Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a worldwide leader in storage
solutions, today announced, in conjunction with Supermicro (NASDAQ:
SMCI), the tested and preconfigured SQL server reference architecture
for data warehouse deployments, as part of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2014
Fast Track program. The reference design addresses the need to quickly
convert data into actionable information while it is still valuable.
This configuration also eases the validation process of deployments with
a key goal in its development being the removal of the upfront testing
and unknowns in the build out of an optimized system.
“As part of our strategy and commitment to engage with ecosystem vendors
to jointly bring optimized and turn-key solutions to market, we’re
excited to be working closely with industry leaders Microsoft and
Supermicro to provide enhanced performance and efficiency to our
customers,” said Manish Muthal, vice president strategy, planning and
architecture for Seagate electronic solutions. “This reference design
strives for the best balance of all components—CPU, memory, storage—to
achieve the optimal performance for a wide range of identified
workloads. Balance leads to greater efficiency by fitting the specific
needs of a task to a known performance level so remaining resources can
be reallocated to other needs.”
Microsoft’s SQL Server 2014 Fast Track is a program to develop reference
architectures to give medium to large data warehouses a step-by-step
guide to building out a data warehouse using well-tuned hardware. The
goal of reference architectures is to achieve high performance at a
cost-effective price for rapid deployment. The Fast Track reference
design is meant to scale and grow while maintaining a common experience
across the data warehouse.
“Our efforts are targeted at supporting organizations that seek to
optimally deploy SQL Server 2014 flawlessly in their data center,” said
Tiffany Wissner, senior director product marketing, data platform,
Microsoft. “We’re proud to work with companies such as Seagate and
Supermicro who continue to innovate and deliver highly reliable and high
performance Microsoft Fast Track Data Warehouse designs. With this
solution, companies will be able to more efficiently support real time
reporting and streaming data, which are now the norm for business
expectations and productivity. ”
Predicting the performance capabilities of a collection of components
can be difficult and a reference architecture helps to eliminate any
uncertainty in determining the right mix of components to best suit the
specific needs of a data warehouse. This reference design utilizes the
Seagate® Nytro® Flash Accelerator Card, Supermicro’s SuperServer SYS-4048B-TRFT
system and Microsoft’s SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition to deliver a
fully-optimized, consistently high performing solution for quick and
trusted deployment.
“Supermicro’s high-performance 4U 4-way SYS-4048B-TRFT SuperServer,
optimized for IO-intensive environments, enables rapid, efficient
deployment of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2014 Fast Track Data Warehouse,”
said Don Clegg, vice president of marketing and business development at
Supermicro. “Our Microsoft certified solution comes preconfigured with
quad Intel Xeon E7 processors, Seagate Nytro Flash Accelerator cards,
memory, storage and SQL Server 2014 installed and validated. With this
turnkey solution, organizations can focus efforts on more strategic
decision making activities around data analytics and business
intelligence to accelerate growth.”
For more information please visit http://www.seagate.com
and Seagate
and Microsoft Fast Track. Information on Microsoft’s SQL Server Fast
Track Data Warehouse reference architecture can be found at Microsoft
Solutions.
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