Podcast Episode Details

Podcast #135: HPE Alletra Storage MP Sanjay Jagad

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Brian talks with HPE’s VP of Product Management for Cloud Data Infrastructure while on-site at the HPE facility in Spring, TX. Listen as they discuss the Alletra Storage MP system.

Brian recently visited HPE’s headquarters in beautiful downtown Spring, TX. He invited Sanjay Jagad, a good friend of Storagereview.com, to join him for a detailed discussion about storage and HPE Alletra Storage MP. They discussed the factors driving the storage industry today and how MP has impacted storage system construction.

We have a full write-up and long-form video on YouTube to get up to speed on the platform.

This 40-minute podcast covers a wide range of topics, and it is well worth your time if you can spare it. Otherwise, we have time-stamped the recording so you can skip around as needed.

0:00-5:00  Introduction

• HPE Campus Visit & Introduction to Alletra MP Storage
  • Brian visits HPE’s headquarters in Texas and introduces the Alletra Storage MP.
  • Discuss HPE’s universal storage platform, which separates hardware from operating environments. Provides flexibility and high availability.
  • Overview of business benefits and future of storage from HPE’s perspective.
• Evolution of Storage
  • Sanjay explains the traditional two-controller storage system and how the market is evolving to meet modern demands, such as increased data and distributed applications.

5:00 -11:00 Introduction to Alletra Storage MP 

• HPE’s Reimagined Storage Approach
  • Introduction to Alletra MP, HPE’s reimagined storage solution.
  • Focus on simplifying hardware designs with modular building blocks and embracing software-defined storage (SDS) for improved scalability.
• Decoupling Hardware and Software
  • HPE’s strategy of decoupling hardware from software to stay adaptable to new technologies (e.g., NVMe fabrics, CPUs).
  • This allows for independent scaling of compute and storage, giving customers more flexibility.

11:00 -15:00 Scale and Efficiency

• Granular Scalability and Cost Efficiency
  • Granular scalability allows customers to add storage or controllers incrementally, preventing overprovisioning and

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    Published on 8 months, 1 week ago