ESG Validation

Introduction

This ESG Lab Validation report documents hands-on testing and validation of the Pure Storage FlashArray//M storage system. The goal of the report is to prove that tier-1 application workloads such as desktop virtualization, databases, and email can be run on a shared, consolidated storage array without compromising service levels, while delivering consistent sub-millisecond response times. A 5,000-user enterprise was simulated to validate this premise, running on a single all-flash storage array. In addition, failure scenarios were introduced to test resiliency.

Abstract

This ESG Lab Review looks at how businesses drive outcomes with the use of Dell Technologies and Dell EMC assets. The Dell EMC assets include a turnkey platform consisting of Native Hybrid Cloud and Analytic Insights Module as part of Dell EMC Converged platforms and solutions. ESG Lab observed how Dell Technologies can empower organizations to:

• Define their approach to augmenting digital transformation with IoT (Internet of Things) and surveillance technologies with persona-driven use cases.
• Blend video-based, visual verification with IoT and enterprise data to move beyond traditional surveillance and security investigation and enhance customer experiences, identify overhead, respond to incidents, and collect evidence.
• Understand how to evaluate and extend an infrastructure for enterprise IoT—core, edge, and cloud—with data transparency and right-time intelligence.
• Accelerate maturity progression from proof of value to production, including multi-data center, mission-critical deployment.

Introduction

This report documents hands-on testing and validation of Dell EMC ProtectPoint technology for XtremIO with Dell EMC Data Domain for protection storage. The report highlights data protection for Oracle Databases, with a focus on the performance and efficiency of backups and restores at the host, network, and storage layers.