Fusion-io and Microsoft SQL ServerCustomer Case Studies

I now run Check DB every week and know our database is free

of corruption without affecting the user experience.

Thomas Pullen | Project DBA

Before AfterOLTP Data

OLAP Data SAN

1 x ioDrive 1.28TB1 x ioDrive 650TB

OLTP Server OLTP Server

AlwaysOn

1 x ioDrive 1.28TB1 x ioDrive 650TB

OLAP Server

Migrating our SQL Server databases to ioMemory removed the disk

Bottleneck. The whole system is now more stable and nimble. Even the

Biggest promotion in JD.com history had no issues.Technical Principal | JD.com

AfterSubscriber Footprint Before

OLTP DatabaseServer Consolidation3:1

The ioDrive products have a direct bottom-line impact on our business.

They allow us to to collect and process greater amounts of data, faster,

which means less wait time for the user and happy customers.Reuben Shaffer | Chief Information Officer

AfterBefore

SAN 10 OLTP ServersHard disks:

8 x 15k RPM SAS drivers

OLAP Server

10 OLTP Servers OLAP Server

7 x ioDrive Duos1.28TB

1 x ioDrive Duo1.28TB

A single server with ioMemory doubled the workload capability of a

3-server, 21-disk array-based system.

Mike Rhodes | VP of Operations

AfterBefore

footprint consolidation16:1

Over 400 Hard Drives Storage Arrays

Database Servers

Passive DB/ETL

Active DB Active ETL/Passive DB

One ioDrive2 Duo 2.4TB andone ioDrive2 1.2TB per server

It’s Critical that our users are able to see good performance from thesearch engine. Previously, they weren’t able to leverage the lead-ing-edge capabilities of our system because it wasn’t performing atits optimal level, but now with ioControl we’re seeing good results.

Jim Gunnarson | System Administrator

9U

The Fusion-io solution needs to be seen to be believed. It is a great

way to cost-effectively increase your current system’s performance

without replacing your hardwareJesse Pryor | Systems Engineer

Virtualized System

faster report generation40x employee hoursrecovered/day10-15

StorageVMware ESXi 5.0 HostsCitrix XenServers

Citrix GuestsSQL Guests

ioMemory greatly increases CPU utilization, which means we can

really get the value out of our blade server investment and consolidate

more effectively. Stacy Squire | ITC Infrastructure Manager

Virtualized System

faster SAP OpenText archiving 9x faster purchasing reports5x

Servers Storage Blades

We now deliver the consistent performance that our physicians and

nurses need. Reports that used to take an hour to run now complete

in about 10 minutes.Steven Connell | Server Support Manager

Fusion powered ERP system

faster ERP reporting 6xscalable performance for 135 CitricReceivers servicing over 1,300physicians and 26,000 employees

CONSISTENT

1 x HP IO Accelerator640GB per server

8 Provisioning Servers 135 Receiver Servers

We reached our 5x workload requirements, while significantly

increasing the available performance. This will ensure applications

remain fast and responsive as we grow.Rudy Dellafiore | Director of IT

Virtualized System

Cache Management

ION Appliance

Cache LUN’s delivered from ION

ESXi HostsWith flash Virtualization

greater VM density2-3x performance(at 5x the workload)5x faster web and application

response times2x

Thomas Fisher | Technical Architect

We considered purchasing a SAN, but it would have taken 200-300 disks,plus we would have had to install a Fibre Channel system and Fibre Channel cards just to meet our needs. It only took two servers with asingle ioDrive in each to give us six time the performance we had before.

Before After

server consolidation6:1

Hard Disks Blade Servers

All Data

Archive Dataon hard disks

Active Dataon ioDrive 1.2TB