Azure Local storage
Storage Spaces Direct turns the drives in your machines into one resilient pool. Sizing and resiliency decide how much is usable and how it behaves when a drive fails.
Scope of the work
- Size raw and usable capacity for the chosen resiliency
- Choose drive types and layout for the workload's performance needs
- Design volumes for virtual machines, AKS and file data
- Test performance before workloads move in
- Handle drive failures, repair jobs and capacity expansion
- A capacity and resiliency plan
- A performance baseline for the new cluster
- A runbook for drive replacement and expansion
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Usable is not raw
With a two-way mirror about half the raw capacity is usable; with a three-way mirror about a third. Reserve space for repairs on top.
Identical machines
Machines in a cluster should match in drive count and type. Mixed layouts make capacity and performance unpredictable.
Baseline before production
Without a baseline from day one, nobody can say later whether storage got slower.
Four steps, written down.
A call with Keith
You describe the goal, the estate and the deadline. Keith turns it into a written scope with an hour estimate at the hourly rate.
A written design by Gus
Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.
Hands-on implementation
Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.
Documents and a named contact
You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.
Asked before every engagement.
Can we add capacity later?
Yes, by adding drives to every machine or adding machines. We plan free drive bays and the expansion path in the design.
Does it replace our SAN?
For the virtual machines on the cluster, yes, the storage is in the machines. Use of external SAN storage with Azure Local has been limited and is changing, so we check current support if you need it.
What does the consulting cost?
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith sends a written hour estimate after the scoping call, and work starts when you approve it.
Often scoped together.
One rate. Two people.
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith runs sales, project management and your account. Gus does the architecture, the design and the implementation.
per consulting hour, for every consulting service