Centralized storage caching innovatively applies well-known caching concepts to modern data center architectures by keeping frequently accessed data in a very large central memory pool instead of on traditional mechanical disk drives. This enables high performance data access by avoiding time-consuming disk operations and accelerates applications due to dramatically decreased response times and increased data throughput.
Centralized storage caching delivers high capacity, high performance cache as a shared network service to dramatically accelerate data center performance. Scalable caching appliances connect to the network via standard Gigabit Ethernet complementing existing storage to provide very high throughput and real time data access.
This innovative approach complements existing NAS/NFS deployments and installs transparently in the data center without requiring changes to current applications or infrastructure. Centralized storage caching reduces the need to over-provision storage, provides protection from peak load disruptions, and ensures high quality of service.
Enterprises and data centers worldwide face a widening server-storage performance gap. This term refers to the mismatch between server performance and storage systems created by decades of CPU advances that have outpaced the data delivery capabilities of disk-based storage. Until now, data center managers have not had a true solution to the underlying cause of this bottleneck: the slow data access of traditional mechanical disk drives. The most common approach to address the issue is to add more disks, resulting in over-provisioning, low utilization rates and compounding and cascading operational costs that translate into real dollars on key metrics such as power, space, and cooling. Caching on the server or storage device somewhat alleviates the problem, but these approaches have inherent capacity constraints and limited sharing capabilities.
Centralized storage caching from Gear6 is the first solution to overcome the server-storage performance gap. Data center managers can now take advantage of the capabilities that offer the following key benefits:
Gear6 solutions seamlessly complement any NFS-based storage solution without upsetting existing infrastructure. By not requiring changes to current applications and systems, deployment is as simple as possible. I/O intensive applications or those requiring rapid data access will realize an immediate performance boost and improved quality of service. Centralized storage caching benefits a broad set of commercial applications and industries including:
For a limited time Gear6 is offering a complimentary acceleration analysis for customers interested in tangible evidence of centralized storage caching benefits. To request an acceleration analysis please contact us at: accelerate1@gear6.com.
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