Which Flash is Best for MS-SQL?

Which Flash is Best for MS-SQL? Server-side, hybrid or all-flash?

In this Webinar You Will Learn:

1. Pre-Flash - What to do before you make a flash investment

2. Which Flash? - the pros and cons of server-side, hybrid or all-flash options

3. Flash Strategy - MS-SQL is just the

Beginning

For audio playback and Q&A go to:

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Our Speakers

As VP of IT and lead DBA he implemented flash technology at wine.com in late 2009 to solve critical business problems. Implemented the first Data warehouse at wine.com to streamline analytical reporting. Having the unique customer perspective, he was recruited as a Principal Solutions Architect with primary goal of accelerating MS-SQL Server sales at Fusion-io. After several years at Fusion-io, Sumeet joined Violin Memory to address the Flash Array Market as a Global Principal Solutions architect for Databases..

George Crump is the founder of Storage Switzerland, the leading storage analyst focused on the subjects of big data, solid state storage, virtualization, cloud computing and data protection. He is widely recognized for his articles, white papers, and videos on such current approaches as all-flash arrays, deduplication, SSDs, software-defined storage, backup appliances, and storage networking. He has 25 years of experience designing storage solutions for data centers across the US.

● Analyst firm focused on storage, cloud and virtualization

● Knowledge of these markets is gained through product testing and interaction with end users and suppliers

● The results of this research can be found in the articles, videos, webinars, product analysis and case studies on our web site:

http://storageswiss.com

Who Is Storage Switzerland?

Transforming IT with Intelligent Flash Storage

Enterprise Flash Storage Vendor All-flash & Hybrid in the same system www.tegile.com

Rapidly Growing 700+ customers 1400+ systems deployed

Enabling Business Transformation Application Acceleration Infrastructure Efficiency through Data

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Polling Question

Your infrastructure and Flash. Select one that applies to you.

A) I am already using Flash for my SQL Server

B) I am planning to use Flash for my SQL Server

C) I would like to use Flash for my SQL Server but it is too expensive

Polling Question

Your infrastructure and Flash. Select one that applies to you.

Agenda

• Pre-Flash Steps

• Selecting The Right Flash Solution

• Deciding on YOUR Flash Strategy

• Tegile’s Answer to MS-SQL Challenges

• Q&A

Polling Question

Which implementation of Flash do you think provides the most value and benefit to a SQL Server environment?

A) Flash inside the Host

B) All-Flash storage array

C) Hybrid Flash storage array

D) Flash in a hyper-converged architecture

Polling Question

Which implementation of Flash do you think provides the most value and benefit to a SQL Server environment?

Pre-Flash StepsThings to do before you Flash

● Defragmentation

● Index and Query Optimization

● Application Code Optimization

● Networking Improvements

Pre-Flash StepsThings to do before you Flash

● Defragmentation

● Index and Query Optimization

● Application Code Optimization

● But… Do we really need to do this?

Flash Implementation Strategies

● Server Side Flash Caching

● Shared Hybrid Flash

● Shared All-Flash

● Hyper-Converged Flash

What is Server Side Caching?

● Combines Server Side SSD with Server Caching Software● Can be implemented bare metal, in

guest and with hypervisor

● Can leverage a variety of flash media types

Server Side Caching Pros/Cons

● Challenges in Cluster/Hypervisor implementations

● Risks with write caching

● Expensive to deploy on broad scale

● Brings performance directly to the app

● Less latency, no network

● Targeted implementation

● Server Flash Less Expensive per GB

What is a Hybrid Array?

● Hybrid Array● An Flash tier leveraged by caching

intelligence on the array

Hybrid Array Pros/Cons

● Performance to all apps

● No software to install

● Should be safer for write caching

● Requires new storage array

● Shared Flash is more costly (HA)

● Limited fine grain control/QoS

● Different from Vendor to Vendor

What is an All-Flash Array?

● All-Flash Array● An array with only flash storage

All-Flash Array Pros/Cons

● High Performance to all apps

● No software to install

● Should be safer for write caching

● No Tuning Required

● Requires new storage array

● Shared Flash is more costly (HA)

● Limited ability to “tier off”

● Different from Vendor to Vendor

What is an Hyper Converged Storage

● Hyper-Converged

Storage Intelligence

Hyper Converged Pros/Cons

● Converged Server, Network and Storage

● May reduce costs

● May be simpler

● May require new servers, storage and networking

● Or requires a very “DIY” implementation

● Becomes complicated at scale

● Predictable performance may be an issue

Deciding on Your MS-SQL Flash Strategy

● Server Side Flash Caching

● Shared Hybrid Flash

● Shared All-Flash

● Hyper-Converged Flash

Transform your Businessby transforming your storage

Intelligent Flash Storage for Your Applications

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r

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Low Latency Apps

Balanced Performance

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MLC)Performance Media (Mem, SLC, eMLC)

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Inline Compression & Deduplication

Instant Snapshots

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Encryption

Replication

Thin Provisioning

Full Data Integrity

Metadata

Acceleration

Intelligent Caching

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High Availabil

ity

Multiprotocol Data Access

No additional Cost for Software - All features Bundled in the Platform

Broad Market Adoption

Consolidated file, database,

collaboration & reservations

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Which Flash is Best for MS-SQL? Server-side, hybrid or all-flash?

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