LATEST INTELLIGENCE
KEYS TO BUSINESS SUCCESS
WITH ALL-FLASH STORAGE
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ll-flash storage is on a strong growth trajectory,
but the industry is not swooning naively over the
blazing fast I/O speeds. Most IT managers are taking
a mature, step-by-step approach to all-flash adoption.
Falling per-gigabyte prices are making the technology
more commonplace. Solid state drives are no longer just for
specialized, high-performing tasks. Before they leap, however,
storage professionals want to understand the full business
picture as they formulate a winning strategy for putting all-
flash storage to use for more workloads.
This paper offers insights for business success with all-flash
storage based on IT Central Station reviews. Real users weigh in
on what it takes to get the most out of the technology. It covers
such aspects of flash storage as the need for simplicity and the
importance of flexibility. The paper also looks at how to build a
business case for all-flash and think through the implications of
issues such as integration with existing infrastructure.
The Growth of All-Flash Storage
The all-flash storage business is booming even as the overall
storage market cools off. In 2015, according to IDC, sales
of all-flash arrays were up 71% for the year while total
storage revenue decreased by 2.2%. Adoption is brisk but
measured. Taneja Group, an industry research firm, surveyed
IT managers and found that 18% believed that all of their tier
1 workloads would be running on all-flash arrays by the end
of 2017. Of those surveyed, 35% also thought they would run
their tier 1 workloads on all-flash but needed more time to
work through their hardware refresh cycles. So, 53% expected
an all-flash future, and the survey found that only 10% felt
that all-flash was not going to be the dominant storage
platform in the future.
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