Abstract
Large server count, scale out cluster applications require non-volatile storage performance well beyond the capabilities of legacy storage networking technologies. Until now the only solution has been to load SSDs directly into the cluster servers. This approach delivers excellent raw storage performance, but introduces many disadvantages including: single points of failure, severely limited configuration/provisioning flexibility and added solution cost. This presentation discusses a new, scalable, very high performance storage architecture that delivers all the simplicity and promise of DAS with the efficiency and capability of network storage, at an industry leading cost point.