NexGen Announces First NVMe Ready, VM level QoS

Today NexGen Storage announced the latest release of its ioControl software, version 3.5. This release features new Quality of Service (QoS) Manager for vCenter Server 6 and new VM-level QoS, the industry’s first and only VM-level QoS designed for VMware Virtual Volumes and PCIe Flash. The latest software release is also NVMe ready and thus “future proofs” NexGen’s solutions as the industry moves more toward NVMe. The new software will give IT the management simplicity of a converged solution and VM-level software defined performance, reducing the need to storage vMotion.

Today NexGen Storage announced the latest release of its ioControl software, version 3.5. This release features new Quality of Service (QoS) Manager for vCenter Server 6 and new VM-level QoS, the industry’s first and only VM-level QoS designed for VMware Virtual Volumes and PCIe Flash. The latest software release is also NVMe ready and thus “future proofs” NexGen’s solutions as the industry moves more toward NVMe. The new software will give IT the management simplicity of a converged solution and VM-level software defined performance, reducing the need to storage vMotion.

NexGen Storage was founded in 2011 and acquired by Fusion-io back in 2013. Fusion-io was then acquired by SanDisk the following year. While under the two companies NexGen was able to double its R&D, release 3 major software updates, and secure hundreds of new customers. Earlier this year SanDisk spun NexGen back out again as its own company.

NexGen’s new QoS manager is designed to deliver predictable, consistent VM performance in a shared storage environment. Users can now change VM performance without a Storage vMotion while avoiding the creation of multiple storage containers. The VM level QoS Manager for vCenter Server 6 also provides converged management via a single pane of glass. NexGen and VMware worked together closely to integrate Storage QoS and virtual volumes (VVol).

Other benefits include:

• NVMe ready for “future proofing”
• A comprehensive set of off-loaded ‘per VM’ data services that includes QoS, snapshots, thin provisioning, cloning, automated VVol provisioning, and software defined VM storage performance
• Provides the management simplicity of a converged solution with cost-effective scale by allowing users to source the compute, network, capacity and performance needed
• Delivers VM data path control on a per I/O basis, improving infrastructure utilization and scale.

NexGen will be demonstrating its VM-level QoS designed for VMware Virtual Volumes and PCIe Flash at VMWorld this year. They will be at Booth 941, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

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