Silk vs Azure NetApp Files (ANF)
Discover how Silk outperforms ANF in performance, cost efficiency, and scalability for enterprise workloads
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Silk
Azure NetApp Files
Performance
6x faster; up to 2.2 million IOPS, 26.2 GB/s throughput, sub-ms latency
450k IOPS, 4.5 GB/s throughput, latency spikes on cache misses
Cost Efficiency
Up to 76% lower cost per GB with zero-footprint snapshots and clones
Higher cost per GB with additional charges for snapshots and clones
Scalability
Software-defined, scales with workload demand
Hardware-bound, limited scalability
Replication
1-to-many, multi-source, and cascading replication; thin copies are Read/Write
Limited replication options, thin copies are read-only
The Benefits of Silk for Enterprise Database Workloads
Handle mission-critical workloads with ultra-high throughput and consistent sub-millisecond latency.
Reduce storage costs by up to 76% with no added charges for snapshots or clones.
Integrate seamlessly with hybrid and multi-cloud environments, avoiding vendor lock-in.
Automate and dynamically scale database management with ease.
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