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Contrary to popular belief, fragmentation matters

Fragmentation happens when a file system lays out files in non-contiguous parts, or fragments. (1) It generally occurs because there’s no space left to write new file content next to older file content. Some recent groundbreaking studies into flash memory performance have shown that fragmentation is a bottleneck for or cause for degrading performance.(2,3,4) It’s also a factor we’ve currently been testing in our performance benchmarking lab.

As ext4 becomes more fragmented and the storage fills, speed decreases and latency increases—the latter with some very extreme maximums. Tuxera Flash File System, on the other hand, writes the files in longer, contiguous sequences, and maintains higher speeds with consistently low latency.

“We’ve found that connecting ATTO network cards to servers running Tuxera Fusion delivers exceptional performance compared to traditional configurations,” said Thomas Johnson, Product Manager at ATTO Technology. “Media professionals using our high-speed network adapters with Fusion-powered storage systems will experience dramatically improved throughput, enabling them to work more efficiently with today’s demanding media formats.”

When ATTO’s network cards are paired with servers running Tuxera Fusion instead of open-source alternatives, customers experience significantly faster data transfers without changing their existing hardware, unlocking the full potential of their storage investments.

“Microsoft has helped lead the way in developing connected technologies, and SMB is integral to our server and business solutions,” said Nick Psyhogeos, president of Microsoft Technology Licensing. “Agreements like ours with Tuxera will accelerate the pace of innovation and shape industries that depend on a near-universal language for file transfers across networks.”

“Our collaboration with Tuxera, who delivers industry-leading file system solutions for NAS, reinforces Marvell’s leadership and commitment to breaking barriers in the storage space,” said Paul Valentine, vice president of marketing for the Enterprise Business Unit at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. “We understand performance is paramount for NAS customers, and we believe features such as file system optimizations – combined with both companies’ reputations for quality and support – place Marvell and Tuxera well ahead of the competition.”

At 129 megabytes per second, Marvell and Tuxera’s NAS solution offers the fastest 2 GHz NAS performance on the market. In addition, Tuxera has optimized and tuned XFS for Marvell customers’ most common workloads. Tuxera’s NTFS technology is the industry’s only solution of this speed to come pre-integrated with Marvell’s Kirkwood and ARMADA chipsets.

“At Primax we aim to provide everyday consumers with wireless storage products that not only bring them storage expansion but also offer multiplatform functionality. Tuxera solutions guarantee full compatibility with external hard drives and SD memory cards formatted by default with NTFS, exFAT or FAT. This way, Tuxera ensures that the end users are able to stream and play back digital content hassle-free. Also, Tuxera’s on-the-fly checking for errors and repair is definitely a checkmark on high quality,” commented Edward Hung, Senior Manager at Primax.

Thanks to the integrated fail-safe feature, no data loss will occur even in the case of an unsafe storage removal or power loss.