FlashSoft Software from SanDisk Validated to Provide Enhanced Performance with NetApp Data ONTAP
London, UK, 8th May, 2013 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced that its FlashSoftTM software has been validated by NetApp as compatible with NetApp® Data ONTAP®enterprise storage and data management technologies.
FlashSoft enables solid state drives (SSDs) housed inside servers to act as a caching resource to significantly accelerate performance in enterprise computing environments. It reduces the input-output (I/O) bottlenecks between servers and storage systems to improve server and storage performance and deliver a highly efficient virtual computing experience.
"We're pleased to have been selected by NetApp as one of the first partners whose software is fully tested and validated for the NetApp platform," said Tom Shea, vice president and general manager, Software Solutions, SanDisk. "The NetApp and FlashSoft joint solution adds new, high performance capabilities to reliable storage and data management for enterprise customers and extends the value of NetApp to the server."
Used with VMware vSphere®, FlashSoft extends the performance of NetApp unified storage by enabling SSDs to function as a cache for frequently accessed data. By caching this "hot" data for rapid access (measured in microseconds), FlashSoft software reduces I/O latency that can slow application performance. This enables customers to rapidly process data, while ensuring consistent and reliable performance of their critical applications.
"Including SanDisk's FlashSoft software in NetApp's Interoperability Matrix will allow our customers to enhance the performance of their servers by deploying a tested and validated solution," said Tim Russell, vice president, Data Lifecycle Ecosystem Group, NetApp. "We manage our customers' most important asset - their data. With our compatible server caching partners, we know that they can target performance enhancement to specific servers and virtual machines."
