AccelStor, Inc.

AccelStor, Inc. . AccelStor is a cloud storage and Software company founded on November 27, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan. In addition to providing hardware server products, AccelStor also offers exclusive flash memory and storage acceleration software technology; it has developed a software-defined approach to maximizing the performance of flash-based storage solutions.

History

AccelStor was founded by veterans of the storage, networking and IT industries in November 2014. The company’s product lineup includes a range of NeoSapphire high-performance all-flash arrays and hybrid storage solutions.
Adopting the methodology of software-defined flash, AccelStor harnesses the power of processor architecture and flash memory to build [...]-edge storage appliances that deliver very high IOPS, benefiting HPC and cloud computing, as well as enterprise, media and industry applications.
AccelStor’s aim is to unleash the ultimate performance of flash-based storage solutions by using a software-defined approach. AccelStor’s exclusive FlexiRemap flash memory acceleration technology enables storage arrays to achieve unparalleled scalability, performance and efficiency, delivering super-fast data access and low total cost of ownership.

FlexiRemap Technology

Fundamentally designed for flash memory, AccelStor’s FlexiRemap technology is flash-oriented software featuring a unique architectural re-design that speeds up random I/O requests, a major cause of storage-access slowdowns. Unlike RAID algorithms, FlexiRemap remaps data whenever beneficial before passing it to the underlying flash memory, avoiding unnecessary overhead and extending the lifespan of SSDs.
Adopting the methodology of software-defined flash, FlexiRemap harnesses the power of processor architecture by managing the underlying flash memory directly from the kernel level of the operating system. This technology schedules intelligently during random writes, accelerating access and improving performance. Data is written onto each SSD evenly to prevent any section from wearing out prematurely due to overuse. FlexiRemap also simplifies management by integrating several SSDs in a server into a single store, combining capacity with data-access performance.
FlexiRemap features fault tolerance with enhanced data integrity through redundancy. Unlike conventional RAID 5, the implementation of FlexiRemap achieves the same level of protection but with greatly reduced overhead from regular operations. At the same time, space efficiency is much higher as compared with RAID 1. This design allows faster recovery upon failure, and also enhances flash management performance and endurance. FlexiRemap technology runs on standard server platforms; there is no need for proprietary hardware.
The power of AccelStor FlexiRemap technology is best demonstrated in AccelStor NeoSapphire all-flash arrays, which can deliver more than 1M IOPS for 4KB random writes in standalone rack-mount form factors, reaching the highest performance tier for enterprise and datacenter storage systems.

Products

NeoSapphire All-Flash Array Series

AccelStor’s NeoSapphire series of all-flash array storage appliances, powered by AccelStor FlexiRemap technology, deliver sustained high IOPS even for 4K random writes. With up to 600K IOPS, NeoSapphire arrays significantly speed up data access and processing while reducing power consumption and space utilization, making them suitable for random read/write operations that traditional storage systems have difficulty processing, or for huge volumes of data that need to be processed instantly. NeoSapphire arrays come in standard rack-mount form factors and feature web-based GUI management, multi-protocol support, front-accessible hot-swappable SSDs, and redundancy through virtual data groups.

Ethernet models

● NeoSapphire 3401
● NeoSapphire 3405
● NeoSapphire 3411

● NeoSapphire 3413
● NeoSapphire 3706-ES1

InfiniBand models

● NeoSapphire 3501
● NeoSapphire 3505

Fibre Channel models

● NeoSapphire 3605
● NeoSapphire 3611

Ethernet/Fibre Channel model

● NeoSapphire P710

Achievements

In July 2015, AccelStor was named among the Top 10 Coolest Storage Startups.
In June 2016, AccelStor was named one of the 20 Most Promising High-Performance Computing (HPC) Solution Providers of 2016 by CIOReview Magazine, noting AccelStor’s commitment to unlocking the true performance of flash-based storage solutions with a software-defined approach.
In August 2016, the AccelStor NeoSapphire 3400 series was awarded the Storage Hardware Certification for VMware vSphere® as an Elite member of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner Program. This certification allows AccelStor’s customers to use 10GbE models of the NeoSapphire 3400 series with their VMware virtualized environment. Now, AccelStor’s complete NeoSapphire 3400 series of all-flash arrays (the NS3401, NS3405, NS3411 and NS3413) have all been awarded VMware’s Storage Hardware Certifications for vSphere status and are officially VMware Ready Storage.
Also in August 2016, AccelStor won both the Most Innovative Flash Memory Technology and the Best-of-Show Technology Innovation Award for its FlexiRemap software at Flash Memory Summit 2016 in Santa Clara, California. The Summit’s Best-of-Show awards reflect the highest honors in the flash memory and solid-state storage industry. The Most Innovative Flash Memory Technology award recognizes patented technologies that move flash technology forward, even becoming new industry standards.
The Silicon Review selected AccelStor as among the 50 Smartest Companies of the Year in September 2016.
In November 2016, AccelStor’s NeoSapphire 3605 and 3611 Fibre Channel all-flash arrays were officially certified by Tiger Technology, making AccelStor a partner for Fibre Channel storage and connectivity.