Windows Azure
Conference 2014
Windows Azure Conference 2014
Hybrid Cloud Storage:
StorSimple and Windows Azure
Introduction
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Windows Azure Conference 2014
Windows Azure Conference 2014
Traditional storage data center architecture
Primary
Storage
Archival
Storage
Disk based
backup
storage
Tape
infrastructure
and
management
Off-site DR
and georesiliency
Storage Today = Complex & Expensive (and
not necessary for all workloads)
Primary storage
growth
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Growth of
infrequently
used data
Growth of
backup and
long term
data retention
Growth in
datacenter
sprawl and
equipment
High-cost,
untested
disaster
recovery
infrastructure
Hybrid cloud storage: a simplified approach
Primary
Storage
Archival
Storage
Disk based
backup
storage
Tape
infrastructure
and
management
Off-site DR
and georesiliency
Hybrid Cloud Storage = Simplified + Cost Optimized (ideal for
many standard datacenter use cases)
StorSimple
Cloud Integrated Storage
(CiS)
Primary
storage
growth
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Pay-as yougrow for
infrequently
accessed,
“cold” data
Pay-as yougrow for
backup and
long term
retention
A single,
consolidated
solution
provided by
one vendor
Simplified DR
to any
StorSimple
solution
Hybrid cloud storage ideal for unstructured data
StorSimple is ideally suited for workloads generating lots of data that
is accessed only briefly in its lifecycle.
Unstructured
Data
Windows
Azure
Storage
Capacity
Access
Working-set of
data
StorSimple
Time
Time
Most I/O happens to the “working
set” of data
Data grows exponentially
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Lower infrastructure and management cost
Single vendor
for hybrid
cloud storage
(integrated onpremise and cloud
storage)
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Automated
data tiering to
the cloud
Automated
local and
remote backup
Use cloud as
secondary
datacenter;
recover data
anywhere
Pay-as-yougrow OP-EX
model for data
stored in the
cloud
Architecture
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ENTERPRISE-CLASS HARDWARE PLATFORM
Highly available - no single point of failure
1. Full MPIOs
2. Dual controllers with auto-failover
3. Dual power
4. Dual cooling
5. RAID drives
6. Hot-spare drives
7. Non-disruptive software upgrades
8. Certified by Microsoft & VMware
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StorSimple Models
Scalability / Performance
4
U
7520
20 TB usable local
2 TB SSD
500TB max cloud capacity
2
U
5520
10 TB usable local
1.2 TB SSD
300TB max cloud capacity
2
U
7020
4 TB usable local
600 GB SSD
200TB max cloud capacity
2
U
5020
2 TB usable local
400 GB SSD
100TB max cloud capacity
Capacity
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Application
Servers
Connects Windows Servers to Windows
Azure Storage in Minutes with No
Application Modification
StorSimple CiS
Benefits
Most Active Data
on SSD
SAS Local Tier
Speed of SSD/SAN
+ Elasticity of Cloud
Azure Storage
Inactive Data +
Backup Copies
in Cloud
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• Consolidates primary, archive, backup,
DR thru seamless integration with Azure
• Cloud Snapshots = revolutionary speed,
simplicity and reliability for backup and
recovery
• Reduces enterprise storage TCO by 60–80%
Learn more: microsoft.com/storsimple
StorSimple and automatic tiering
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Flow of data with automated tiering
Application or File servers
Automatically moving
data to the next tier
occurs when tiers are
about 80% full
Linear Data
Deduplicated Data
Deduplicated &
Compressed Data
Deduplicated,
Compressed, &
Encrypted Data
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SSD
SAS
The least recently
accessed
fingerprint in the
tier is the first to
move to the next
tier
Deduplication and compression
Optimizes the
utilization of SSD
capacity, improving
performance
Deduplication is done
at the block level;
across all volumes
within a cloud account
Fingerprints are
content addressable,
enabling transparent
capacity expansion to
Azure storage
On-premise data
capacity can be
increased by 2x – 5x
based on the type of
data stored
Minimizes size of data
transfer and storage in
Azure. Also, reduces
data download and
recovery times
No duplicated blocks
between snapshots
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Demo
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StorSimple Offers
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Compelling Economics:
ASAP Offer
$50K for ~50TB
1
with 7020 appliance2 (no additional cost)
What customers
are paying for
What customers
get at NO
additional cost
Offers valid till June 30th, 2014
$100K for ~100TB1
with 7020 appliance2 OR
7520 appliance2 (no additional cost)
$50K/year on Azure EA for storage
$100K/year on Azure EA for storage
• Covers ~50TB of Azure storage through StorSimple
solution for a wide range of use cases
• Covers ~100TB of Azure storage through StorSimple
solution for a wide range of use cases
7020 appliance (worth $70K)
Option-1: 7020 appliance (worth $70K)
• Gold support for the appliance for 1 year with Next
Business Day (NBD) parts
• Gold support for the appliance for 3 years with NBD
parts
Option-2: 7520 appliance (worth $120K)
• Gold support for the appliance for 1 year with NBD
parts
• $5,000 per year for Gold support for the appliance in
years 2 & 3
Additional costs
• Additional $2,500 per year for upgrade to platinum
support for the appliance
(Xyratex charges
customer directly)
• Additional $10,000 for upgrade from 7020 to 5520
Option-1 – 7020 with 3 years of Gold support
• Additional $7,500 for upgrade to platinum support
for the appliance for 3 years
• Additional $10,000 for upgrade from 7020 to 5520
Option-2 – 7520 with 1 year of Gold Support
• $7,500 per year for Gold support for the appliance in
years 2 & 3
• Additional $2,500 per year for upgrade to platinum
support for the appliance
1
2
Provides geo-replicated storage for a wide range of use cases. The actual storage available may vary by discount, use case and use of other Azure services
Appliance built and distributed by Xyratex
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Customer Interaction Zone (CiZ)
Ask the Experts
Any question on Anything Azure!
GBR
Day 1
5:15 PM
Book your slot now! @ the
registration desk at the CiZ
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