Virtustream Selects PernixData FVP

PernixData, Inc., in virtualizing server flash, announced that Virtustream, Inc., an enterprise cloud software and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, has selected PernixData FVP to scale-out storage performance for its cloud applications.

By enabling both mission-critical legacy and web-scale applications to run in the cloud, FVP is helping Virtustream exceed customer SLAs, while lowering the company’s support calls.

At any given time, Virtustream supports a mix of virtual workloads from hundreds of customers and it is critical that the company ensures consistent and reliable performance for all of its customers. PernixData FVP allows Virtustream to enhance the performance and lower the operational complexities associated with traditional storage systems.

Virtustream had looked at multiple solutions including adding flash capabilities to existing storage arrays but wanted a solution that would scale linearly as they added compute capacity. They were also assessing if the ‘flash in the SAN’ approach would sufficiently help the performance of their virtualized applications.

The company decided to decouple storage performance from capacity using FVP software (with SanDisk flash hardware.)

With the combined solution in place, Virtustream is seeing the following results:

• A 96% reduction in application latency during periods of peak usage
• A 66% reduction in SAN utilization, extending the life of that device
• Instantaneous acceleration of system performance

“PernixData FVP delivers consistent and reliable performance at a fraction of the cost of alternative solutions, making it the ideal solution for Virtustream’s application hosting environment,” said Matt Theurer, SVP of solutions architecture, Virtustream. “I would have had to spend tens of thousands of dollars per month to get the storage performance I needed the traditional way. With PernixData, I am paying less. In addition, integrating PernixData FVP with xStream allows customers to instantaneously accelerate system performance simply by clicking a mouse. No data or storage migrations.“