applications
● Increase compute capacity on-demand (vFXT)
Promote Agility
● Address business needs more quickly using cloud or on-prem
● Manage storage from global namespace
● Migrate data seamlessly
● Reduce speed of expanding data center footprint
Support Staff Demands
● Enable quick scaling with low latency
● Eliminate lock-in of data
● Reduce complexity of data access regardless of storage location
● Enable workforce productivity
Optimize IT Investments
● Decouple performance file services from storage capacity
● Permit easy migration to optimal workflow resources
● Eliminate disruption to users
● Maximize existing assets
Next Steps
Learn more about the FXT 5000 Series in a blog post, spec list, and video at:
http://www.averesystems.com
Thank you!
Storage Switzerland
http://www.storageswiss.com
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Have You Hit the NetApp Performance Wall?
How to Improve Your NetApp Performance
Without Replacing It
For Complete Audio and Q&A please register for the On-Demand Version at
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