FEBRUARY 2013

Big data means big opportunities to create business value. And new developments in big data storage and analytics can help IT managers tackle very large-scale data in order to gain new insight. With the ability to easily store and analyze from hundreds of terabytes to multiple petabytes of data at a time, businesses can provide better products and services, control risk, and forecast the future better than ever before.

And when it comes to big data projects, organizations shouldn’t have to spend all of their time managing storage. In fact, at EMC* Isilon*, we believe that storage should be smart and simple, so IT managers can focus on getting value out of their data. EMC Isilon has engineered the complexity out of its scale-out network-attached storage (NAS) solutions, a dramatic departure from traditional storage systems.

As easy to manage at tens of petabytes as it is at tens of terabytes, EMC Isilon on-demand storage for big data performs when and where it’s needed. Using EMC Isilon scale-out NAS, IT managers can create a modular, scalable, end-to-end storage platform for big data, whether it’s large-scale enterprise applications or data-intensive vertical workflows. IT managers can aggregate massive data sets and consolidate a range of applications onto a single, shared, easy-to-use storage resource—giving IT full control of big data assets. For information on Isilon big data storage products, visit emc.com/isilon.

Scale-out NAS for Greenplum* SoftwareEMC Isilon scale-out NAS and EMC Greenplum* HD software combine to provide a packaged, comprehensive Apache Hadoop* system. EMC Isilon NAS natively integrates with the Apache* Hadoop* Distributed File System (HDFS*) layer to make managing a Hadoop cluster easier.

With this powerful, highly efficient, and flexible data storage and analytics ecosystem, organizations can focus their attention on analyzing data. For information on EMC’s big data analytics and storage solution, please visit emc.com/big-data/scale-out-storage-hadoop.htm.

Brian Cox, senior director of product marketing for EMC Isilon Storage Division, describes how scale-out storage for big data is the simple, smart way to turn information into opportunity.

Solution Spotlight

Big Data: Turning Information into Opportunity Brian Cox, Senior Director of Product Marketing, EMC Isilon Storage Division

Scale-out NAS

EthernetApache* HDFS*

Leverage the robust analytic capabilities of Greenplum* HD Apache Hadoop* workflows with the efficiency, reliability, and flexibility of EMC* Isilon* scale-out network-attached storage (NAS).

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Big Data and the Cloud Because organizations are increasingly taking advantage of cloud computing, EMC Isilon also provides the infrastructure for companies providing public cloud services or those who are developing their own private cloud. And to make sharing information even easier, EMC Online File Sharing Solutions for the Enterprise combine the unmatched flexibility and ease of use of EMC Syncplicity* file sync and sharing technology with a secure, on-premises storage infrastructure based on EMC Isilon scale-out NAS. This offers end users the simplicity of instant file sync across desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. It also ensures that IT can maintain the same levels of data and access control as exist for the rest of the IT infrastructure, even for big data projects. For information on EMC file-sharing solutions, visit emc.com/storage/isilon-online-file-sharing.htm.

EMC and Intel Fundamental to delivering a scale-out architecture capable of handling the needs of big data is the ability to provision, manage, secure, and protect that data over time. As new data comes in, EMC Isilon solutions constantly rebalance across the cluster. Just as importantly, Intel’s powerful processor architecture scales performance with capacity, operates seamlessly across applications, and works with all the standard protocols, including network file system (NFS), common Internet file system (CIFS), hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), and file transfer protocol (FTP). EMC and Intel work in tandem to meet the needs of enterprise organizations across a wide scale of industries as they tackle today’s big data challenges.

For more information about EMC Isilon big data storage solutions, visit emc.com/storage/index.htm?nav=2#Featured-Solutions.