Proximal Data & Micron Unite To Increase Machine Density
Proximal Data, a provider of server-side caching solutions for virtualised environments, is collaborating with Micron, a global provider of advanced enterprise flash storage.
Proximal Data's AutoCache fast virtual cache software, when combined with Micron's P400e SATA and P320h PCIe solid-state drives (SSDs), eliminates I/O bottlenecks in virtualised servers and increases virtual machine (VM) density up to three times.
"With our combined solutions, Proximal Data and Micron are changing the face of the virtualized enterprise data centre and delivering a unique new solution for maximizing virtual machine density and performance," said Ed Doller, vice president and general manager of Micron's enterprise SSD Division.
"Customers using Proximal Data's AutoCache software with Micron's P400e SATA or P320h PCIe solutions will dramatically improve their ability to support more business applications in virtualised environments while realizing the benefits of greater storage performance, endurance and data reliability."
"By supporting Micron's leading enterprise solid-state storage, we are providing enterprises with higher levels of efficiency in how their virtual machines process storage I/O. As a result, they can get more out of their virtualised servers and lower their total cost of ownership," added Rory Bolt, CEO of Proximal Data.
"With AutoCache, we offer a next-generation solution in server virtualization optimization, focused on improving virtual machine density and performance without increasing latency or impacting IT operations."
Proximal Data's recently announced AutoCache software which it says works seamlessly within a hypervisor such as VMware ESXi to increase VM density up to three times with absolutely no impact on IT operations.
AutoCache also does not require agents in guest operating systems and places hot I/O into the Micron flash device to intelligently supply priority data traffic to all VMs. By removing the I/O bottleneck, VM density can be increased and efficiency is improved at the same time as minimising system resource usage. This frees up CPU capacity to support more business applications. AutoCache is also integrated within VMware management environments (vCenter, vSphere) and does not impact processes such as those conducted by vMotion.
Micron's P400e SATA SSD is suited as a primary drive in applications that need advanced endurance and data reliability. Micron's P320h is a low-latency, high-IOPS PCIe SSD providing the highest read throughput in the industry and optimises applications with heavy read access. Both drives feature high lifetime endurance, enterprise-level data protection and excellent power efficiency.
