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Wanting to understand why hardware and SDS are independent, and yet why they are linked? Why not everyone is best served with a “DIY”model to SDS? (BTW – customers I talk to using SDS + COTS at scale are all learning this).
Fascinating research paper, linked below (you will need to buy the paper, but if you’re thinking about it – the cost of the paper is fractional compared to what you will learn, and on 2/16 I will share a personal story). Not an ounce of emotion from me on the topic of SDS + SW, SDS + validated hardware, appliances from me – every customer is different. We have fully embraced SDS (VSAN, ScaleIO, ECS, Isilon SD Edge, DD/VE, Recoverpoint for VMs, etc, etc) and all the consumption form factors (software only, software + hardware, full appliance). Rather – this is a case of “nice to see someone else do the full math”. This is a 3rd party (Gartner) echoing the “SDS SW only –> Bundled with validated hardware –> appliance” examples I’ve been echoing for a while here, here, here (based on a ton of customer interaction). How about the cost of Cloud Storage models, compared to “DIY”, and storage appliances? Again, good third party work. This is a case which is pretty analytical, and while there’s a lot of opinions, the math holds up pretty clearly. Again, not free (I wish you would Gartner!), but worth the $$ if you’re debating this choice. There are a TON of opinions on this topic, these two represent some of the clearest mathematical assessments of the economic and non-economic considerations inside this (relatively) new domain of different consumption and assembly models of the IT domain of “persistence”. Pure SDS is here to stay – it makes a ton of sense in many ways, and it gives a certain economic and architectural transparency and flexibility. BUT – customers need to decide where they are on the “buy vs. build” continuum. This links to a lot that is happening in the next couple weeks – stay tuned dear readers! |
