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Simplyblock Byte – Issue 2024-10/2

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The data landscape is rapidly evolving, and NVMe technology is at the forefront of this revolution. As the adoption of NVMe drives in data centers is now approaching 30%, many enterprise customers are wondering how to leverage this fast storage media to their advantage. Our recent blog posts highlight some ways on how simplyblock can help to adopt NVMe-first architecture in your organization.

We looked into how tech giants such as Pinterest, Uber, and Discord adopted NVMe storage to power their high-performance database architectures and showcased how simplyblock can add even more value to such scenarios. Some of those companies have built solutions that we could call “simplyblock v0.1”. While large tech companies have budgets and engineering skill set to try doing it themselves, the majority of organizations might not be capable of taking the full advantage of NVMe storage themselves.

The fundamental challenge that remains is the persistence of data. While local NVMe storage is very fast, the local disk doesn’t provide the scalability and durability needed for mission-critical workloads. That’s where simplyblock steps in, combining the speed of local NVMe SSDs with the resilience and flexibility of scale-out storage. This approach addresses the scalability, reliability, and performance-at-scale challenges traditionally associated with local storage.

By trusting simplyblock, you’re not just adopting NVMe – you’re future-proofing your data infrastructure. Our technology allows you to embrace the full power of NVMe while avoiding the pitfalls of over-provisioning, under-utilizing, and generally wasting these expensive resources.

Rob Pankow, CEO, Simplyblock

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