PetMed Express Chooses Kaminario

Kaminario, Inc. announced that PetMed Express, America's online pet pharmacy, has chosen the Kaminario K2 to accelerate its operational processes and daily reporting.

After installing the K2, PetMed Express saw a 400% performance improvement in its report processing and operational processes.

PetMed Express needed to resolve I/O-intensive database issues that were slowing down its warehouse operations and call center reporting capabilities. The company needed a solution that would enable it to keep its current storage infrastructure but improve storage performance by at least 50%. Cautious about the issues around SSD reliability, PetMed Express looked for a performance SSD storage solution that would also provide HA and data protection.

I/O wait issues caused by high drive latency prevented the PetMed Express database from performing as expected, and the company was faced with the decision of continuing to add more drives or replacing the entire storage system. To speed up reporting and daily operation processes, the business required a storage system that combined the speed of a SSD SAN with HA and data protection capabilities.

PetMed Express chose the Kaminario K2. Its performance and low latency impressed PetMed Express. The business saw a 400% performance improvement in its report processing and operational processes.

"These results far exceeded our expectations," stated Chris DiGiacomo, systems director, PetMed Express. "The Kaminario K2 solution enabled us to maintain our current database environment and get more life out of our existing systems."

DataProtect, the K2's built-in HA and data protection capabilities, enabled PetMed Express to consider performance SSD SAN solution without the fear of drive failures or data loss.

According to DiGiacomo: "Those features made the decision to go with the K2 much easier."

"Enterprises such as PetMed Express need the assurance of high performance data access, availability and protection," stated Dani Golan, CEO, Kaminario. "We are committed to working with our customers to ensure that they get all these features in an easy-to-deploy and cost-effective solution."