Virtually Speaking Podcast; Switching from vSAN OSA to ESA

The vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) is an optional, alternative architecture in VMware vSAN 8 that’s designed to achieve all-new levels of efficiency, scalability and performance. It features a single-tier architecture optimized for high-performance NVMe-based TLC flash devices for both on-premises environments and hyperscale public clouds. Johannes Weidacher, an IT Specialist for Storage and Datacenter Virtualization is one of the many vSAN customers who recently discovered the performance, capacity and security improvements of vSAN ESA.

On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete and John speak to Johannes about his recent experience moving from vSAN OSA to ESA.

Links Mentioned

• vSAN ESA | VMware

• vSAN ESA Hardware Quick Reference Guide

• vSAN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) | VMware

• What is Express Storage Architecture (ESA) in vSAN?

The Virtually Speaking Podcast

The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to public, private and hybrid cloud. In each episode, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware and within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise. If you’re new to the Virtually Speaking Podcast check out all episodes on vSpeakingPodcast.com and follow on Twitter @VirtSpeaking