Autonomic Tiered Storage: Eliminating the Bottleneck of Performance Starved Applications
Performance starved applications are top of mind in the data center. These applications are unable to reach optimal performance due to storage solutions that are unable to produce enough IOPS to satisfy read/write requests in a timely manner. Atrato has effectively closed the performance gap between storage and servers. With Atrato's hybrid solution, storage not only keeps pace with the demands of performance starved applications, but the bottleneck that previously resided on the storage system is moved back to the server. In the past servers were hindered by inefficient storage, now storage performance can transcend the needs of even the highest performance applications.
The Greening of IT: Capacity and Performance
Metrics
Green data storage aims to lessen the impact on power consumption, and
consequently the environment. This task is made difficult by the many pervasive
challenges data storage presents. The most urgent of which includes meeting
performance and capacity requirements. Few solutions provide or exceed data
center requirements for capacity and performance. This paper will show how
Atrato's unique products introduce green benefits to the data center while
increasing both capacity and performance. Atrato's no compromise solution gives
customers the option to go green while improving the efficiency of their data
centers.
A High Performance Deduplication Solution for
Symantec NetBackup
The uncontrollable growth of data has spurred an immediate need for
deduplication solutions. There are varying methods, and multiple components
involved in deploying a successful data deduplication solution. Atrato has
partnered with InQuinox, the architects of the innovative SD3 appliance for
Symantec's NetBackup PureDisk software suite. The joint solution provided by
these three industry leaders addresses the most pressing concerns IT
Administrators face in regards to deduplication. This paper explores in detail
the methods used for deduplication, and the unique integration of software,
servers, and storage that makes the SD3 appliance the solution of choice.
Solid State Drive Applications in Storage and
Embedded Systems
Article from Intel Technical Journal, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2009, focused
on Embedded Systems Technology. Copyright 2009, Intel Corporation.
Intel SATA Solid-State Drives have been designed to provide high performance
and capacity density for use in applications which were limited by traditional
hard disk drives (HDD), input/output (I/O) performance bottlenecks, or
performance density. Enterprise, Web 2.0, and digital media system designers are
looking at SSDs to lower power requirements and increase performance and
capacity density. First as a replacement for high end SAS or Fibre Channel
drives, but longer term for hybrid SSD + Hard Disk Drive (HDD) designs that are
extremely low power, high performance density, and are highly reliable. This
article provides an overview of the fundamentals of Intel's NAND flash Solid
State Drive technology and how it can be applied as a component for system
designs for optimal scaling and service provision. A case study is provided that
examines the application of SSDs in Atrato's high performance storage
arrays.
Energy Efficient Data Storage
Systems
Disk drives consume a significant amount of the power and consequently place
a considerable load on the cooling resources in large data centers. The type of
disk drive and associated packaging play a key role in minimizing the energy
required to store and access data in these environments. Atrato has developed a
data storage system that exploits the low power characteristics of 2.5-inch disk
drive technology that allows for:
- Ultra-high-density packaging: 160 disk drives per 3U enclosure
- Extremely low power consumption: 450 watts idle, 750 watts 100% active
- Minimal cooling: ~5 degree C thermal gradient front to back
This novel approach to "green" data storage is unique in the industry and
proving to provide the performance, capacity, and packaging density inside a
single solution.
Atrato Design for Three Year Zero
Maintenance
Many storage RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) systems employ data
replication or error correction coding to support automatic recovery of data
when disk drives fail; but most still require drive maintenance. Given the cost
of stocking replacement disk drives and operator monitoring, Atrato Inc. has
researched the concept of building spare capacity into a SAID (self-maintaining
array of identical disks) for fully automatic fail-in-place recovery requiring
no monitoring and minimizing data loss exposure. This article provides an
overview of the Atrato system's unique approach to eliminate drive tending and
minimize risk of data loss for a three-year operational lifetime.
