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Configuring Western Digital’s vSAN Performance Testbed
From post-install tasks through networking configuration and vSAN cluster setup, this blog takes you step by step in configuring Western Digital’s vSAN performance testbed.
July 12, 2017 • 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
SQL Server Migration: 4 Tips on Where Flash Fits
Are you considering moving off SQL Server® 2005 or 2008 this year? For those migrating, here are a few SQL Server migration tips to help you evaluate your next steps and determine what flash is most advantageous to your environment.
July 20, 2016 • 6 min read Data
38 Million NOPM! Business Critical Performance on VMware All-Flash Virtual SAN
James Carpignano shares exciting new testing results we've achieved with our partners at HPE using VMware All-Flash VSAN with virtualized Microsoft® SQL Server 2016.
June 9, 2016 • 4 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
All-Flash Versus Hybrid VMware Virtual SAN™: Performance vs. Price
How do databases and business critical applications compare on all-flash versus hybrid VMware Virtual SAN? We worked jointly with ESG to compare the performance and cost impact.
April 25, 2016 • 6 min read Data
All-Flash Virtual SAN Configuration in vSphere Web Client UI
With vSphere 6.0 U1 release, VMware has now made all-flash Virtual SAN configuration easier and better than ever. Here are two ways you can take advantage of these new UI features.
March 16, 2016 • 5 min read Data
4 Guidelines to Choosing a Storage Device for VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN)
Which drives should you choose when deploying VMware Virtual SAN? Here are 4 considerations for picking the right storage device.
April 3, 2015 • 5 min read Data
A Guide to the Role of Flash in VMware Virtual SAN Capacity Tier
VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) is new approach to hypervisor-converged infrastructure that I’ve written about extensively on this blog. I want to take the opportunity to give an overview of the role and benefits of highest capacity flash when used in VSAN capacity tier and share some suggestions and best practices for implementation. VSAN Capacity Tier […]
March 24, 2015 • 7 min read Data
Optimizing Storage for Android Developers with RealStoragePathLibrary
Device Proliferation and Application Development One of the biggest concerns in the Android ecosystem is the proliferation of multiple variants of the Android platform. This makes it difficult for developers to write apps that work consistently across the ecosystem. Google is doing a good job in solving this fragmentation issue by providing compatibility libraries, though […]
February 26, 2015 • 5 min read Data