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NVMe™ SSDs – a Good Choice for VMware vSAN®?
Can the combination of NVMe SSDs and VMware vSAN provide the performance and cost efficiency IT needs to deliver a competitive advantage? With VMworld around the corner, we invited the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) to test our latest vSAN configuration- here is what they found out. Organizations are embracing digital transformation, but the journey has […]
August 17, 2018 • 5 min read Data
SQL Server™ 2017 on Linux® – 3TB TPC-H World Record!
A New Benchmark With Real Business Impact Using SQL Server 2017 on Linux and the Power of NVMe™. Another TPC-H Benchmark™ with SQL Server 2017 on Linux by Western Digital? Yes! Today we are pleased to announce that Western Digital and Cisco set the first 3,000GB world record using a two-socket server and the first […]
July 12, 2018 • 5 min read Data
Choosing the Right All-Flash Storage Spaces Direct Configuration
Don’t put a Go Kart engine in your race car! Part II of this blog series looks at initial testing results and how they can help you to choose the right Storage Spaces Direct configuration for virtualized workloads. Software-defined storage solutions can provide many benefits, but they can’t overcome running a workload on the wrong […]
May 14, 2018 • 7 min read Data
Inside Western Digital’s vSAN Performance Testbed
From design considerations to performance best practices, the vSAN Performance Testbed from Western Digital’s Data Propulsion Labs pushes vSAN over 600k IOPs and brings definitive data to vSAN administrators and ReadyNode design teams.
July 6, 2017 • 6 min read Data
The Performance Leader: Fusion ioMemory™ Achieves 3rd TPC-H World Record!
SQL Server® 2016 Meets Fastest Flash: Companies such as Lenovo, Cisco and HPE rely on the performance and stability that Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards from SanDisk provide. They also have come to rely on SanDisk’s Data Propulsion Lab to make it work better and faster!
July 7, 2016 • 6 min read Data
Accelerate and Optimize Big Data and Hadoop
Organizations trying to embark on the Big Data journey are often confronted with infrastructure challenges. Prasad Venkatachar shares testing results of a new Hadoop solution leveraging Cisco UCS servers and Fusion ioMemory™ from SanDisk.
May 13, 2016 • 9 min read Data
Turn Big Data into Fast Data Using Oracle NoSQL and Fusion ioMemory
NoSQL database systems need to be cost effective so they can scale appropriately and deliver a good return on investment. Prasad Venkatachar compares the performance acceleration and consolidation cost benefits of Fusion ioMemory vs. hard disk drives.
October 23, 2015 • 7 min read Data
Accelerating VDI Application Response Times: New HP Virtual SAN Solution
In my last blog post I talked about our VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) solution with our partner Lenovo, and new OLTP testing results. In this post, I would like to discuss some fantastic results we have achieved with a new Virtual SAN solution for VDI that we developed with our partner, HP. Indeed, this solution is […]
August 27, 2015 • 3 min read Data
Fusion ioMemory Sets Two TPC-H World Records with Lenovo and Microsoft!
Within four weeks we’ve set two TPC-H world records by teaming with Lenovo and Microsoft, beating the previous 3TB and 10TB TPC-H non-clustered records! Take a look at the TPC-H Top Ten Non Clustered Performance Results! You can view the 3TB result here: http://www.tpc.org/3313 and the 10TB result here: http://www.tpc.org/3312 In addition to memory and CPU, […]
May 28, 2015 • 3 min read Data
What Are Your Flash Journey Plans With Oracle Database 12c?
With the sun setting on Oracle Database 11g premier support, customers will soon begin seeing additional support costs through the Extended Support program. It’s time for Oracle customers to start planning large data center migrations to an Oracle database 12c environment. The complete details of support specific to various versions of Oracle 11g can be found […]
May 7, 2015 • 5 min read Data