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SanDisk Enhances FlashSoft Caching Software Portfolio and Introduces New Bundled Solutions for Enterprise Data Centers
BANGALORE, April 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Updated Server-side Caching Software for Windows, Linux and VMware Environments to be
Coupled With SanDisk PCIe, SATA and SAS Hardware Devices
SanDisk [http://www.sandisk.com ] Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK
[http://investor.sandisk.com/phoenix.zhtml?c495&p=irol-irhomemain ]), a global leader in
flash storage solutions, today announced immediate availability of the newest version of
its FlashSoft(R) server-side, solid state caching software, which provides several notable
performance, usability and compatibility improvements for Windows(R), Linux(R) and
VMware(R) environments. In making today's announcement, SanDisk also unveiled that its
FlashSoft caching software will be available in new bundled offerings that package the
software with SanDisk's array of enterprise flash hardware solutions, including the Fusion
ioMemory(TM) PCIe application accelerators, the Optimus Ascend(TM) SAS solid-state drive
(SSD), and the CloudSpeed Ascend(TM) SATA SSD. These new offerings provide an
easy-to-implement solution that empowers customers to select the flash storage capacity
and performance that best meet their data center needs.
"We have built our enterprise flash business to offer the broadest range of storage
acceleration solutions to address customers' changing needs," said Ravi Swaminathan, Vice
President and General Manager, Systems and Software Solutions, SanDisk. "The new
hardware-software bundles offer the best of both our hardware and software portfolios in a
single solution. We are excited to be able to offer customers a complete solution that
provides the performance and cost benefits of flash technology, while at the same time
making it easier for our channel partners to support their customers."
A recent Gartner report indicates that "input/output (I/O) optimization software
alleviates the 'I/O blender' problem that often plagues dense virtual machine environments
and notes that these solutions can be an inexpensive and non-disruptive way to boost
application performance."[1] FlashSoft software does that and more. It reduces I/O latency
in VMware vSphere(R), Windows Server(R) and Linux environments through the use of
server-side, flash-based storage caching, which helps increase application performance in
both virtualized and non-virtualized computing environments. By utilizing server-attached
flash storage as an intermediate cache for an application's most frequently accessed data,
or "hot data," FlashSoft software enables that data to be read and written more
efficiently. The software assigns hot data to the solid-state cache, increasing
performance while reducing storage area network (SAN) overhead. This prolongs the useful
life of current server and storage systems and delivers greater computing power, which
increases customers' return on investment (ROI), while reducing the total cost of
ownership (TCO) for their data center.
FlashSoft deployments have shown that server-side, solid state caching provides
substantial performance benefits to enterprise applications, such as online transaction
processing (OLTP) workloads, online analytical processing (OLAP) applications and high
performance computing (HPC). Most typical line-of-business applications such as Microsoft
Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint and applications based on databases, including MySQL,
Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle-will also see significant performance increases through
the use of the FlashSoft software. Performance tests conducted by SanDisk using an
industry standard benchmark showed that the new version of FlashSoft software increases
application performance by over 14X compared to a baseline storage array comprised of
HDDs. Storage latency was also significantly decreased, with application response times
improving by more than 22X.[2]
The latest version of FlashSoft software includes a number of enhancements that help
improve performance, compatibility and usability for Windows, VMware and Linux
environments, including:
- Windows Server:
- Improved support for Microsoft Hyper-V with Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV) to
provide caching for Hyper-V hosts sharing storage volumes.
- Native support for hard disk drive and SSDs formatted with 4K sector size as well as
512K.
- VMware vSphere:
- Certification by VMware as a Partner Verified & Supported Product (PVSP), providing
customers with peace of mind that their software investment will have continued support
and compatibility with VMware vSphere as new patches and updates are released.
- Linux:
- Broad support for Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE kernels.
- Native support for HDDs and SSDs formatted with 4K sector size as well as 512K.
"SanDisk is an expert in solid-state storage and flash technology with a decades-long
history of delivering innovation in this market," said Al Bibergall, Senior Vice President
- Sales, Sayers Technologies. "We're excited to partner with SanDisk to deliver solid
state, server-side caching that enables all the benefits of flash in an easy to acquire,
easy to support and easy to adopt package."
Packaging Software & Hardware Together to Increase Customer Value
SanDisk's new Cache Device Bundles combine its caching software with its PCIe
application accelerators and SAS and SATA SSDs to give customers the broadest range of
server-side, solid state caching options from a single vendor. The new bundles deliver the
benefits of flash hardware and caching software in a single solution that is easy to
evaluate, deploy and support, regardless of storage operating systems or architectures.
