SoftLayer Storage Services Overview
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This document provides an overview of SoftLayer's cloud storage services, detailing various types such as block, file, object storage, and backup solutions. It emphasizes the company's offerings' performance, durability, scalability, and global reach, aimed at addressing the surge in data growth. Additionally, it discusses data transfer methods like the Aspera service and the benefits of using SoftLayer's content delivery network.
SoftLayer Storage Services Overview
- 1. © 2015 IBM Corporation SoftLayer Storage Overview Michael Fork Storage Product Manager SoftLayer, an IBM Company
- 2. Agenda • Introduction • Why we are here • Types of Cloud Storage • How they fit • SoftLayer Storage Services At-a-Glance • Why SoftLayer • Storage Services • Block and File – Endurance – Performance – Mass Storage Servers – Backup • Object Storage and Delivery – Object Storage – CDN • Data Ingest – Data Transfer Service – Aspera 1
- 3. Agenda • Introduction • Why we are here • Types of Cloud Storage • How they fit • SoftLayer Storage Services At-a-Glance • Why SoftLayer • Storage Services • Block and File – Endurance – Performance – Mass Storage Servers – Backup • Object Storage and Delivery – Object Storage – CDN • Data Ingest – Data Transfer Service – Aspera 2
- 4. Why are we here? Data growth is exploding! 3 Source: Internet Trends 2014 – Code Conference
- 5. Types of Cloud Storage 4 Ephemeral Block Storage Block volume with lifecycle tied to compute instance. Latency < 10 ms Access blocks via “local” disk Examples local disk in SoftLayer Bare-Metal, Amazon Instance Store Persistent Block Storage Block volume with independent lifecycle that can be moved between compute instances. Latency < 10 ms Access blocks through hypervisor or via iSCSI Examples SoftLayer Block Storage, Amazon EBS, Google Persistent Disk, Azure Page Blobs File Storage Mountable file share. Latency < 10 ms Access files via NFS, CIFS, SMB Examples SoftLayer File Storage, Azure File Share Object Storage HTTP-based PUT/GET store Latency < 100 ms Access objects via HTTP Examples SoftLayer Object Storage, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage Archive Storage Long-term storage for infrequently accessed data. Latency minutes or hours Access collections of objects via HTTP Examples Amazon Glacier, Google Durable Reduced Availability
- 6. Where do they fit?
- 7. SoftLayer Storage Services At-a-Glance 6 • Block and File Services • Endurance: performance, durability and features expected by the enterprise • Performance: ultimate control over price / performance • Mass Storage Servers: isolated, dedicated SAN / NAS solution • Backup: automatically backup data with an enterprise-level storage and disaster recovery solution. • Object Storage and Delivery • Object Storage: inexpensive, scalable, durable storage for massive amounts of unstructured data. • Content Delivery Network (CDN): access global delivery network offering low latency speeds and pay-as-you-go bandwidth pricing • Data Ingest • Data Transfer Service: send a USB device, CD, or DVD to be directly connected to the SoftLayer network for high-speed transfer • Aspera: securely move data directly into cloud-based storage at line-speed
- 8. Why SoftLayer? 7 Any combination of compute, storage, and network, any time. Hourly or monthly. Physical or virtual. Dedicated or shared. All API driven. Securely. With fine-grained access control Bare Metal Servers BYO Stack Software Appliances Virtual Servers Shared Hardware Dedicated Hardware Triple Network Architecture InfrastructureManagement System(IMS) Block, File, Object Storage API
- 9. …SoftLayer’s Global Reach 8 India China Tokyo Hong Kong Singapore Melbourne Seattle San Jose Los Angeles Mexico City Denver Chicago Dallas Houston Toronto Montreal Brazil New York City Washington D.C. Miami Frankfurt Amsterdam Paris Sydney Atlanta London
- 10. Agenda • Introduction • Why we are here • Types of Cloud Storage • How they fit • SoftLayer Storage Services At-a-Glance • Why SoftLayer • Storage Services • Block and File – Endurance – Performance – Mass Storage Servers – Backup • Object Storage and Delivery – Object Storage – CDN • Data Ingest – Data Transfer Service – Aspera 9
- 11. "Codename: Prime" 10 Performance, durability and features expected by the enterprise. • Resilient & Durable – designed to be available and protect data from loss during maintenance and failures • Globally Available - available in virtually all data centers • Large Volume Sizes – from 20GB up to 12TB • Concurrent Access - multiple hosts can simultaneously access same block or file volume • Tiered Performance – 256, 2048, and 4096 IOPS per TB. • Snapshots - captured non-disruptively and restored near instantaneously • Block & File-based - available as MPIO iSCSI LUN or NFS-based file share • Replication – copy snapshots to selected data centers for reduced RTO
- 12. Consistent Performance 11 Ultimate control over price / performance. • Resilient – designed to be available during maintenance events and unexpected failures • Globally Available - available in virtually all data centers • Large Volume Sizes – from 20GB up to 12TB • Concurrent Access - multiple hosts can simultaneously access same block or file volume • Selectable Performance – from 100 to 6000 IOPS. • Block & File-based - available as MPIO iSCSI LUN or NFS-based file share
- 13. Mass Storage Servers 12 Isolated, dedicated SAN / NAS solution • Dedicated – hosted on dedicated customer- managed bare-metal server • Globally Available - available in all data centers • Isolated - complete data isolation from other customers • Concurrent Access - multiple hosts can simultaneously access same block or file volume • Control over Capacity / Performance – mix and match SATA, SAS, and SSD drives to deliver up to 128TB storage or 100,000+ IOPS • QuantaStor – full-featured storage manager offering snapshots, thin provisioning, replication, and SSD cache management • Block & File-based – expose volumes as iSCSI LUN or CIFS / NFS-based file share
