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    VDI-IOmark, A Storage Specific Benchmark for VDI, Announces First Publicly Available Results with Hitachi HNAS Platform

    PRWeb – Tue, Feb 14, 2012

    VDI-IOmark for VMware view provides real workload measurement and cost of ownership.

    Boulder, CO (PRWEB) February 14, 2012

    VDI-IOmark releases the first public benchmark results with Hitachi Data Systems on their Hitachi NAS Platform (HNAS), powered by BlueArc®. Recognizing data storage is a major success component for VDI deployments, and that there has been no easy way to validate storage performance except to build a proof of concept, the members of VDI-IOmark and Evaluator Group have worked closely to release a repeatable storage performance benchmark culminating in the first release with Hitachi Data Systems.

    “This is the result of a lot of work from our clients and vendor partners, across North America and Asia,” said Russ Fellows, Senior Partner of Evaluator Group and architect of the VDI-IOmark. “This first set of many announced results will provide the end user community a standard measurement that realistic, attainable and predictable.”

    “By announcing these results we are demonstrating the scale and price / performance of the Hitachi NAS Platform,” said Ravi Chalaka, vice president, Product and Solutions Marketing, Hitachi Data Systems. “Calibrated with other internal lab tests, the VDI-IOmark shows a defined cost per standard and heavy workload VDI user.”

    The VDI-IOmark measures storage system performance using real VDI user workloads. It does not use simulations or synthetics to approximate. The foundation members of VDI-IOmark have set benchmark criteria with the following performance values:

    For the steady-state workload:


    • 80% of response times for I/O’s must not exceed 50ms

    • All storage must reside on the storage system under test

    • The value reported corresponds directly to actual users

    For the boot workload:


    •     There is no limit to maximum I/O response times

    •     All boot operations must complete in less than 2 minutes

    •     The value reported indicates the number of desktops able to boot

    Other reporting criteria include:


    •     Storage system configuration and tested environment must be reported

    •     All storage for measured VDI users must reside on the storage system tested

    •     Total list price for storage system tested must be reported

    More information on Theory of Operation and the Hitachi NAS Platform results are available at the VDI-IOmark website or from Hitachi Data Systems, respectfully. VDI-IOmark for VMware View is available via license to end users, vendors and test labs. End User license may be obtained free of charge for 30 days for internal evaluation.

    About VDI-IOmark


    VDI-IOmark is dedicated to helping IT professionals and Vendors effectively measure and compare storage system performance while running VDI workloads. VDI-IOmark was created by Evaluator Group in 2011 in order to assist IT users with accurately comparing storage performance. Storage system performance results are published, and more information about the organization is available at http://www.vdi-iomark.org

    About Evaluator Group


    Evaluator Group Inc. is dedicated to helping IT professionals and Vendors create and implement storage strategies and enable companies to meet their business requirements cost effectively. As a premier IT analyst firm, Evaluator Group has continued to provide unbiased analysis and education for IT professionals since its inception in 1997. For more information see http://www.evaluatorgroup.com .

    Follow us on Twitter: @vdi-iomark or @evaluator_group

    Press Contact


    For more information about Evaluator Group, Contact Kate at 303.221.7867 x1008 or kate(at)evaluatorgroup(dot)com.

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    Kate Gerfen
    info@evaluatorgroup.com
    (303) 221-7867 x1008
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