Comments on: Fusion-io: Can you say Super Speedy Database? http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/http:/markginnebaugh.com/blog/sql-server/fusionio-ssd/ Perspectives on business and technology Tue, 18 May 2010 07:55:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Solid State Drives: SQL Server 2008 at the Speed of Light | Ginneblog http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/http:/markginnebaugh.com/blog/sql-server/fusionio-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Solid State Drives: SQL Server 2008 at the Speed of Light | Ginneblog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:57:47 +0000 http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/?p=1090#comment-1183 [...] Fusion-io is a producer of enterprise-class SSDs.  Their silicon-based storage architecture known as ioMemory applies flash memory to large-scale enterprise storage products like Storage Area Networks. [...] [...] Fusion-io is a producer of enterprise-class SSDs.  Their silicon-based storage architecture known as ioMemory applies flash memory to large-scale enterprise storage products like Storage Area Networks. [...]

]]> By: mariuz http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/http:/markginnebaugh.com/blog/sql-server/fusionio-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-770 mariuz Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:13:01 +0000 http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/?p=1090#comment-770 you can check the IO performance improvements with Firebird database on FusionIO http://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=3381 For my realtime needs I would switch to ssd for the critical random access io (like heavy self joins) you can check the IO performance improvements with Firebird database on FusionIO

http://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=3381

For my realtime needs I would switch to ssd for the critical random access io (like heavy self joins)

]]> By: RichB http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/http:/markginnebaugh.com/blog/sql-server/fusionio-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-769 RichB Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:22:46 +0000 http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/?p=1090#comment-769 Running a large online gambling facility - have 2 dozen or so on order... rather looking forward to it :) Tested 3 in a stripe, and they are insanely fast - 3GB/s read speeds... Had processes that took several minutes complete in seconds, sample batches of 1000 'financial transactions' stress test completing in under 100ms instead of the 500ms on DAS or 700ms on SAN. Reorganising data - stripping out archivable data from a 1.5TB database and shrinking the files to 450GB, while moving all data to new filegroups... estimated (after tests) at well over 30 hours on a 55disk R10 SAN - down to under 3 hours. Can't say how much I am looking forward to getting this in production :) Running a large online gambling facility – have 2 dozen or so on order… rather looking forward to it :)

Tested 3 in a stripe, and they are insanely fast – 3GB/s read speeds…

Had processes that took several minutes complete in seconds, sample batches of 1000 ‘financial transactions’ stress test completing in under 100ms instead of the 500ms on DAS or 700ms on SAN.

Reorganising data – stripping out archivable data from a 1.5TB database and shrinking the files to 450GB, while moving all data to new filegroups… estimated (after tests) at well over 30 hours on a 55disk R10 SAN – down to under 3 hours.

Can’t say how much I am looking forward to getting this in production :)

]]> By: Robert Young http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/http:/markginnebaugh.com/blog/sql-server/fusionio-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Robert Young Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:37:14 +0000 http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/?p=1090#comment-353 I've been a proponent of SSD and normalized databases for years (Texas Memory Systems has been building DRAM SSD for years, and now has flash parts). It's only since STEC got attention as an EMC supplier that the enterprise world has taken notice; the Intel X-25 parts for the rest of us. It took STEC nearly 4 years to get shipments that were noticeable. Whether Fusion-io can play in the same yard is another question, since they haven't gone FC; although I have a memory that HP has an FC rack adapted to Fusion-io parts. The key to getting the most out of SSD is normalized data. They'll always be way too expensive for a one for one swap for HDD. EMC is going the tiered storage route with SSD facing the application, backed by HDD and EMC firmware/software. I wish them well, but the advantage of SSD lies in data shrinking with high normal form data redundancy removal into pure SSD. We shall see. I’ve been a proponent of SSD and normalized databases for years (Texas Memory Systems has been building DRAM SSD for years, and now has flash parts). It’s only since STEC got attention as an EMC supplier that the enterprise world has taken notice; the Intel X-25 parts for the rest of us. It took STEC nearly 4 years to get shipments that were noticeable. Whether Fusion-io can play in the same yard is another question, since they haven’t gone FC; although I have a memory that HP has an FC rack adapted to Fusion-io parts.

The key to getting the most out of SSD is normalized data. They’ll always be way too expensive for a one for one swap for HDD. EMC is going the tiered storage route with SSD facing the application, backed by HDD and EMC firmware/software. I wish them well, but the advantage of SSD lies in data shrinking with high normal form data redundancy removal into pure SSD. We shall see.

]]> By: markginnebaugh http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/http:/markginnebaugh.com/blog/sql-server/fusionio-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-140 markginnebaugh Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:36:48 +0000 http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/?p=1090#comment-140 Thanks for your ideas, Steve. We definitely plan to have Fusion-io come in to speak about SSDs, benchmarks, best practices, and SQL Server performance. There is more info on SSDs at Steve Jones' blog: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/steve_jones/archive/2009/07/14/the-fusion-io-ssd-review.aspx Also, Wesley Brown promises us some performance results soon. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/sqlmanofmystery/archive/2009/05/29/fusion-io-s-on-their-way.aspx Thanks for your ideas, Steve. We definitely plan to have Fusion-io come in to speak about SSDs, benchmarks, best practices, and SQL Server performance.

There is more info on SSDs at Steve Jones’ blog:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/steve_jones/archive/2009/07/14/the-fusion-io-ssd-review.aspx

Also, Wesley Brown promises us some performance results soon.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/sqlmanofmystery/archive/2009/05/29/fusion-io-s-on-their-way.aspx

]]> By: Steve Mull http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/http:/markginnebaugh.com/blog/sql-server/fusionio-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Steve Mull Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:32:00 +0000 http://markginnebaugh.com/blog/?p=1090#comment-139 Hi Mark - This is very interesting. How about a presentation on this topic for BAADD's Silicon Valley SQL Server User Group? Stuff like: more detailed mtbf comparisons, failure mode comparisons, any application eccentricities, cost comparisons. I assume you'd: put logs on it, and put tempdb data on it. And I assume you'd RAID1/10 it too, right ? Any other trick application approaches .. ? Steve Hi Mark -

This is very interesting. How about a presentation on this topic for BAADD’s Silicon Valley SQL Server User Group? Stuff like: more detailed mtbf comparisons, failure mode comparisons, any application eccentricities, cost comparisons. I assume you’d: put logs on it, and put tempdb data on it. And I assume you’d RAID1/10 it too, right ? Any other trick application approaches .. ?

Steve

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