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1 minute and 18 sec ... to DR a 13 Terabyte Microsoft SQL Server to VMware Cloud with Datrium

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:41:43 +0000

Yesterday I published Microsoft SQL Server Performance, Consistency at Peak, and The Art of Possible demonstrating Microsoft SQL Server with HammerDB TPC-C workload running on Datrium.

I thought that if I can run MSSQL so fast and consistently what would happen if my datacenter was suddenly gone and I used Datrium DR-as-a-Service with VMware Cloud. How long would it take for my 13 TB VM to come up online and be ready for my applications? (see my previous articles for additional information on VM and HammerDB)

I solved Natural Hazard DR with Python and Datrium

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:31:30 +0000

I solved Natural Hazard DR with Python and Datrium.

One of the critical issues with disaster recovery, in general, is that you only want to trigger DR when the disaster strikes.

Scaling Oracle SLOB to 7M IOPS and 55.4GB/s Throughput with Datrium – and the Latency FAKE NEWS!

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:19:39 +0000

My previous Oracle article (here) was focused on single-instance performance, and at the end of the post I alluded to the scale-up potential. How many Oracle instances can you run on the same platform?

Easy Docker Persistent Volume Protection and Replication with Datrium

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:08:11 +0000

In my previous article "Docker Bare-Metal – Persistent Volumes with Datrium GraphDriver Plug-In (How-to)" I talked about how to deploy Docker with persistent volumes on bare-metal servers with Datrium. This article now focuses on backing them up and replicating to a secondary site or to the cloud.

Docker Bare-Metal - Persistent Volumes with Datrium GraphDriver Plug-In (How-to)

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:04:26 +0000

Datrium supports various flavors of container management orchestration platforms, but independent of the orchestration platform, containers can be of persistent or transient nature. Both types may require some level of persistent storage, either to retain data across instances or to temporarily store configuration data.

Why Datrium DVX is Best for VDI - by Simon Long and André Leibovici

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:38:17 +0000

I have written in the past about how awesome Datrium DVX is for VDI, and how it removes numerous challenges in deploying and scaling solutions in single or multi-datacenter rollouts.

Most HCI vendors are continuously claiming to solve VDI challenges, but they are regularly focused on the day-one rollout – not the problems to operate VDI environment in the long run.

Unique and Original Datrium Data Locality for Customers, Partners, and Competitors

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 07:01:49 +0000

I recently came across a piece of competitive collateral from an HCI vendor with a slew of incorrect information about Datrium. One of the topics that are clearly misleading is Data Locality, so I decided it's time to help customers, partners, and competitors to understand what is so unique about Datrium Data Locality – and defuse the FUD.

VMworld 2018 Talk: Existing Choices to Leverage VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) for DR [VMTN5977U]

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:23:04 +0000

This is the recording for my VMworld 2018 talk where I discuss existing all available alternatives to leverage VMware Cloud on AWS as an effective workload destination during disaster recovery.

This article was first published by Andre Leibovici (@andreleibovici) at myvirtualcloud.net

HCI or Not? Understand the Datrium solution in a 3 minutes read

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:57:00 +0000

As a newer market player that implements a game-changing architecture that accelerates applications, simplifies infrastructure management, and combine data protection in a single solution I am frequently asked what precisely Datrium does, and if Datrium is HCI or not.

Is Datrium HCI or Not? A duality dilemma.

If you view HCI as being the physical bundling of computing and storage, and sometimes networking (NFV) in a single box, maybe it's not. However, if you consider HCI as the seamless and delightful user experience to operate data centers that enact similarities with public clouds such as pay-as-you-go and simplicity, then yes.

Breaking the Data Gravity Hypothesis... The Data Anti-Gravity

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:42:13 +0000

Data Gravity is the term used describe the hypothesis that Data, like planets, have mass and that applications and services are naturally attracted to Data. This is the same effect Gravity has on objects around a planet.

Dave McCrory first coined {link} the term Data Gravity to explain that because of Latency and Throughput constraints applications and services will or should always be executing in proximity to Data -- "Latency and Throughput, which act as the accelerators in continuing a stronger and stronger reliance or pull on each other."

Is there an Optimization Limit for Applications and Databases? PostgreSQL and Datrium Demonstration.

