STEC, Demartek Unveil Test Results Demonstrating STEC(TM) PCI Express Solid-State Storage Solution's Performance Boost in SQL S
March 19 2013 - 10:31AM
STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC), a leading global provider of solid-state
storage solutions, and Demartek, LLC, a leader in lab validation
testing of server, network, storage, and security technologies,
today announced evaluation results confirming that STEC's
solid-state storage solutions deliver significantly enhanced
performance for managing large volumes of data transactions.
Conducted by Demartek, the test examined the STEC™ s1120 PCIe
Accelerator in a primary storage configuration, as well as in a
caching environment in combination with STEC's EnhanceIO™ SSD Cache
Software. In both configurations, STEC far exceeded traditional SAN
performance.
Demartek, deployed a real database on Microsoft SQL Server
running an on-line transaction processing (OLTP) workload. The test
modeled a brokerage firm with customers who generate transactions
related to trades, account inquiries and market research. In turn,
the hypothetical brokerage firm interacts with financial markets to
execute orders on behalf of the customers and updates relevant
account information.
Key findings in Demartek's testing and analysis of the STEC
s1120 SSD and EnhanceIO software include:
- For primary storage configurations, using the s1120, it was
determined that: -- Database transactions per second were up to 16
times higher than a similarly configured HDD storage environment --
Bandwidth was up to 7.5 times higher than the HDD solution --
Latency was 100 times lower than in an HDD system
- For caching configurations, using the s1120 and EnhanceIO
Caching software, it was determined that: -- Database transactions
per second were up to 8 times higher than with HDDs
"We recommend that enterprises consider the STEC s1120 PCIe
Accelerator and EnhanceIO SSD Cache software for any application
that needs significantly improved performance," said Dennis Martin,
founder and president, Demartek. "The STEC s1120 PCIe Accelerator
provides significant performance advantages when it comes to
database transactions per second, bandwidth and latency
results."
"Benchmarking our products in real-world environments is
essential to assuring they'll perform optimally in high-performance
enterprise environments," said Zack Mihalis, vice president of
product management and marketing, STEC. "This third-party
validation ensures that those involved in developing storage
architectures understand what they can expect with our SSDs and
software, in terms of performance, latency and bandwidth."
Variety of Materials Covering Demartek Tests
Available
-- Demartek's comprehensive lab evaluation of the s1120 and
EnhanceIO is available for download.
-- An overview on the test is available on video.
-- A webcast discussing the Demartek testing is available on
TechTarget
About STEC, Inc.
STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of enterprise-class,
solid-state storage solutions designed for the ever-growing
performance, reliability and endurance requirements of today's
advanced data centers. The industry's first company to deploy
solid-state drives (SSDs) into large-scale enterprise environments,
STEC offers the industry's widest range of solid-state storage
solutions, which protect critical information for major business
and government organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Santa Ana,
California, STEC also serves the embedded and military/aerospace
markets with SSDs for industrial and rugged environments. For more
information, visit www.stec-inc.com.
The STEC, Inc. logo is available at
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About Demartek
Demartek provides real-world, hands-on research & analysis
by focusing on industry analysis and lab validation testing of
server, network, storage and security technologies, for the small
and medium business (SMB) environment and the large enterprise.
Demartek conducts research and lab testing resulting in white
papers and product comparison reports. Demartek focuses on industry
analysis and lab validation testing of server, network, storage and
security technologies.
STEC, the STEC logo, and EnhanceIO are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of STEC, Inc. in the United States and
certain other countries. All other trademarks or brand names
referred to herein are the property of their respective
owners.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties,
including those statements concerning the benefits, capabilities,
performance, and cost savings of STEC's s1120 PCIe Accelerator and
EnhanceIO SSD Cache Software; the performance of STEC's s1120 PCIe
Accelerator and EnhanceIO SSD Cache Software running the Microsoft
SQL Server platform; adoption and utilization of STEC's solid-state
technology and solutions; and the evolving enterprise storage and
server markets. Such forward-looking statements are based on
current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties,
including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them,
and cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from
current expectations. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in
forward-looking statements are detailed in filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, made from time to time by STEC,
including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, its
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and its subsequent
Current Reports on Form 8-K, which are available on the Investor
Relations section of STEC's website at www.stec-inc.com. The
information contained in this press release is a statement of
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notice, based upon any changes in such factors, from STEC's
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CONTACT: Jerry Steach
Director, Public Relations
STEC, Inc.
(415) 222-9996
jsteach@stec-inc.com
Dennis Martin
Founder, President
Demartek, LLC
(303) 940-7575
dennis@demartek.com
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