- 14. Block Storage Use Cases “Codename: Prime” Select for … most general purpose workloads requiring durable, available, persistent block- based storage with a consistent performance profile Use Cases … 256 IOPS / TB Backup and archiving targets Email and hosting File shares 2048 IOPS / TB general-purpose databases virtualization platforms analytics 4096 IOPS / TB transactional database Consistent Performance Select for ... well understood workload with performance profile that does not fit “Codename: Prime” tier Use Cases … small, highly utilized transactional database Mass Storage Servers Select for ... workloads requiring isolation for compliance / regulatory; administrators desiring control over underlying storage subsystem Use Cases … regulatory compliance in financial, insurance, etc. 13
- 15. Backup Automatically backup data with an enterprise-level storage and disaster recovery solution. 14 EVault Backup • Automated backup to SoftLayer-managed shared service • Backups can be set to follow hourly, daily, weekly, or custom schedules with user-defined retention periods • WebCC-based management provides full control over the solution, including schedules and data. R1Soft Server Backup Manager • Automated backup to customer-managed dedicated server • Cost effective, high-performance disk to disk backup that can span multiple servers • Continuous data protection protects data at block level • De-dupe across recovery points increases storage efficiency
- 16. Backup Use Cases Evault Backup Select for ... file-level backups of systems running SoftLayer-provided operating systems Use Cases … backup bare-metal server boot volume backup virtual server boot volume backup “Codename: Prime” or Consistent Performance volume R1Soft Server Backup Manager Select for ... applications requiring continuous block-based backups non-SoftLayer provided operating systems Use Cases … backing up databases backup virtual machines on customer-supplied hypervisors 15
- 17. Agenda • Introduction • Why we are here • Types of Cloud Storage • How they fit • SoftLayer Storage Services At-a-Glance • Why SoftLayer • Storage Services • Block and File – Endurance – Performance – Mass Storage Servers – Backup • Object Storage and Delivery – Object Storage – CDN • Data Ingest – Data Transfer Service – Aspera 16
- 18. Object Storage 17 Inexpensive, scalable, durable storage for massive amounts of unstructured data • Durable – designed to withstand multiple hardware failures by storing data across multiple devices • Massively Scalable - store PBs of data easily • Open – built on OpenStack Swift • Pay-go Pricing – only pay for what you use • Highly Elastic – no capacity management, just use what you need, when you need • CDN – distribute content via world-class CDN with single button click • SFTP Access – no need for special tooling, access using native SFTP clients • Metadata Search – object metadata automatically indexed and searchable
- 19. Object Storage Use Cases SoftLayer Object Storage Select for ... durably storing semi-structured or unstructured data Use Cases … Social / Mobile App Storage ... user generated content requiring elasticity and durability via simple API Analytics Data Store … rapidly expanding data sets demanding read/write capacity that scale with the data Offsite Backup / Archive … backup or archive data off site for business continuity or disaster recovery purposes. NAS Filer Consolidation … pair with Cloud Storage Gateway to simplify management and reduce costs by eliminating localized “storage islands” 18
- 20. CDN Access global delivery network offering low latency speeds and pay-as-you-go bandwidth pricing 19 Overview • Integrated into SoftLayer Object Storage to accelerate content delivery with the click of a button • Partnered with EdgeCast to offer one of the world’s fastest and most reliable content delivery networks • Distribute content in 24 geographically diverse nodes • Pay-as-you-go bandwidth with no extra fees Use Cases • Static content delivered at lightning fast speeds • Personalized web applications that require fast discovery of products such as travel and e- commerce applications • Localized cache for varying applications that have a geographical focus such as weather, local news, or advertising • Social media applications requiring personalized, interactive content involving frequent trips origin servers.
- 21. Agenda • Introduction • Why we are here • Types of Cloud Storage • How they fit • SoftLayer Storage Services At-a-Glance • Why SoftLayer • Storage Services • Block and File – "Codename: Prime” – Consistent Performance – Mass Storage Servers – Backup • Object Storage and Delivery – Object Storage – CDN • Data Ingest – Data Transfer Service – Aspera 20
- 22. Data Transfer Service Send a USB device, CD, or DVD to be directly connected to the SoftLayer network for high-speed transfer 21 Overview • Ship a USB device, CD, or DVD to a selected data center where it is presented as an iSCSI target as alternative to lengthy upload over public internet or Direct Link • Default two (2) week period can be extended • Hardware returned to the customer • Free of charge Use Cases • Rapid Ingest of large datasets: deliver large analytics datasets for processing • On-boarding: deliver initial copy of VMs and other data • Disaster Recovery: copy backup/archive data to mounted device and ship to customer premises
- 23. Aspera: High-Speed File Transfer Aspera On Demand Aspera On Demand leverages Aspera’s patented fasp transport technology, to deliver reliable, ultra-fast transfers, enterprise-grade security, and precise control over transfer speed and priority. The Aspera fasp transport enables users to achieve line speed transfer rates, resume of partial transfers, and encryption in transit over the wire and at rest. 22 Aspera's software moves the world’s data at maximum speed, regardless of file size, transfer distance or network conditions.
- 24. Agenda • Introduction • Why we are here • Types of Cloud Storage • How they fit • SoftLayer Storage Services At-a-Glance • Why SoftLayer • Storage Services • Block and File – Endurance – Performance – Mass Storage Servers – Backup • Object Storage and Delivery – Object Storage – CDN • Data Ingest – Data Transfer Service – Aspera 23
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