Lightbits on Microsoft Azure
Blazing fast performance. Consistent ultra-low latency. Feature-rich and resilient. Plugs directly into Azure Virtual Machines.
Overview
Lightbits on Azure
Lightbits Cloud Data Platform provides scalable and cost-efficient high-performance storage that is easy to consume on Azure. It removes the bottlenecks associated with native storage on the public cloud, such as scalable performance and consistently low latency while at the same time offering rich data services and resiliency that enterprises have come to rely on.
Lightbits disaggregated, software-defined storage allows you to run storage-intensive workloads such as SQL and NoSQL databases on Azure in a secure environment with higher performance, better cost-efficiency, and comprehensive data services (including snapshots) that native cloud storage solutions can’t deliver. If poor cloud native storage performance limits you from migrating your high-performance databases to Azure, try Lightbits which removes all the constraints and offers you a better cloud experience.
Lower and Predictable Costs.
Migrate latency-sensitive apps that couldn’t previously run on Azure due to storage bottlenecks and pay only for the Azure storage optimized virtual machines you deploy. Provision as many volumes or snapshots to any number of virtual machines with no additional cost.
Feature-Rich.
Lightbits on Azure comes with built-in enterprise features: snapshots, clones, QoS, compression and thin provisioning. Spans multiple Availability Zones and plugs directly into Azure Virtual Machines.
High-Performance Multi-Tenant Storage.
With NVMe/TCP shared storage you can provision high-performance, persistent volumes to your application, protecting data from failures and enabling dynamic, independent scaling of compute and storage. A single Lightbits cluster can service multiple heterogeneous app environments.
The Lightbits Advantage
Enterprise Features
High Performance
Data Protection & High Availability
Ease of Use
Scalable
Hybrid Cloud
| Public Cloud Storage | Lightbits | Lightbits Advantage | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Cost |
Pay for each volume you provision and snapshot you create |
Pay for the storage optimized virtual machines you deploy |
Cost efficiency, provision volumes and snapshots with no additional cost |
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Performance |
Up to 160K IOPS/volume and up to 120K IOPs per VM using top tier storage |
1M IOPS/volume, 3M+ IOPS per VM, consistent low latency
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Meet application performance demands
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Snapshots & Clones
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No (top tier storage) Yes (low performance storage)
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Yes |
Instant protection and recovery
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Compression & Fast Thin Provisioning
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No |
Yes |
Capacity Efficiency
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Cloud and On-Premise
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No |
Yes |
Flexibility |
Use Case
High-Performance Storage for AVS − Azure VMware Solution
Want to run storage-intensive workloads on AVS? Now you can.
