Downtime isn’t a problem exclusive to the enterprise market. And yet, enterprise-grade storage availability has only been accessible via expensive on-site service contracts and costly systems of redundant hardware — which, unsurprisingly, have been out of reach for SMBs.
However, ever-increasing reliance on internet-connected applications to handle mission-critical processes means even SMBs need the guarantee of advanced availability. While midrange to high-end storage such as HPE 3PAR StoreServ enterprise flash storage solutions from Hewlett Packard Enterprise may not be within reach of your SMB, there are other options available.
In 2014, Nimble Storage, now a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, committed to providing 99.999% data availability to companies outside the enterprise class. And now, after the acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nimble has stepped up once again and guarantees 99.999% (known as “six-nines”) availability (less than 25 seconds of downtime annually) at an SMB price.
If it seems too good to be true, let’s take a closer look at how Nimble Storage InfoSight™ from Hewlett Packard Enterprise makes high availability possible.
5 Steps to Deliver Six-Nines Availability
Despite the SMB price tag, Nimble Storage delivers the following advanced operations for SMB customers:
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Continuous Data Analysis: A network of sensor telemetry data allows InfoSight to continuously monitor the entire storage infrastructure for possible performance anomalies.
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Case Creation: The key to rapid problem-solving is predicting potential issues before they occur. InfoSight creates cases and automatically resolves them in 86% of situations before customers ever recognize the problem.
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Root Cause Analysis: When issues prove to be complicated, a dedicated engineer can work with the simple Nimble interface to diagnose a root cause. Signatures are then created to avoid ongoing issues in the OS, performance metrics, application/workload profiles, and third-party configurations.
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Problem Resolution: Nimble Storage makes it easier and more efficient to work within the system to develop resolution plans and verify they’re been implemented throughout the storage infrastructure.
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Install-Based Prevention: Advanced machine learning and pattern-matching algorithms allow InfoSight to identify, predict, and prevent storage systems from experiencing the same problems that have already been solved elsewhere.
All of these operations speak to the machine learning built into Nimble Storage. Investing in depreciating storage systems will leave you with business challenges every few years — but if you invest in a storage system that learns to be more effective over time, you can focus on core aspects of your business rather than worrying about IT systems. In the SMB market, the ability to automate storage optimization cannot be understated.
Implementing Nimble Storage Through American Digital
When six-nines data availability is affordable on an SMB budget, the only question left is how to implement the solution in your own IT stack. When you work with American Digital, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Platinum Partner, you can rely on a deep bench of IT expertise to ensure this all-flash storage system is implemented correctly.
If you’re ready to take advantage of enterprise-grade high availability for an SMB price, call American Digital today at 847-637-4300.
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