Low Cost MAXio All Flash Storage N1A6 From BiTMICRO

BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. said to have achieved the lowest cost per I/O with their storage array, the MAXio All Flash Storage N1A6.

It is a cost-competitive all flash array in the sub-$75K category. Compared with 15 all flash arrays (some reaching prices of $350k), the N1A6 had the highest 4K random write performance and the highest 4K random read performance.

“Our N1A6 All Flash Storage delivers extreme 4k random write speed for applications with high computational demands such as big data analytics. It also provides over a half million I/Os of random read speed. The N1A6 is highly redundant to ensure data protection and system availability,” remarks Jefery Bunting, president, BiTMICRO. “As an SSD and controller manufacturer, we can provide this system with an unmatched price to performance ratio.“

The N1A6, combining price with high IO/s, delivers a cost per I/O of $0.11 to $0.13. (This is for a fully configured N1A6 with 20TB of raw capacity and 12TB of useable capacity). The tested N1A6 included FlexiRemap data redundancy real-time software, dual redundant power-supplies, and dual 10GbE iSCSI or dual 16Gb FC connections.

When comparing the N1A6 cost per I/O to a SAS 24TB raw capacity RAID system, the N1A6 delivered over 100x more I/Os per second. Also, the cost per I/O for the HDD RAID system was $6.25 per I/O in comparison to the $0.11 to $0.13 per I/O for the N1A6.

In reviewing available information on other all flash arrays priced between $75k and $350K, the average cost per IO/s was $0.85. (The highest was roughly $1.35 per I/O). Notably, the N1A6 was the most cost effective solution with a cost of $0.11 to $0.13 per IO/s.