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 17:00:44 +0000

No matter how much you tune and optimize your application workload, there's always something else that can take the performance a little further, besides of course replacing the physical hardware with something a little more modern and faster.

I wrote an article entitled "PostgreSQL Benchmark on Datrium – 4.3 Million TPS with 1 GB RAM – and some Frustration!" a little while ago, and then I published another short post on 'Software-Defined-Storage Architectures, a gift that keeps on giving! PostgreSQL and Datrium.' demonstrating performance improvements driven by software-defined-storage stacks while leveraging microprocessor advancements.

Software-Defined-Storage Architectures, a gift that keeps on giving! PostgreSQL and Datrium.

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:07:47 +0000

Software-Defined-Storage architectures are pervasive in the datacenter, and they fully leverage the improvements in server-side microprocessor architectures. As with most software-defined-storage solutions, Datrium DVX gains performance not only with faster servers and processors, but also with every new software release.

Datrium @ Storage TechFieldDay

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:51:47 +0000

We just had the opportunity to present the Datrium DVX solution at the latest Storage TechFieldDay. It was a memorable day, and I suggest that anyone looking at HyperConvergence to pay attention to OpenConvergence as a fundamental shift in the way convergence is being done, providing more flexibility, more performance, more scalability and being integrated seamlessly with public clouds.

Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Healthcare IT Infrastructure

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 08:45:50 +0000

The Maslow Hierarchy of Needs describes a series of universal needs as motivators for human behaviors. From a patient experience perspective that would include things like, easy access to healthcare services, and a focus on staying patient-centered.

However, nowadays healthcare delivery-of-care is hugely dependant on digital systems such as Electronic Medical Records and Picture Archiving Systems. Keeping these life-critical systems running 24/7 is a monumental task for Healthcare IT. Moreover, data security management to Patient Health Information (PHI) is likely the most critical competency that Healthcare IT needs to assimilate nowadays.

The Single reason why HCI vendors do Not Like to provide Best-in-Class Protection for your Data

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:39:41 +0000

It makes HCI expensive and not cost competitive!

Now that we got that out of the way let me explain. It is not that HCI solutions cannot provide higher levels of availability, most of them do, but vendors frequently steer customers to a resiliency factor that makes them look cost-effective - makes them look good from a financial viewpoint.

Zero RTO Application Restores - Myth or Reality?

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:22:31 +0000

Most of my life I have been closer to applications and primary storage, and later on when managing technology teams I always counted on well-trained data protection professionals to handle such critical role in organizations. One thing was clear to me - backup is equivalent to insurance. It is a tool that is there for when sh*t hit the fan. {pardon the expression}

We built the Best Storage Platform in the World. Now, 2018 comes down to Business Execution.

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:17:43 +0000

In the book Built to Last, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras beautifully describe that 'building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment'.

Business fallacies more often than not disrupt even the most successful companies with the most advanced and visionary products. Business execution is possibly more important than actually having a good product, or being on the right market at the right time. Datrium is at one of these crucial, but glorious moments - and I'm thrilled to be part of it.

Datrium DVX makes EC2 and HCI seem like Complex Old Systems

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:03:53 +0000

While setting up couple AWS EC2 instances a few days ago, I noticed that despite the higher level abstraction and orchestration provided by cloud services I still needed to understand quite a lot about application behavior to properly stand-up a solution that would cater for my business. Luckily I was just playing around with some open-source software and the configuration did not matter that much, but it could have been very different if I was dealing with production systems and applications.

Datrium The Only HCI Platform to Achieve End-to-End FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Certification

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:56:43 +0000

Datrium’s Blanket encryption is already an industry-first, providing software-based (without hardware dependencies) end-to-end encryption. Datrium’s client software runs as part of the hypervisor and is uniquely able to provide cluster-wide encryption domain with full data services, such as compression, de-duplication, and erasure coding.

Datrium DVX Architecture with Devin Hamilton

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:29:18 +0000

We have partnered with @vBrownBag and @thectoadvisor to demonstrate the simplicity of the Datrium solution. In this video, Devin Hamilton, our Director of System Engineering, talks with Alastair Cooke about Datrium DVX Architecture and Open Convergence overview.

