Multi-petabyte flash technology is deployed by
integrating software-defined storage, downsizing the number of
racks by 75% and lowering power consumption by up to 83% in
equipped data center
Western Digital® Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global storage
technology and solutions leader, today announced that SoftBank
Corp. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) has adopted the SanDisk®
InfiniFlash™ all-flash storage platform for its software-defined
storage solution.
Previously, SoftBank was running an in-house traditional storage
system combining hard disk drives (HDD) and solid state drives
(SSD) for some of its applications. Today, SoftBank has built a new
software-defined, multi-petabyte in-house system using the SanDisk
InfiniFlash platform as its core storage engine for real-time data
transaction applications, enabling the installation of software in
general-purpose servers.
This has allowed SoftBank to integrate operations of complex
systems, solve the problem of silos, and eliminate vendor-specific
tasks, which has led to higher efficiency. With its scalability and
high density, the new system is able to handle a soaring volume of
data and has made it possible to reduce the number of racks by 75%
and power consumption by up to 83% within the data center, compared
to traditional dedicated storage. SoftBank selected the SanDisk
InfiniFlash platform after considering compatibility with diverse
software-defined storage solutions and costs through a
proof-of-concept process. This system is deployed by PS Solutions
Corp. a leading provider of IT solutions and IT outsourcing.
The SanDisk InfiniFlash platform offers up to 512TB of recording
density in one 3-rack-unit (3U) platform and delivers both the
economics of HDD-based storage and performance of flash memory
storage to support the needs of mid- to massive-scale environments.
With a less-than $1-per-gigabyte price point without compression
and deduplication, it delivers unprecedented scale and performance
for flash technology in combination with software-defined storage,
bringing significant innovation compared to the traditional,
proprietary storage market. The SanDisk InfiniFlash platform can be
connected to up to eight servers, allowing computing and storage to
be added separately while also delivering the reliability and high
performance of flash. This helps the company significantly save on
capital expenses and operational costs in the data center.
“At the time, we looked into ways of leveraging flash technology
in our new in-house platform to optimize the cost and efficiency of
our data center operation,” said Yasuyuki Kato, director, System
Infrastructure, IT System Infrastructure, SoftBank Corp. “We have
then decided to implement the SanDisk InfiniFlash platform. This is
the first super-large-capacity flash storage platform that the
SanDisk brand launched for data centers, based on its rich
experience and knowhow in flash development and production. In
addition to high-speed I/O capability, it delivers higher density
compared to traditional flash-based platforms, which means it does
not need to take as much floor space in data centers as in the
past, while still being able to scale processing from a few
petabytes to hundreds of petabytes of data. Under our IT strategy
to support further business growth, SoftBank will build highly
competitive IT systems ranging from big data to enterprise systems
by using the advanced flash technology of the SanDisk InfiniFlash
platform.”
“We are delighted for SoftBank’s deployment of the SanDisk
InfiniFlash platform,” said Gary Lyng, senior director of marketing
for Western Digital’s Data Center Systems Business Unit. “While
devices begin to feature artificial intelligence and we are fully
entering the connected era of IoT, it is becoming essential to
leverage the huge volume of data that is generated at a higher
scale than ever. We are excited to support SoftBank’s business
growth by delivering more value with our flash technology for the
high-speed processing of large volumes of data. With a portfolio of
platforms and systems that leverage the breadth of our
industry-leading flash and disk technologies, Western Digital
enables customers to harness the power of their data as it grows in
volume, velocity, variety and value.”
About SanDisk® InfiniFlash™
SanDisk® InfiniFlash™ is part of the portfolio of Western
Digital® Corporation’s Data Center Systems Business Unit. It
enables the flash-transformed data center through integrated,
tested and supported flash solution building blocks for today’s
enterprise and cloud workloads, including virtualization, tier-1
databases, Big Data Analytics and Digital Media Repositories, for
an experience never before thought possible with extreme
performance, massive capacity and immediate access to
information.
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About PS Solutions
PS Solutions is a business that continues to create new IT
services to achieve the corporate philosophy of SoftBank Group:
“Information Revolution - Happiness for Everyone.” It operates IT
Solution Business, IT Outsourcing Business, and Overseas Marketing
Business while also delivering IoT Solution Business such as
“e-kakashi” agricultural IoT solution and “Setouchi Karen” using
IoT service for mobility.
URL: http://www.pssol.co.jp/
About Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is an industry-leading
provider of storage technologies and solutions that enable people
to create, leverage, experience and preserve data. The company
addresses ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio
of compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused
innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products
are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs,
distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers. For more information, please visit www.hgst.com,
www.wd.com, and www.sandisk.com.
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Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries.
SoftBank and the SoftBank logo are registered trademarks or
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including new product offerings and product availability that are
based on current expectations and involve numerous risks and
uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be
inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements
to be inaccurate include among others: need for higher capacity,
faster storage solutions may not grow as expected, our product
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