Real-World Test Results Show Why FlexPod Datacenter Powered by Intel® Xeon® Processors With Microsoft Private Cloud and SQL Server 2014 Is a Premier Integrated Platform for Mission-Critical Performance and Scalability Whitepaper

Given the high demands of online gaming and the need for extremely fast speeds for mission-critical gaming applications and databases, Cisco and NetApp contracted with Scalability Experts to put their FlexPod® Datacenter powered by Intel® Xeon® processors with Microsoft Private Cloud to the test with real-world workloads from gaming company Iforium. The purpose of the performance and load test was to validate FlexPod as a premiere platform for the most demanding applications and the results can be found is this whitepaper.   A couple of highlights from the whitepaper include:  208% faster transaction response times than the best-in-class rate of 1.25 transactions per second: Faster transaction speeds have a direct impact on increased revenue (1) and 250% faster page response times than the best-in-class rate of 1.5 responses per second: Faster page response times increase user satisfaction and loyalty, helping grow the user base (2).