We’ve been talking about it and now the experts do too
Six features to look for in your storage QoS solution:
- Guaranteed QoS to every application within a shared storage platform-
The defining feature of “Storage QoS” solutions is that it obviates the need for storage silos in a data-center. This capability allows the QoS to be affordably delivered and scaled to thousands of applications. - Automated resource allocation to enforce QoS policies-
Hardwiring storage IOPS/throughput is no longer feasible with a rapid increase in number of applications. Admins should be able to provision or change performance for any application, on demand. - Zero proprietary lock-in and hardware flexibility-
It’s now easy to avoid expensive proprietary lock-ins with the emergence of software-only solutions. Further, ensure that you can flexibly choose any storage device (SATA, SAS, SSD) based on your workload demands, especially, with the hyperbole around “all-flash” architectures. - Standard storage features for security, reliability and efficiency-
The new solutions should at least match, if not exceed, the capabilities offered by legacy solutions in high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), backup, thin provisioning, de-duplication and data compression. - Centralized management with granular analytics-
Storage admins deserve a break too! Admins should be able to easily provision, monitor and manage storage across multiple sites, clusters, accounts and volumes from a single console. - Certified and ready to integrate with virtualized environments-
Wouldn’t it be great to provision/manage storage for your VMs from your vCenter console?
Given the relevance of QoS solutions for virtualized environments, this one’s a no brainer!