Open Convergence is really, kind of the combination of all the greatest things that SAN ever provided, all the greatest things that HCI ever provided, and none of their pitfalls. - Devin Halmilton

Sooner or Later, Storage Drives, Disk or SSD, will Fail!

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 09:36:20 +0000

Storage arrays and HCI systems come in all shapes and sizes with vastly different architectures tailored to a variety of use cases. One thing they all have in common is that, sooner or later, storage drives, disk or SSDs, will fail. Entire drives may become unavailable, or they may silently lose a few sectors to what is known as Latent Sector Errors (LSEs). LSEs and silent corruptions injected by faulty hardware or software are increasingly common despite built-in drive ECC.

The Science and Statistics of Disk and SSD Failures and Partial Failures

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:06:14 +0000

We have partnered with @vBrownBag and @thectoadvisor to demonstrate the simplicity of the Datrium solution. In this video, Lakshmi Bairavasundaram talks with Alastair Cooke about The Science and Statistics of Failures and Partial Failures. This is a must watch video for those interested in the inner working of the drives, SSDs, and their failure rates.

Datrium 4.0 – Welcome to The Cloud DVX! BaaS, CloudView and RBA

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 07:50:33 +0000

Datrium announcements are often characterized by technology improvements as an evolution of the shipping platform. However, we are on a journey to deliver the best practical solutions that bridge the operational gaps between on-premise and public clouds, moving organizations to a world where the underlying nuts and bolts are not relevant to achieving the best business outcomes.

I/O Architecture of the Datrium DVX

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:09:22 +0000

We have partnered with @vBrownBag and @thectoadvisor to demonstrate the simplicity of the Datrium solution. In this video, Boris Weissman talks with Alastair Cooke about Datrium I/O architecture. This is a must watch video for those interested in the inner working of the unique Datrium technology.

Beyond Hyperconvergence with ActualTech Media

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:00:55 +0000

What lies beyond hyperconvergence? Last week Mike McLaughlin and I had the wonderful opportunity to present on the ActualTech Media Converged and Hyperconverged Webinar. The team at ActualTech Media is doing a phenomenal job, and the event had over 330 attendees with many great questions and many companies asking for direct follow up with Datrium.As part of the webinar

Citrix and Datrium Unlock Flash-based Economics for 6,000 AF Desktops at $9 per User

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 07:13:48 +0000

Couple weeks back I had the wonderful opportunity to present Datrium tech and the Open Convergence evolution alongside my colleague Mike McLaughlin and the Citrix Ready team. Along with LoginVSI we crafted and validated a reference architecture for 6,000 XenDesktop virtual desktops running on a single Datrium platform while enjoying benefits of AllFlash performance at a cost of $9 per month per user over a three year ROI (list prices).

Disaster Recovery Seeding is a Pain!

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 08:52:32 +0000

Learning new technology is exciting, and I recently came across a Datrium feature that I believe no one else in primary storage delivers today. It is solving a cumbersome problem for organizations with large amounts of data that need to be seeded for disaster recovery purposes.

New Breed of Convergence Sets World Records w/ David Davis

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:17:14 +0000

David Davis (@davidmdavis) and James Green (@jdgreen) from ActualTech Media were at Datrium HQ last week to talk about Open Convergence and the mind-blowing World Record for storage performance benchmark achieved by Datrium DVX in partnership with Dell, IOmark, and the Evaluator Group. Read more in Datrium Audited as the Highest IOmark Benchmark Result in History – Mind-Blowing 10X!

Datrium Audited as the Highest IOmark Benchmark Result in History - Mind-Blowing 10X!

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 07:00:35 +0000

"Datrium is the most scalable, fastest and lower latency storage solution (converged or not) on the market, beyond doubt."

We already knew that our solution is really competent, but there's nothing like a 3rd party audited benchmark to convince even the most suspicious greybeards. The results are mind-blowing!

Datrium 3.1 Features Overview (Beyond Marketing)

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 07:00:34 +0000

Three months ago we released the 3.0 version of our software (here) and announced a boatload of new features, including Red Hat and CentOS virtualization support, Containers Persistent Volumes, and an incredible 18 Million IOPS and 8 GB/s random write throughput. Then last month we announced Oracle RAC (here) with support for vSphere multi-writer VMDKs.