Author: Mateo Miramontes, Mainstay Business Value Consultant
Let’s face it, today’s business environment is all about
data. The coined term “Big Data” is a feeble attempt at describing the vast
amounts of data that companies gather in order to understand buyer trends and
gain a competitive advantage. Analyzing all of this collected data becomes a
key activity because the reports produced from the analytics are used to make
important strategic decisions. The question becomes, how are organizations
storing this data and how are they able to access it quickly and securely in
order to use it to benefit its customers an increase their bottom line?
We have all heard about the “Cloud” and its ability to store
information and allow access from anywhere, but with security being a top
priority for most companies, it’s not a viable solution. Good thing it’s not
the only new solution for modern data storage. Many companies are realizing the
benefits of all-flash array storage. All-flash array or AFA storage is the next
evolution of hard drive storage. Out are the spinning electromechanical disk
drives that stored data, and in are solid state drives (SSD) that contain
multiple flash memory drives. SSD’s have no moving parts allowing them to be
erased and reprogrammed in blocks which creates a high availability storage
center that is not only fast but has unprecedented efficiency.
Many organizations have seen the multitude of benefits from
switching to AFA storage. As more data is collected, does your organization
want to continue to invest in rows and rows of servers with traditional disk
drives that continually break down and create performance issues, or do you
want to evolve with technology?
A few of the many benefits of an All-Flash Array Storage
- Increase data mobility speeds and allow data to be shared and accessed across your entire organization
- Eliminate latency as more users access data
- Allow IT to focus on strategic initiatives instead of storage device maintenance
- Support real time analytics for faster reporting and strategic decision making
- Reduce storage device footprint with fewer racks and decreased power consumption
- Reduce replacement and expansion costs
- Increase time-to-market
Mainstay Company has calculated the benefits that AFA has
had on many organizations. Solutions such as the ones offered by Pure Storage
have increased organizations ability to serve its customers while decreasing
cost and strengthening data security. For
more information about how AFA could benefit your business, contact us at contact@mainstaycompany.com .
