Dell EMC’s product is an NVMe-based array, which also supports SCM, and comes with a built-in machine learning engine that uses predictive analytics and pattern recognition to improve storage performance.
Nimble software update#
HPE’s Nimble Storage update sounds similar to Dell EMC’s PowerMax storage refresh, announced at last week’s Dell Technologies World. And the all-flash arrays deliver up to 220 percent better price performance. The company claims the hybrid arrays provide up to 150 percent greater price performance than previous arrays. So in addition to storing primary workloads, where flash speed and efficiency is important, it also works as a secondary flash array for backup and disaster recovery. “As the cost comes down, customers will be able to take advantage of those.”Īdditionally, the Nimble hybrid arrays now have inline variable deduplication.
Nimble software upgrade#
“Customers will be able to seamlessly upgrade to any combination of those protocols,” said Sakthi Chandra, senior director of product marketing for HPE Nimble. Analysts and vendors expect it to become more affordable and make its way into data centers next year. SCM is the next phase of this super-high-speed, low-latency technology. NVMe is a protocol for fast flash drive connections. With today’s announcement the entire portfolio of 3PAR and Nimble Storage platforms support SCM and NVMe. HPE recently previewed SCM on the HPE 3PAR StoreServ architecture. The product updates also build HPE’s storage portfolio on “architectures of the future, to further unlock the performance of flash,” Kresse says.
“This platform is going to allow us to more quickly take advantage of innovations being made by the hardware vendors and do that in software.” NVMe, SCM Support
Nimble software software#
“Our belief since the beginning of the Nimble product line is being able to take advantage of what you can deliver on software running on top of commodity hardware as the best approach,” Kresse said. When it comes to storage, vendors have different degrees of pure software-defined storage plays versus hardware-only plays. It’s also an example of why Kresse describes Nimble as “very much a software solution.
“It continues to apply to this next generation of Nimble platforms,” he added. Kresse says these predictive analytics capabilities differentiate Nimble all-flash and hybrid storage arrays. The company recently added an AI recommendation engine to the platform, which is available to all Nimble Storage customers. InfoSight uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze millions of sensors across the globally connected installed base and uses this data to help predict and prevent problems. HPE also acquired its InfoSight predictive-analytics technology in the Nimble deal. In its most recent earnings quarter, HPE reported storage grew 24 percent year over year. The $1 billion deal boosted the company’s storage revenue, which has grown in the double-digits since the purchase. HPE acquired Nimble Storage in March 2017.
Nimble software free#
“If a customer finds that’s not the case, we will provide that additional capacity free of charge,” said Dave Kresse, VP and GM of HPE Nimble. And the company guarantees it provides the most capacity-efficiency all-flash array on the market. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s updated Nimble Storage platform supports Storage Class Memory (SCM) and NVMe for super-fast, low-latency flash.
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