Paper Title: Modelling and Measuring Demanding Transactional Workloads Using SPC-1

Paper Abstract: All-Flash storage arrays are the industry standard way of providing high-performance block-based storage for transactional workloads. This talk will discuss how the industry-standard SPC-1 benchmark models such workloads and how the benchmark reports the performance of all-flash arrays under this stimulus. Drawing examples from published, audited reports on industry leading arrays we will demonstrate the strength and weakness of different array architectures and provide product comparisons across multiple dimensions, including throughput, response time stability, and data storage efficiency.

Paper Author: Stephen Daniel, Distinguished Technologist, HPE / SPC

Author Bio: Stephen Daniel has spent over 30 years working the design and implementation of high performance commercial computing systems, the last 5 years at HPE Nimble Storage. For the past 10 years Mr Daniel has been a representative on the Storage Performance Council (SPC) and currently serves as the Chair of the SPC Steering Committee. During 13+ years at NetApp, Mr. Daniel worked on storage issues related to database performance, features, service levels, and technologies. During his 12 years at Data General Mr. Daniel worked on various portions of Data General’s UNIX kernel with an emphasis on system performance and file system design. Mr. Daniel has a Masters degree in Computer Science from Duke University.