Avere Outperforms NetApp and Isilon NAS in SPECsfs2008 NFS Benchmark

Avere Systems, Inc.‘s FXT Series has established new performance standards and bested former benchmark leaders NetApp, Inc. and EMC Corp. in the SPECsfs2008 NFS benchmark test.

Test results show superior results for Avere in throughput, latency and footprint, demonstrating the impact its NAS optimization products have on scaling application performance at a fraction of the cost and space of legacy NAS solutions.

Results were achieved during testing of a 44-node cluster of Avere FXT 3500 appliances using the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation SPECsfs2008_nfs.v3 benchmark. The system achieved a combination of 1,564,404 ops/sec throughput and latency of .99ms ORT (overall response time). Only 752 disks and 104 rack units were used in the test configuration, 1/4th the amount used by the previous benchmark leader.

"For years, buyers of traditional storage solutions have struggled with trade-offs between performance and cost," said Ron Bianchini, Avere President and CEO. "With Avere’s NAS optimization products, they no longer have to make that choice, instead getting both the highest NAS performance and the best cost options for both upfront acquisition as well as ongoing operational expenses – with independent benchmark results that prove it."

"Outperforming solutions from the two largest storage vendors in benchmark testing clearly shows the Avere FXT Series to be an outstanding offering to an industry that needs to satisfy ever-increasing throughput requirements while adhering to an era of ever-increasing austerity," said Arun Taneja, founder and Consulting Analyst of Taneja Group. "By delivering off-the-chart performance numbers in a much smaller footprint, organizations will not only save in the initial capital expense of purchasing of the NAS appliances, but will also see benefits in the significantly lower OPEX costs to run and manage such a solution over the years."