The new offerings include:
Windows Server Offerings:
- FlashSoft for Windows with Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators
- FlashSoft for Windows with Optimus Ascend SAS SSDs for stand-alone Windows Servers
or Hyper-V implementations
- FlashSoft for Windows with CloudSpeed Ascend SATA SSDs
VMware vSphere Offerings:
- FlashSoft for VMware vSphere with Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators
- FlashSoft for VMware vSphere with Optimus 2 Ascend SAS SSDs
- FlashSoft for VMware vSphere with CloudSpeed Ascend SATA SSDs
Linux Offerings:
- FlashSoft for Linux with Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators
- FlashSoft for Linux with Optimus Ascend SAS SSDs
- FlashSoft for Linux with CloudSpeed Ascend SATA SSDs
The new FlashSoft software and SanDisk Cache Device Bundles are available for purchase
now from SanDisk and its enterprise channel partners. For more information about the new
FlashSoft software and SanDisk's Cache Device Bundles
visithttp://bigdataflash.sandisk.com/flashsoft or the SanDisk IT Blog
[http://itblog.sandisk.com ].
[1] Gartner, "Technology Overview for IO Optimization Software," March 18, 2015.
[2] Based on internal testing conducted by SanDisk using the FIO.exe benchmark. Full
configuration details and measured results are on record.
(c) 2015 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk is a trademark of SanDisk
Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Flashsoft, CloudSpeed
Ascend, Optimus Ascend, Fusion ioMemory and others are trademarks of SanDisk Enterprise IP
LLC. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be
the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations
for new product offerings, product availability, capabilities, performance, usability and
compatibility and partnering relationships that are based on current expectations and
involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements
to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate
include among others: the product offerings described in this news release may not be
available when we expect, with the capabilities, usability or compatibility that we expect
or perform as expected, our partnering relationships may not continue as we expect or the
other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings
and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. We
do not intend to update the information contained in this news release.
Media Contact:
Reena Rajan
reena@the-practice.net
+91-9611546655
The PRactice
SanDisk Corporation
SanDisk Enhances FlashSoft Caching Software Portfolio and Introduces New Bundled Solutions for Enterprise Data Centers
BANGALORE, April 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Updated Server-side Caching Software for Windows, Linux and VMware Environments to be
Coupled With SanDisk PCIe, SATA and SAS Hardware Devices
SanDisk [http://www.sandisk.com ] Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK
[http://investor.sandisk.com/phoenix.zhtml?c495&p=irol-irhomemain ]), a global leader in
flash storage solutions, today announced immediate availability of the newest version of
its FlashSoft(R) server-side, solid state caching software, which provides several notable
performance, usability and compatibility improvements for Windows(R), Linux(R) and
VMware(R) environments. In making today's announcement, SanDisk also unveiled that its
FlashSoft caching software will be available in new bundled offerings that package the
software with SanDisk's array of enterprise flash hardware solutions, including the Fusion
ioMemory(TM) PCIe application accelerators, the Optimus Ascend(TM) SAS solid-state drive
(SSD), and the CloudSpeed Ascend(TM) SATA SSD. These new offerings provide an
easy-to-implement solution that empowers customers to select the flash storage capacity
and performance that best meet their data center needs.
"We have built our enterprise flash business to offer the broadest range of storage
acceleration solutions to address customers' changing needs," said Ravi Swaminathan, Vice
President and General Manager, Systems and Software Solutions, SanDisk. "The new
hardware-software bundles offer the best of both our hardware and software portfolios in a
single solution. We are excited to be able to offer customers a complete solution that
provides the performance and cost benefits of flash technology, while at the same time
making it easier for our channel partners to support their customers."
A recent Gartner report indicates that "input/output (I/O) optimization software
alleviates the 'I/O blender' problem that often plagues dense virtual machine environments
and notes that these solutions can be an inexpensive and non-disruptive way to boost
application performance."[1] FlashSoft software does that and more. It reduces I/O latency
in VMware vSphere(R), Windows Server(R) and Linux environments through the use of
server-side, flash-based storage caching, which helps increase application performance in
both virtualized and non-virtualized computing environments. By utilizing server-attached
flash storage as an intermediate cache for an application's most frequently accessed data,
or "hot data," FlashSoft software enables that data to be read and written more
efficiently. The software assigns hot data to the solid-state cache, increasing
performance while reducing storage area network (SAN) overhead. This prolongs the useful
life of current server and storage systems and delivers greater computing power, which
increases customers' return on investment (ROI), while reducing the total cost of
ownership (TCO) for their data center.
