X-IO Exceeds 15GB/s of Throughput in Demo

X-IO Technologies was demonstrating record-breaking price/performance using Microsoft’s new Windows Server 2012 RC at Microsoft TechEd North America 2012, taking place June 11-14 in Orlando, FL.

Running a single equipment rack of 10 ISE-2 Intelligent Storage with HP servers, IB adapters and hardware from QLogic, the company has attained a sustainable rate of over 15GB/s of throughput, achieving up to 100,000+ IOPS with storage capacities exceeding 100TB.

"This is a game changer in the cost of high performance storage solutions, delivering in just one rack what our competitors can only achieve with many times the equipment and at much higher costs," said Steve Sicola, CTO of X-IO. "Now with the added capability of Windows Server 2012, we can clearly demonstrate that X-IO storage matches or exceeds the best performance available from today’s servers at a fraction of the cost."

The demonstration used only off-the-shelf commodity equipment, showcasing not only the speed of X-IO’s ISE-2 intelligent storage solution, but its real world usability and affordability in the data center.

The demonstration platform comprised
the following available products:

10 ISE-2 Storage Systems (powered by 700 watts per 3U box)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 incorporating the upgraded SMB v3
X-IO X-volume software
Current generation standard servers (HP DL380p G8 & DL360 G7)
IB adapters and switches
Two QLogic 5800 8GB FC switches and
Six Qlogic QLA2564 (quad-port) HBAs

Sicola continued: "We have proven that storage no longer needs to be the choke point in the stack. And this is not some custom test designed to present a theoretical performance output; these numbers reflect real world experience, demonstrating the industry-leading value, performance and reliability of our design."

X-IO designed its Intelligent Storage Elements and architecture from the ground up to accelerate enterprise applications and drive storage price/performance, even for big data needs. Each ISE unit is a self-contained storage building block. ISE is designed to scale so that no matter how many ISE units are added to increase capacity, storage performance is maintained. ISE units are major environmental upgrades to a data center due to their low energy consumption and low HVAC loads.