Solid State Drives

Dell Compellent SSDs

With Dell Compellent enterprise storage, implementing SSDs is as easy as inserting two or more disk drives into an existing 2.5" SAS enclosure. Once installed, the SSDs can leverage all of the ultra-efficient advantages of a Fluid Data architecture, including Storage Virtualization, Thin Provisioning and Automated Tiered Storage. Deploying SSDs paired with automated tiering is particularly effective. Inactive data cascades to lower-cost, high-capacity drives, freeing up space on SSDs for business-critical applications that demand high-performance storage.

How to Provide On-Demand Performance with SSDs

• Reduce the number of solid state drives needed by reserving them for active data
• Start with as few as two drives and expand in line with business needs
• Deliver micro-second latency to the applications that need it most
• Leverage Thin Provisioning and Automated Tiered Storage with SSD
• Maximize IOPS using fewer drives, less power and less space
• Manage SSDs like any other drive in the SAN