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Think flash-first for primary storage
With the introduction of enterprise-grade all-flash
arrays, conventional thinking about storage has been
turned on its head.
For example, a recent Gartner study found that all-
flash storage pays for itself in just five to six months
on average, the result of dramatic improvements
in total cost of ownership (TCO). Gartner reported
that operating expenses for administration,
power, space, cooling, and maintenance were all
significantly reduced.
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Reductions in software licensing costs and
improvements in IT productivity were also
contributors. The question is no longer when to
choose all-flash storage.
You now must ask yourself: “When would I not choose
all-flash storage?” If you’re running a traditional
storage architecture with spinning disks, you’re
probably aware of the growing challenges. Many IT
teams struggle to meet performance SLAs.
You may be spending increasing amounts of time
trying to tune performance, a problem made more
difficult by new applications with different I/O profiles
and performance demands.
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As you shuffle data around from one storage system
to another to improve performance, it increases the
difficulty of maintaining security and compliance,
adding to your team’s workload.
Perhaps your current storage systems are behind
the technology curve or approaching the end of
their warranty, or perhaps the future plans of an
incumbent storage vendor are uncertain.
Whatever the reason, there has never been a better
time to consider switching to all-flash storage.
This guide will help you understand what’s important
and help you evaluate storage options based on the
most important selection criteria.
Evaluating all-flash storage
It’s important to recognise that all-flash storage
solutions may vary widely in terms of features and
capabilities. For most IT organisations evaluating
flash storage, the primary considerations are:
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Performance
Capacity and scalability
Resiliency and availability
Support for future needs
Total cost of ownership
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