Tag: I/O size

  • Viewing the impact of block sizes with PernixData Architect

    In the post Understanding block sizes in a virtualized environment, I describe what block sizes are as they relate to storage I/O, and how it became one of the most overlooked metrics of virtualized environments.  The first step in recognizing their importance is providing visibility to them across the entire Data Center, but with enough…

  • Understanding block sizes in a virtualized environment

    Cracking the mysteries of the Data Center is a bit like space exploration. You think you understand what everything is, and how it all works together, but struggle to understand where fact and speculation intersect. The topic of block sizes, as they relate to storage infrastructures is one such mystery. The term being familiar to…