Fusion-io Teams with Dell to Deliver ION Accelerator Appliance
Fusion-io today announced that the all-flash ION Accelerator Appliance will be offered as a fully integrated and Dell-branded solution. Featuring the industry-leading performance and reliability of Fusion-io flash technology, the Dell Acceleration Appliance for Databases, is simple to deploy and purpose-built for accelerating enterprise applications including Oracle, SAP HANA, and Microsoft SQL Server, as well as virtualization workloads. The all-flash appliance delivers application-focused performance for data-intensive workloads, allowing general purpose storage systems to focus on managing data capacity.
"As more companies implement new data-intensive applications to tackle challenges in their business, the price of slow becomes evermore apparent," said Fusion-io Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Product Officer Gary Smerdon. "Our all-flash ION Accelerator appliance provides a foundation that delivers application performance, ensuring that businesses can gather actionable business insight from reliable, real-time data."
Dell Acceleration Appliance for Databases combines industry-leading Dell servers and proven Fusion-io flash memory to maximize data-intensive application performance. The scalable all-flash appliance features high performance and efficient density with up to 12TB of persistent, ultra low latency flash memory in 2U of space. Customers can also expect simple management and seamless integration with enterprise applications in both physical and virtual environments along with proven Fusion-io flash memory data protection technology like Adaptive Flashback. For application environments ranging from OLTP to OLAP and from in-memory to NoSQL, Dell Acceleration Appliance for Databases will deliver unmatched acceleration.
"Dell's technology collaboration with Fusion-io on our new offering, Dell Acceleration Appliance for Databases, will help customers optimize database performance with the solution's integrated flash technology," said Sam Greenblatt, chief technology officer and vice president of engineered solutions, Dell. "Combined with Dell's industry-leading service and support, customers can expect this solution to help them cost-effectively respond to business needs rapidly and reliably."
Architected for application acceleration, Dell Acceleration Appliance for Databases enables businesses to achieve faster application response times, higher server consolidation, and better scalability across their virtual datacenters. The all-flash solution delivers the highest levels of performance for database users in physical and virtual environments. For instance, Dell demonstrated real-world virtualization performance when the company posted its best VMware VMmark score using Fusion ION Accelerator Appliance.
