Tiering of BLOB data in SharePoint – StorageEdge is the BOMB

So recently I completed a FANTASTIC project for a cloud based provider I was managing projects for.

We were looking at tiering data storage at the SAN level using technology like the 3PAR from HP or a V7000 from IBM.

We even considered using a product called SAN SYMPHONY (we may still use this) to create our own SAN auto tiering solution with Bring Your Own Disk type setups.

BUT

We decided to do the tiering at the application level within SharePoint and provide an even more granular approach to charging out the varying tiering of storage.

We picked StorageEdge from Alachisoft and it is BRILLIANT. This almost completes the Document Library abilities of SharePoint.

Below is a copy of the info from the main website which can be found at :

Optimize SharePoint Storage & Performance

StorageEdge optimizes SharePoint storage by moving all docs/BLOBs out of the database with EBS/RBS and therefore reducing the database size to manageable levels. And, it lowers your storage cost by archiving SharePoint docs to cheaper storage. And, it significantly improves SharePoint performance by caching its BLOBs and lists.

BLOB Externalization (EBS / RBS)

• File system, SAN, NAS, & Cloud
• Filters on BLOB externalization
• Scheduling & Throttling
• Preserve file & folder structure
• Gzip compression
• 64bit and 128bit encryptions

Read more

In-Memory Distributed Caching

• Cache BLOBs & Lists
• Cache ASP.NET sessions
• Cache View State
• Minify & Merge JavaScript

Read more

Document Library Sharing

• Link external doc libraries
• No document copying needed
• Share docs with non-SP users

Archiving to Multi-Tier Storage

• Specify multiple storage tiers
• Archive docs to cheaper tiers
• Version & age based archiving

Read more

Downloads

• StorageEdge 3.4 SP1
  (fully-working trial)
• StorageEdge Express 3.4 SP1 (free)

Articles & Whitepapers

• Improve SP Performance & Scalability
• Optimize SharePoint with External Storage (TechNet)
• Improve SharePoint Performance with RBS (TechNet)
• SharePoint Demands Performance & Scalability (Redmond Mag)

Product Videos

• Install StorageEdge with RBS
• SharePoint archiving with StorageEdge

Product Details

• BLOB Externalization
• In-Memory Distributed Caching
• Multi-Tiered Storage
• Feature List
• Edition Feature Comparison
• What's New in 3.4 SP1?

Guides & Documentation

• StorageEdge Release Notes