Adaptec MaxIQ™ SSD Cache Performance Kit Elevator Pitch
Adaptec MaxIQ™ SSD Cache Performance Kit brings dramatic application acceleration to
I/O intensive data center environments
Get up to 5X faster application performance and reduce costs by up to 50%.
Data centers and cloud computing environments around the world are facing intense pressure to
reduce capital and operating costs while maintaining the highest levels of system performance.
The Adaptec MaxIQ™ SSD Cache Performance Solution addresses the needs of I/O intensive
data centers by creating high-performance hybrid arrays – storage arrays that use both solid state
drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) – to deliver up to five times the I/O performance of
HDD-only arrays, and up to 50% savings in costs.
Up to 5X faster performance
Adaptec MaxIQ features customized Intel®-powered SSD cache with MaxIQ SSD Caching
Software to deliver up to 5X faster application performance. The software introduces a patentpending Learned-Path algorithm that alleviates the bottleneck that can occur between server
processors and hard drives by copying frequently-read data directly into an optimized SSD cache
pool for faster retrieval in future requests. MaxIQ also updates “hot” cached data on subsequent
writes to the same blocks to maximize storage efficiency.
Up to 50% lower capital and operating expenses
The improved system performance reduces capital expenses by allowing data centers to more
efficiently deploy servers and storage systems, increasing the number of users hosted per system
and lessening the need for additional equipment. By deploying fewer servers and storage
systems, data centers can also significantly cut maintenance and support costs as well as energy
consumption.
Minimal integration required
Ideal for data center and cloud computing environments with high “read” demands, such as web
serving, file serving, and databases, MaxIQ is application-agnostic and does not require changes
to storage architectures, application software or operating systems. The MaxIQ SSD Cache
Performance Solution drops right into all industry-standard platforms, enabled with Adaptec
storage controllers, providing seamless compatibility with today’s off-the-shelf IT components.
Intelligent data conditioning
MaxIQ™ is the next stage in Adaptec’s Data Conditioning Platform <link to DC Platform page>
– a strategic vision for developing new and better methods for intelligently routing, optimizing
and protecting data as it moves through the I/O path.
Built on nearly three decades of Adaptec I/O innovation, Data Conditioning Platform solutions
seamlessly connect to existing infrastructure to enable the growing market of high-demand data
centers – particularly on-demand cloud computing data centers – to significantly lower costs,
maximize I/O performance and achieve meaningful Green IT objectives.