Tintri by DDN: Next-Gen VMstore T7000 NVMe-Based Systems

Tintri by DDN, Inc., a DDN ((DataDirect Networks, Inc.) subsidiary, expanded its line of VMstore T7000 NVMe-based systems to include the VMstore T7060 and T7040 platforms.

VMstore storage management system features AI-driven autonomous operations, app-level visibility and real-time and predictive analytics for hands-off operations for nearly all administrative tasks – reducing administrative overhead by 95%.

Legacy meets innovation
The T7000 series leverages the same trusted NVMe hardware used by DDN systems in demanding AI, analytics, deep learning, and high IO/s environments to provide 30% faster performance than previous-gen VMstore systems – at prices comparable to previous gen all-flash systems. NVMe-driven performance and efficiencies enable more VMs in a footprint and better cost efficiency, while autonomous operations eliminate the majority of manual tasks, saving time and reducing errors.

“As enterprise storage is more and more being managed by IT generalists and other constituencies that do not have a deep storage background, ease of use has become an increasingly critical purchase criteria,” said Eric Burgener, research VP, infrastructure systems platforms and technologies, IDC. “Ease of storage management has always been a differentiating value proposition for Tintri, and their new NVMe-based storage platforms feature enhanced AI-driven operations that make these systems even easier to use.“

Granular real-time and predictive analytics
VMstore T7000 series’ predictive analytics can precisely forecast resource requirements to optimize performance and capacity up to 18 months in advance, eliminating over provisioning and wasted resources. Real-time analytics can pinpoint bottlenecks across storage, network and compute layers withins, avoiding hours, or potentially days, of troubleshooting. The company’s file system provides auto-performance management, granular visibility and control at the managed object level, enabling administrators to oversee workloads and eliminate LUN-centric management.

Scalable and secure
The VMstore T7000 series provides flexible options at installation. Users can choose the performance level and storage capacity required, knowing the system can easily scale to meet changing business needs. It can increase from ten drive populated bays up to 24 drives without downtime leveraging the firm‘s patented non-disruptive drive-by-drive expansion. In addition, it includes self-encrypting drives (SED) and FIPS-compliant software encryption with Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) to satisfy security requirements.

“The Workload Intelligence driven efficiencies and optimizations of VMstore are the reason it has held the title of the most revolutionary storage management appliance on the market for more than a decade,” said Graham Breeze, VP, products, Tintri. “VMstore truly is a self-driving system that provides the unparalleled VM density required for deploying virtual infrastructures and accommodating the enterprise’s dynamics and changing needs.“

VMstore T7000 platforms (T7080, T7060, T7040) are available from the company and through certified partners. TxOS 5.2, the newest version of the VMstore OS, is supported on the entire T7000 product line.

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