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NetApp EF570 and E5700 All-Flash and Hybrid Storage Systems

Starts at $25,000 for EF570 all-flash array, supports 367TB of raw flash capacity in modular 2U building block

NetApp Inc. introduced a system that has set records for price/performance.

EF570 all-flash systems

The company has also added new software to its big data analytics portfolio, including the first available NVMe-enabled solution on the market and a firm’s Converged Infrastructure Solution for Data Analytics. These offerings provide fast performance and the building blocks for analytics data management that is fast, secure, efficient and future-proof.

To be effective, strategic, and tactical for future planning, companies need to harness and leverage the wealth of available data. Meaningful analytics are the key differentiator for smarter decision making and for gaining a competitive advantage. To differentiate their business from the competition and to accelerate time to market, organizations need hybrid cloud data solutions that can deliver top application performance with nonstop data availability.

Solutions and software introduced include:

  • EF570 all-flash system is a storage industry’s price/performance as demonstrated by SPC-1 and SPC-2 benchmark tests as of September 19, 2017.
    The fourth-generation all-flash array was designed for performance-intensive workloads such as big data analytics, technical computing, and video surveillance. It now delivers up to 21GB/s of bandwidth, one million sustained IO/s, sub-100 microsecond latency, and support for 100Gb NVMe over IB to increase application responsiveness and to accelerate analytics. And it’s all in a 2U package. The system supports 367TB of raw flash capacity in a modular 2U building block that scales to 1.8PB.

  • E5700 Series hybrid flash system accelerates performance and increases density with a hybrid flash system that is optimal for modern enterprise applications. It also supports 100Gb NVMe over IB.

  • SANtricity Cloud Connector enables data fabric capabilities by providing cost-effective backup and recovery to the cloud from E-Series and EF-Series systems.

  • SANtricity 11.4 software comes with security enhancements such as role-based access control and audit log, Active Directory support, and an external key manager. It also ships with on-box SANtricity System Manager.

  • Converged Infrastructure Solution for Data Analytics brings together the latest storage, networking, and server technologies in a pre-tested, pre-validated reference architecture to help simplify deployment of data analytics environments.

E5700 Series hybrid flash systems

Organizations looking to transform data into valuable business results are often bogged down by inefficient infrastructures that are not designed for performance-intensive workloads,” said Ritu Jyoti, research director, infrastructure for big data and analytics, IDC. “Lacking the speed required to analyze third platform data and yield critical business insights in real time, they know that throwing expensive updates at their infrastructure isn’t a solution. Companies need a solution that offers the best price/performance to solve this business challenge.

We know that technology changes fast, and that’s why we are always on top of breakthroughs in application and infrastructure architecture,” said Rob Berger, MD, big data and analytics, Global Technology Resources, Inc.NetApp EF570 and E5700 systems enable us to reduce speed to insight for our customers while offering tremendous value and support for mission-critical workloads.

Data is the engine that powers modern business,” said Eric Stoltman, VP and GM, hyperscale storage group, NetApp. “NetApp’s new solutions deliver enhanced performance, efficiency, and flexibility for companies looking to harness data that is distributed, dynamic, and diverse.

The EF570 all-flash array is a mid-range storage system that offers twice the throughput performance of earlier versions. In deployments, the EF570 can cut video processing times by as much as 95%, reducing data set analysis from weeks to hours. And response for financial transactions is up to four times faster than with other systems.

The E5700 Series is a hybrid flash system that is designed with SANtricity OS adaptive caching algorithms for a range of application workloads. Requiring 2U or 4U of rack space, the E5700 Series hybrid flash array combines extreme IO/s and sub-100μs response times to increase application responsiveness and to accelerate analytics. Customers can also get backup and recovery to the hybrid cloud with integration with the Data Fabric.

Both the E5700 and EF570 systems support multiple high-speed host interfaces, including 32Gb FC, 25Gb iSCSI, 100Gb IB, 12Gb SAS, and 100Gb NVMe over IB. This capability makes EF570 and E5700 systems among a first 2U arrays with support for NVMe.

Designed for application environments, including backup and recovery, technical computing, video surveillance, and big data analytics, the NetApp E-Series and EF-Series storage arrays with SANtricity software offer performance, value, and simplicity. SANtricity System Manager gives customers the flexibility to manage their EF570 and E5700 Series systems from any location, at any time, through an on-box, web-based interface. In addition, customers can simplify deployment and access data with secure, reliable storage, proven by more than one million installations over the company’s rich 20+ year history. For cost-effective backup and recovery to the cloud, the SANtricity Cloud Connector is a hybrid cloud solution that connects directly to an Amazon S3 target or through a firm’s StorageGRID or AltaVault storage system.

SPC-1 and SPC-2 price/performance
The company has demonstrated price/performance results for both SPC-1 and SPC-2 benchmarks in the same system. With price/performance ratios of $0.13/SPC-1 IO/s and $3.69/SPC-2 MBPS, The firm has established its standing as the storage industry’s price/performance leader for transactional and bandwidth workloads.

The EF570 starts at $25,000 and will be available in October.

Resources:
How to increase performance with EF570 all-flash array.
Enhance backup and recovery with NetApp E5700 systems.
How to get cost-effective cloud backup with SANtricity software.
How to deliver data analytics 50% faster with NetApp big data analytics solutions.
EF570 SPC-1 and SPC-2 full disclosure report from the Storage Performance Council.

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