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Permabit Albireo
Data Optimization Software
Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) for Linux
August 2012
Contents
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Market Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Low-End NAS Market Big Storage is Coming to Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Enterprise Flash New Solutions, New Challenges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cloud Computing A Growth Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Ready-to-Run Deduplication Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Albireo VDO Data Optimization Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Albireo VDO Architecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Albireo VDO Deduplication Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Albireo VDO Resource Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Why Permabit? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Expertise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About Permabit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Find Out More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Executive Summary
Rampant data growth is the IT industrys single most important issue, affecting budgets, operating
costs, floor space and of course capital expenditure through the amount of data created and its
associated cost. According to IDC, the amount of electronic data created is expected to reach 35
zettabytes by 20201. The conundrum facing every business is how to afford to store, analyze, manage
and house this data.
With recent advancements in data optimization, IT organizations are exploring this technology
as a more efficient means of housing information. In fact, another study by ESG shows that data
efficiency is the number one priority of storage professionals in IT today. As a direct result of this
increasing customer demand, storage manufacturers and online service providers are now offering
data optimization capabilities. Of the available data optimization technologies, data deduplication
is the one with the greatest potential to deliver substantial and recurring impact on the cost and
manageability of data growth.
The challenge for many of these manufacturers and providers is to incorporate deduplication
technology that can be leveraged across storage platforms while meeting market timing demands
and not derailing other high priority R&D projects. Several have made investments in deduplication
technology specifically to address problems associated with backup, only to find the resulting
solutions were not suitable for primary storage workflows or were not extendable to new
technologies.
Albireo Virtual Data Optimizer (Albireo VDO) provides the fastest route to market for deduplication
on systems running the popular Linux operating system. Powered by Permabits Albireo Data
Optimization Software, Albireo VDO is a complete, ready-to-run solution that offers block-level
deduplication services for both Linux-based storage OEMs and online service providers.
Market Dynamics
There are dozens of Linux
based NAS vendors that
are looking for ways to
differentiate themselves
from their competitors.
Building the Albireo VDO
technology into their
devices is an excellent way
to differentiate themselves
and deliver a truly usable
deduplication solution.
George Crump
Founder
Storage Switzerland
Unbridled information growth is forcing all organizations to re-think their storage strategies
in light of flat IT budgets. As a result, the $25+ billion storage market is facing a sea change
that promises to reset the competitive landscape. Technologies that substantially reduce overall
storage costs are must have requirements. OEMs that provide the highest storage efficiency and
most substantial top-line and bottom-line impacts are poised for the greatest success.
The Albireo VDO Linux kernel module is implemented in terms of the Linux
device-mapper. In the Linux kernel, the device-mapper serves as a generic framework
to map one block device onto another. It forms the foundation of LVM2 and EVMS, software
RAIDs, dm-crypt disk encryption, and additional features such as file system snapshots. Devicemapper works by processing data passed in from a virtual block device, in this case Albireo VDO,
and then passing the resultant data on to another block device.
Figure 1:
Albireo VDO Architecture
Minimum System
Requirements
CPU Architecture:
64-bit x86
RAM: 350 MB
Disk Space: 55 GB
Linux Distribution:
Debian, SuSE, Red Hat,
CentOS, Ubuntu
Sample Data
2.8 : 1
3.9 : 1
25.1 : 1
36.3 : 1
Physical Capacity
Logical Capacity
Memory Requirements
Disk Requirements*
1 TB
16 TB
64 TB
256 TB
10 TB
160 TB
640 TB
2.5 PB
0.35 GB
2.1 GB
8.4 GB
32 GB
55 GB
247 GB
859 GB
3.2 TB
Why Permabit?
Innovation
Only Permabit Albireo VDO enables OEMs to rapidly deliver high performance deduplication for
Linux-based storage solutions. Albireo VDO is a plug-and-play OEM solution that flexibly integrates
within the constraints of existing storage architectures and leverages existing significant R&D
investments.
Focus
Permabit is an expert in the development of highly scalable, next-generation storage solutions
that deploy full inline data deduplication. By offering the industrys first embedded OEM data
optimization solution, Permabit is enabling Linux-based storage OEMs to compete effectively with
breakthrough technology. Emerging storage vendors can capitalize on this major market shift by
introducing new storage solutions that take market share away from incumbents. Leading storage
vendors can leverage Albireo to further solidify their market position.
Expertise
The Permabit track record in storage expertise and innovation is without peer for a company of
its age and size. Permabit has a total of 37 patents filed and 28 patents granted, all in the storagerelated field. Its MIT-educated engineers have earned multiple awards for product innovation. Since
2000, Permabit has worked to develop the latest storage technology to address the challenges of
highly scalable storage. With the release of Albireo, Permabit has made its core intellectual property
for data optimization available for the first time as an OEM offering to other manufacturers and
service providers. The Albireo architecture is a proven technology that has been implemented in
production environments as a core technology in the Permabit Enterprise Archive and Cloud Storage.
Conclusion
Data centers are dealing with explosive data growth and flat budgets. As a result,
IT organizations are making storage purchase decisions based on storage efficiency
and total storage costs versus simply buying cheap capacity. Storage vendors and online
service providers who will grow and flourish in todays business environment must adapt their
existing storage solutions and/or introduce new offerings that provide greater storage efficiency
and reduced operating cost.
Albireo VDO delivers advanced data optimization technology that substantially reduces effective
storage costs without sacrificing existing storage features. Once deployed, Albireo VDO provides
unsurpassed performance and exceptional deduplication efficiency. In addition, the process of
storage allocation is greatly simplified with the introduction of thin provisioning capabilities.
By delivering a virtual block device that just works out-of-the-box with existing file systems
and data management features, Albireo VDO offers the fastest possible route to market for
Linux-based storage OEMs, both manufacturers and online service providers. Whether the OEM
is delivering NAS, SAN, or unified storage solutions based on traditional hard disks or flashbased storage, Albireo VDO provides the ideal ready-to-run data efficiency solution with leading
capabilities for powerful competitive differentiation.
About Permabit
Permabit is a recognized leader in data efficiency technology. We enable OEMs to leverage their
R&D investment, increase margin, accelerate time to market and achieve competitive advantage.
Permabit Albireo software massively improves performance and efficiency of data creation,
transmission and storage. Solutions built with Albireo are being delivered by leading hardware,
software and service providers.
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