SanDisk DAS Cache Software Now Available for Next Generation Dell PowerEdge Servers
September 08 2014 - 12:35PM
Business Wire
Innovative Use of Server-Side Caching
Software Helps Increase Enterprise Application Performance on Dell
PowerEdge Servers
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a global leader in flash
memory storage solutions, today announced that SanDisk DAS Cache
software will be offered by Dell for use in its next generation
Dell PowerEdge servers with direct-attached storage (DAS). This
all-software solution will allow customers to benefit from the high
performance of solid state drives (SSDs), while maintaining data on
direct-attached, disk-based storage. SanDisk DAS Cache software
works with SSDs from any manufacturer, empowering customers to
select the SSD capacity and performance that is appropriate to
their data center needs.
“We have been working very closely with Dell to provide a
complete solution for their customers that provides the performance
and cost benefits of solid-state storage technology,” said John
Scaramuzzo, senior vice president and general manager, Enterprise
Storage Solutions, SanDisk. “Combining innovations in both hardware
and software enables customers to realize the full potential of
enterprise storage solutions. We are excited that Dell is able to
offer the benefits of our SanDisk DAS Cache software to customers
with its new PowerEdge servers.”
Reducing I/O Latency with Solid-State Caching
The SanDisk DAS Cache software uses server-attached SSDs as an
intermediate cache for an application’s most frequently accessed
data, or “hot data,” which reduces input-output (I/O) latency and
enables data to be read and written more efficiently. The software
assigns the hot data to the solid-state cache, with minimal
overhead on server CPU and memory resources.
The SanDisk DAS Cache software works with the wide range of
solid state storage devices attached via SATA, SAS and PCIe
interfaces, and is available with next generation Dell PowerEdge
servers. Additionally, SanDisk DAS Cache software helps to make the
most actively used data accessible in faster responding media for
applications, and reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO).
“SanDisk’s support for solid state technology in our new
PowerEdge servers will further differentiate our offerings in the
marketplace, as well as address our customers’ needs for
high-performing, efficient, low-maintenance storage solutions,”
said Ravi Pendekanti, vice president of product marketing and
management, Dell PowerEdge Servers. “Dell and SanDisk worked
closely together to make SanDisk DAS Cache work seamlessly with
Dell PowerEdge servers for an incredible combination of price,
performance and enterprise features.”
The key capabilities and benefits of the SanDisk DAS Cache
software include:
- Ensuring data integrity with write-back
caching technology, SanDisk DAS Cache accelerates writes as well as
reads;
- Allows a choice of either write-back
and/or write-through caching modes for optimal performance and
flexibility – even within the same server;
- Scalable up to 16TB of cache capacity
per server to support large data sets;
- Flexibility allows up to four separate
cache “pools” on a single server to enable different levels of
quality of service (QoS);
- Data protection through hardware or
software RAID for SSDs;
- Cache persistence on server restart for
ease of administration;
- Support for a broad range of operating
systems and hypervisors including Microsoft Windows Hyper-v and
Linux.
“As servers have grown ever more powerful, the difference
between compute power and data access performance has become a
critical challenge for vendors seeking to improve application
performance,” said Eric Burgener, Research Director for IDC's
Storage practice. “Solid-state caching directly in the server
delivers a lower latency option than network-based storage can
provide, providing additional options for customers to meet
extremely high performance requirements.”
SanDisk DAS Cache software is fully supported by Dell Services
and available with the purchase of a next-generation Dell PowerEdge
server. For more information about the new SanDisk DAS Cache
software offered by Dell, visit www.Dell.com/dascache or contact your Dell sales
representative.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500
company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more
than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage,
providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the
electronics industry. Today, SanDisk’s quality, state-of-the-art
solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest data
centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones, tablets and PCs.
SanDisk’s consumer products are available at hundreds of thousands
of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit
www.sandisk.com.
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