Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled the latest iteration of HPE GreenLake for Block Storage, known as Release 3. This release is centered around the HPE Alletra Storage MP, touted as the industry’s first scale-out disaggregated block storage. This innovative technology empowers enterprises to independently scale both capacity and performance.
Utilizing a shared-everything storage architecture, HPE GreenLake for Block Storage provides robust resiliency and performance tailored for modern mission-critical workloads. It aims to recreate an on-premises cloud experience and offers efficient scalability.
Justin Chiah, Vice President and General Manager, Data Services and Storage, Asia Pacific, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, emphasized the significance of this release in addressing the complexities hindering data-driven modernization for many enterprises. He stated that Release 3 marks a significant advancement, bringing substantial benefits in scale, performance, and availability.
This latest release introduces key enhancements over its predecessor, including new multi-node switched models designed to deliver double the performance and two-and-a-half times the capacity. Additionally, a new warranty program for quadruple data compression is introduced, enhancing cost efficiency.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s innovative architecture aims to simplify the management of legacy storage systems by allowing enterprises to independently add controllers for increased performance and drives for additional capacity.
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage Release 3 offers two- and four-controller node switch models, supporting up to eight JBOF expansion bays. This allows users to scale seamlessly from 15.36 TB to approximately 2.8 PB without disruptions.
The release incorporates advancements in AI-based performance reporting and analytics, predicting and preventing disruptions before they occur, thereby minimizing the need to address problematic instances.
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage MP integrates multiple technologies for data reduction and aggregation, including deduplication, an efficient compression algorithm, data packing, hardware-accelerated and reservation-free thin provisioning, and virtual copy. These technologies enhance economics without compromising performance by optimizing flash capacity and improving flash media endurance. Release 3 comes with a 4:1 data aggregation guarantee, calculated as the ratio between usable and effective capacity across all collapsible data.