FlashSoft deployments have shown that server-side, solid state caching provides
substantial performance benefits to enterprise applications, such as online transaction
processing (OLTP) workloads, online analytical processing (OLAP) applications and high
performance computing (HPC). Most typical line-of-business applications such as Microsoft
Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint and applications based on databases, including MySQL,
Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle-will also see significant performance increases through
the use of the FlashSoft software. Performance tests conducted by SanDisk using an
industry standard benchmark showed that the new version of FlashSoft software increases
application performance by over 14X compared to a baseline storage array comprised of
HDDs. Storage latency was also significantly decreased, with application response times
improving by more than 22X.[2]
The latest version of FlashSoft software includes a number of enhancements that help
improve performance, compatibility and usability for Windows, VMware and Linux
environments, including:
- Windows Server:
- Improved support for Microsoft Hyper-V with Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV) to
provide caching for Hyper-V hosts sharing storage volumes.
- Native support for hard disk drive and SSDs formatted with 4K sector size as well as
512K.
- VMware vSphere:
- Certification by VMware as a Partner Verified & Supported Product (PVSP), providing
customers with peace of mind that their software investment will have continued support
and compatibility with VMware vSphere as new patches and updates are released.
- Linux:
- Broad support for Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE kernels.
- Native support for HDDs and SSDs formatted with 4K sector size as well as 512K.
"SanDisk is an expert in solid-state storage and flash technology with a decades-long
history of delivering innovation in this market," said Al Bibergall, Senior Vice President
- Sales, Sayers Technologies. "We're excited to partner with SanDisk to deliver solid
state, server-side caching that enables all the benefits of flash in an easy to acquire,
easy to support and easy to adopt package."
Packaging Software & Hardware Together to Increase Customer Value
SanDisk's new Cache Device Bundles combine its caching software with its PCIe
application accelerators and SAS and SATA SSDs to give customers the broadest range of
server-side, solid state caching options from a single vendor. The new bundles deliver the
benefits of flash hardware and caching software in a single solution that is easy to
evaluate, deploy and support, regardless of storage operating systems or architectures.
The new offerings include:
Windows Server Offerings:
- FlashSoft for Windows with Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators
- FlashSoft for Windows with Optimus Ascend SAS SSDs for stand-alone Windows Servers
or Hyper-V implementations
- FlashSoft for Windows with CloudSpeed Ascend SATA SSDs
VMware vSphere Offerings:
- FlashSoft for VMware vSphere with Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators
- FlashSoft for VMware vSphere with Optimus 2 Ascend SAS SSDs
- FlashSoft for VMware vSphere with CloudSpeed Ascend SATA SSDs
Linux Offerings:
- FlashSoft for Linux with Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators
- FlashSoft for Linux with Optimus Ascend SAS SSDs
- FlashSoft for Linux with CloudSpeed Ascend SATA SSDs
The new FlashSoft software and SanDisk Cache Device Bundles are available for purchase
now from SanDisk and its enterprise channel partners. For more information about the new
FlashSoft software and SanDisk's Cache Device Bundles
visithttp://bigdataflash.sandisk.com/flashsoft or the SanDisk IT Blog
[http://itblog.sandisk.com ].
[1] Gartner, "Technology Overview for IO Optimization Software," March 18, 2015.
[2] Based on internal testing conducted by SanDisk using the FIO.exe benchmark. Full
configuration details and measured results are on record.
(c) 2015 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk is a trademark of SanDisk
Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Flashsoft, CloudSpeed
Ascend, Optimus Ascend, Fusion ioMemory and others are trademarks of SanDisk Enterprise IP
LLC. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be
the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations
for new product offerings, product availability, capabilities, performance, usability and
compatibility and partnering relationships that are based on current expectations and
involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements
to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate
include among others: the product offerings described in this news release may not be
available when we expect, with the capabilities, usability or compatibility that we expect
or perform as expected, our partnering relationships may not continue as we expect or the
other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings
and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. We
do not intend to update the information contained in this news release.
Media Contact:
Reena Rajan
reena@the-practice.net
+91-9611546655
The PRactice
SanDisk Corporation