Does your business need to speed up response times and provide continuous availability for your mission-critical applications?Core business applications like Oracle, SAP, SQL Server, Exchange and SharePoint often perform poorly when virtualized. More often than not, the root cause of poor performance is data I/O bottlenecks. If you are looking at solid-state memory technologies to deliver the blazing performance you need, this joint webinar will be well worth your time!

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SHARE FLASH ACROSS
VIRTUALIZED WORKLOADS
WITHOUT I/O BOTTLENECKS!

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Uptime CostsPerformance
IT Initiative:
Virtualize Mission-Critical Apps

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Weak
Performance
Pain Point #1 I/O Bottlenecks
Data

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n1, n2, n3 workloads
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Pain Point #2
 Scheduled maintenance
 System failure
Downtime
Service Interruptions

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 Facility becomes
single point of failure
 More users impacted
Bigger Problem when Virtualized!
Downtime

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 Heterogeneous hardware
 Data hotspots
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Complexity
Data ManagementPain Point #3

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A Better Approach to Delivering Data
Weak
Performance
DowntimeDowntimeWeak
Performance

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Leverage Storage Tiers
CAPACITY
SPEED
Tier 1
Fast Disks
Tier n
Bulk Storage

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Introduce Flash Tier
CAPACITY
SPEED
Tier 1
Fast Disks
Tier 2
Bulk Storage
Tier 0
Flash

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And Continuous Availability

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And Continuous Availability
through Separation

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PROVEN. MANAGEABLE. ECONOMICAL.
Via High-Performance
Storage Virtualization
Data

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2X to 5X FASTER
PERFORMANCE
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SAP & Oracle Migration
The University Hospital of Würzburg
 Challenges
► Slow dialog response times
► Slow update and background
process times
► High capital costs
Database
2 Large Oracle Servers
Application
12 SAP Servers
Storage
168 Hard Disks
2 Large SANs
Before

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SAP & Oracle Migration
The University Hospital of Würzburg
After
 Results
► 33% lower hardware and capital costs
Database
2 Oracle Servers
Application
6 SAP Servers
Storage
2 DataCore Nodes
4 Fusion-io Flash Cards

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SAP & Oracle Migration
The University Hospital of Würzburg
320 milliseconds
70 milliseconds
SAP Dialog Response Times
Without Fusion-io
With Fusion-io
50 milliseconds
6 milliseconds
Update Times
Without Fusion-io
With Fusion-io
1,200 milliseconds
210 milliseconds
Background Process Times
Without Fusion-io
With Fusion-io
= 4.5X Faster Response
= 8.3X Faster Update
= 5.7X Faster Background Process

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Auto Optimize Resources
Tier 1
Fast Disks
Tier 0
Flash
Tier 2
Bulk Storage

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Pool Other Arrays Too
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100% DATA
AVAILABILITY

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Mirror Between Rooms
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Non-Disruptive Failover
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Internet & Cloud Hosting
Great Plains Communications
BeforeAfter
 Results
► 2X faster
► 99.999% availability
► Reduced costs by
repurposing equipment
 Challenges
► Slow application performance
► Downtime due to
unexpected outages
10 miles
10Gb Fiber
Mirror

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BLUEPRINT
FOR ADOPTION

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Current Environment: Shared Array
Tier 1
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4

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Insert Flash: Dedicated Resource
Tier 1Tier 0
Storage
Virtualization
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4

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Extend Use: Share Flash
Tier 1Tier 0
Storage Virtualization
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4

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Extend Use: Auto-Tier Flash & Disks
Tier 1Tier 0
Storage Virtualization
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4

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Fully Virtualized: Balanced Tiers
Tier 1Tier 0 Tier 2
Storage Virtualization
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4

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Fully Virtualized: Balanced Tiers
Tier 1Tier 0 Tier 2
App 2 App 3App 1 App nApp 4

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Solution Options Available
 Sold separately as individual elements
► DataCore’s SANsymphony-V storage virtualization software
► Fusion-io’s ioDrive flash memory cards
► Emulex’s Lightpulse Fibre Channel HBAs
 Packaged as integrated appliances
► Feature rich
► Optimized
► Tested
► Supported
► Cost effective
datacore@synnex.com

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Take The Next Step
Call us for a Free
Consultation
Rethink Your
Virtualization Strategy
Request an
Assessment
We look forward to transforming
your business with you
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Q & A
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Software-Defined Storage
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