Spaces-Based, Software-Defined Storage: Design and Configuration Best Practices

The Discussion

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  Joshua Adams or Jason Gerend, could you explain the hatred for SanDISK? I am putting together a purchase for myself with dataON & some sandisk optimus SSDs, but now am hesitant based on your comments in this video. Any way you can expand on what your personal experiences with them were?
  
  
  Thanks!

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  @Christopher Vanderlinden: Sorry for the misunderstanding! We don't remember singling out SanDisk - we recommend working with your Storage Spaces solution vendor – in this case DataOn – for disks and firmware that they've tested and support.

  Jason Gerend - Senior Content Developer, Cloud and Enterprise

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  We have had some huge performance problems with SSD's based on SANDisk Firmware/components (some other vendors use the same with their own branding) and are thus avoiding them.

  Great session Jason and Joshua!  When will you publish the excel file? 

  Markus Lassfolk
  Microsoft MVP - System Center Cloud and Datacenter Management
  Principal Technical Architect - TrueSec Datacenter & Cloud Team

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  any news on the release date of the softwaredefinedstoragecalucaltor?

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  +1 on that

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  The Software-Defined Storage Design Calculator is now live, with updated guidance in the Software-Defined Storage Design Considerations Guide (link on the calculator page).

  We hope that you find them helpful!

  Jason Gerend - Senior Content Developer, Cloud and Enterprise