Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
Optimizing SSDs for public cloud storage providers fills technology niche
Vendor: SolidFire
Category: Solid-state storage systems for cloud providers
Product: SF3010 Storage Node
Why it makes our list: Fills a need for storage built exclusively for the
cloud
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SolidFire has created an all-solid-state drive (SSD) storage system for public
cloud storage providers. SolidFire CEO Dave Wright maintains traditional storage systems weren’t
built for SSDs or optimized for the cloud. That’s where the SF3010 Storage Node and its Element Operating System (OS) come in. The
SolidFire SF3010 is a 1U system with 10 multi-level cell (MLC) and single-level cell (SLC) SSD drives and native 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE)
iSCSI connectivity. SolidFire’s REST-based API handles storage management, automation and multi-tenant
provisioning. The Element OS handles management functions such as inline deduplication,
compression and thin provisioning in real-time. “Traditional enterprise storage just doesn’t work
at cloud scale,” said Wright. “They have cost, management and complexity issues that didn’t fit in
that environment.” Of course, every enterprise storage vendor disagrees with that assessment. SolidFire
launched its SF3010 this year, and has $12 million in funding.
This was first published in August 2011
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