SanDisk InfiniFlash IF150 All-Flash Platform Doubling Performance

SanDisk Corporation introduced an upgraded all-flash storage platform with the introduction of the InfiniFlash IF150 system, the latest addition to its InfiniFlash family.

The IF150 brings twice the performance via upgraded 12Gb SAS connectivity, and the same massive capacity to big data and hyperscale workloads as the previous generation of InfiniFlash. This further broadens the potential uses for the next-generation storage platform around a variety of new workloads, including HPC, big data analytics, media services and other high capacity, extreme performance-demanding applications. The company also introduced new offerings to enhance the experience for InfiniFlash customers.

“Since its launch, the game-changing performance and economic benefits of the InfiniFlash System have been recognized by customers-from data centers in research institutions doing big data analytics to web providers, hyperscalers and video streaming companies who manage data on a massive scale, and more,” said Ravi Swaminathan, VP and GM, systems and software solutions, SanDisk. “With our new IF150 system, we have pushed the performance even further, while at the same time delivering massive-scale storage at a price point that makes business sense.“

The IF150 system is suited for both the scale-out and scale-up environments required by today’s enterprise, cloud and hyperscale data centers. Delivering up to two million raw IO/s and consistently low latency, the IF150 system supports demanding workloads by addressing scalability and availability challenges. It works intelligently as an integrated hardware, software and open source system to deliver multiple business benefits to enterprise customers. It offers up to 512TB of flash storage in 3U system and can directly connect up to eight off-the-shelf-servers. Like all InfiniFlash systems, the IF150 offers massive all-flash storage capacity at a $1/GB price point for raw flash – compression and de-dupe capability in storage software (available from company’s InfiniFlash ecosystem partners) can further reduce the effective price per gigabyte.

“While all-flash arrays continue to exhibit strong double digit growth, the cost of these solutions is undergoing an increasingly downward trend,” said Eric Burgener, director, research, IDC. “As these flash alternatives reach price parity with HDD-based systems, we are starting to see more data center customers able to consider them for their storage requirements. The introduction of the InfiniFlash IF150 system brings higher performance at an effective dollar-per-gigabyte price point; in turn allowing a variety of new enterprise workloads to benefit from flash storage performance.“

IF150 features and specifications include:

• Performance: Features an enhanced 12Gb SAS interface, which can deliver up to two million IO/s, providing new levels of speed and performance in R/W-intensive environments. ⁽¹⁾

• Economics and reduced Opex: Offers up to an 80% reduction in TCO advantage over HDD-based systems. It is projected that all-flash arrays are 10 or more reliable than HDD-based arrays, reducing maintenance and FRU expenses. ⁽²⁾

• Low power consumption: The lowest power consumption – 450W average – of any high-capacity flash storage in the industry, reducing data center operating expenses. ⁽³⁾

• Downsized data center footprint: IF150 delivers among the highest density – 512TB in 3U – in the industry, saving costly rack space in the data center, making efficient use of available power and floor space.

In addition to the introduction of IF150, the company is further broadening its commitment to customer support for the InfiniFlash systems family with the addition of two optional offerings:

• FlashStart – A professional service for all InfiniFlash storage systems and firm’s ION Accelerator customers that ensures that all hardware and software is optimally installed and configured to give all customers a competitive edge.

• FlashAssure – A comprehensive customer support service including warranty coverage, selectable SLA options and onsite field technicians.

“GleSYS provides flexible, scalable, hosted Internet solutions to nearly 3,500 customers around the world,” said Glenn Johansson, CEO and founder, GleSYS Internet Services AB. “Incorporating SanDisk’s InfiniFlash system as part of our solution provides GleSYS with a seamless, simple-to-manage, cost-efficient solution that delivers substantial performance gains over traditional legacy infrastructure.“

“CompuGroup Medical needed a solution that provided high performance and improved latency to support diverse and complex workloads,” said Thomas Schend, senior architect, IT systems, CompuGroup Medical AG. “By deploying the InifiniFlash System, CompuGroup Medical realized increased data access speeds, lower power and cooling costs, and a reduced data center footprint-all in a cost-effective solution.“

“As part of Wipro’s SDDC strategy, our next generation SDS reference architecture is designed for seamless adoption and transition to a flexible, highly-scalable, efficient and high-performance storage solution,” said Anuj Bhalla, VP and business head, global SI, maintenance services and products, Wipro Ltd. “Wipro’s SDS, powered by SanDisk’s InfiniFlash technology, brings in unmatched all-flash performance, reliability at lower cost and SanDisk’s innovation on next-gen flash dramatically reduces DC footprint, altogether lowering overall TCO.“

⁽¹⁾ Based on internal testing. Test results and configurations available from SanDisk upon request.
⁽²⁾ Annual Failure Rate as compared to HDDs. InfiniFlash AFR based on internal testing. Test results available from company’s upon request.
⁽³⁾ Power consumption cost modeling data available from firm’s upon request.

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