Flash Memory Summit: Datera Demos Data Infrastructure as-a-Service

Datera Inc., a provider of cloud-independent data infrastructure as-a-service has demonstrated the performance of Z-SSD ultra-low latency flash storage from Samsung Electronics at FMS2017.

Datera showcased a policy-based, self-managing web-scale data infrastructure that includes Z-SSD flash storage and conventional SATA flash, with an emphasis on the ability to adapt to changing workloads in real time.

Datera architecture is designed from the ground up to deliver high levels of I/O performance and low latency as a service. Enabled by Z-SSD flash, Datera can deliver per-node performance of more than 400,000 IO/s at less than 100µs latency.

Deployed on commodity x86-based servers with support for mixed media types, the architecture enables a scalable, tiered enterprise data infrastructure. The infrastructure is delivered as a service within a private cloud, as a foundational element of distributed edge clouds or across public clouds. Datera infrastructure supports orchestration and virtualization layers including CloudStack, Docker, Kubernetes, Mesosphere, OpenStack and VMware.

As I/O demand from applications increases or decreases, Datera software can automatically perform a live migration of data between performance tiers based on policies established by system administrators. This continuous optimization assures that data is always delivered at the right level of performance with low cost, while eliminating the need for expensive over-provisioning and labor-intensive administration to meet application service level objectives.