Is your virtualized environment not performing as well as it should? Many organizations face the frustrating reality of sluggish application performance despite significant investments in server infrastructure. The culprit often lies in how Windows handles input/output operations in virtualized settings, creating inefficiencies that can reduce system performance by up to 50%.
Condusiv's I/O Reduction Software offers a revolutionary approach to solving these challenges without costly hardware upgrades. By addressing the root causes of performance bottlenecks, this software-only solution can dramatically improve application responsiveness and processing speed while extending the life of your existing infrastructure investments.
As Oklahoma's premier business technology solutions provider for over 75 years, JD Young Technologies is proud to offer Condusiv's innovative solutions to help your organization maximize performance and minimize costs.
What Is I/O Reduction Software?
Input/Output Reduction Software resolves some of the most challenging application performance issues with I/O intensive systems such as MS-SQL, Oracle, and other critical business applications. In virtualized environments, numerous I/O inefficiencies generate excessive traffic that overuses storage IOPS and significantly drains performance.
Many organizations don't realize that their virtualized systems operate at 40-50% lower speeds than they should. This performance gap stems from how Windows interacts with virtualized environments, creating smaller, fragmented, and more random I/O operations than necessary.
Condusiv's technology addresses these inefficiencies at their source, converting countless small reads and writes into larger, cleaner contiguous operations. This transformation allows your core business applications to run dramatically smoother without hardware changes.
How Can I/O Reduction Software Help?
Condusiv stands as a global leader in I/O reduction solutions, earning impressive credentials that validate their expertise. In 2017, Microsoft certified Condusiv as their first software vendor for MS-SQL server I/O reliability. The following year, Condusiv gained recognition as one of the top ten best performing VMWare solution providers and achieved elite VMWare partner status.
These accolades reflect the power of their patented technology. When deployed, organizations can immediately reclaim 30-40% of their storage IOPS. In certain environments, Condusiv can offload up to 50% of current I/O traffic volumes from storage, delivering substantial performance improvements.
The software functions by allocating a small amount of additional memory on key systems. This approach creates significant advantages for critical applications including:
- ERP and CRM systems
- Oracle and MS-SQL workloads
- Electronic health record (EHR) systems
- Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
- Business intelligence applications
- SharePoint file servers
- Exchange
- Backup systems
While many IT teams reflexively upgrade backend storage to solve performance issues—a costly approach—Condusiv offers a more efficient alternative. Performance bottlenecks typically affect only a handful of applications rather than the entire environment. Installing new hybrid arrays or all-flash arrays represents the most disruptive and expensive way to address these issues.
With Condusiv I/O reduction software, you eliminate both the cost and disruption while boosting performance by at least 50% in most implementations.
Key Features of I/O Reduction Software
Condusiv I/O Reduction Software deploys quickly and works automatically in the background with negligible server overhead. The system runs at a very low priority, using minimal CPU resources that won't interfere with normal operations when processing power is needed elsewhere.
The solution offers several powerful capabilities:
- Seamless operation in complex virtualized environments
- Rapid deployment across your infrastructure
- Continuous performance validation through detailed metrics
- Flexible licensing options to fit your needs
- Simplified asset management across diverse environments
- Available in perpetual, enterprise, and subscription-based models
By addressing inefficiencies in the data handoff between storage and the Windows operating system, Condusiv virtually eliminates performance problems caused by random reads and writes. The software provides Windows with the intelligence to create clean, large contiguous files in real-time, ensuring maximum payload with each I/O operation.
A secondary DRAM read caching engine further reduces storage I/O by serving hot reads from available but idle memory. The system makes moment-to-moment adjustments automatically, eliminating the need for manual cache allocation and preventing memory contention issues.
System administrators gain valuable insights through a comprehensive dashboard that displays:
- The percentage of read and write traffic offloaded from storage
- Total I/O time saved through optimization
- Number of I/O operations redirected from physical storage
This visibility helps identify which systems would benefit most from additional memory allocation and quantifies the exact performance improvements delivered across your environment.
Why Do You Need I/O Reduction Software?
Virtualization has revolutionized server efficiency, but it introduces data path complexities that impact performance. Windows, in particular, struggles in virtualized environments where it's abstracted from physical hardware layers. The result: smaller, fragmented, and randomized I/O operations that severely constrain storage performance.
Condusiv's solution directly addresses these issues by replacing inefficient small operations with larger, cleaner contiguous reads and writes. This transformation provides better payload with every I/O operation while simultaneously reducing storage demands by utilizing available DRAM to cache frequently accessed data.
The software intelligently adjusts to real-time utilization patterns without requiring dedicated cache assignments. This dynamic approach ensures optimal performance without administrative overhead or resource conflicts.
For organizations running I/O-intensive workloads in virtualized environments, these capabilities translate to immediate, measurable improvements in application responsiveness and processing speed.
Is Condusiv I/O Reduction Software Right for You?
This solution particularly benefits organizations with virtualized, I/O-intensive workloads. The technology scales effortlessly with increasing demands, making it ideal for environments running:
- Healthcare systems (EMR/EHR, MEDITECH)
- Enterprise applications (ERP, SAP, Oracle)
- Database workloads (SQL, OLTP)
- Business intelligence applications
- Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
- Collaboration platforms (Exchange, SharePoint)
- File servers and backup systems
- Customer relationship management (CRM) solutions
Deployment and management couldn't be simpler. An intuitive web-based console provides centralized control over licensing, configuration, asset management, and performance monitoring. With just a few clicks, you can deploy the solution across thousands of servers—perfect for environments where flexibility and scalability are essential.
The software delivers immediate performance improvements for resource-intensive operations like back-office reporting and batch processing jobs. Client-facing applications that struggle during peak usage times will respond more quickly and consistently.
Perhaps most compelling is the solution's transparency. The product dashboard clearly displays time saved and resources reclaimed, making it easy to demonstrate return on investment to stakeholders.
If you're uncertain which systems might benefit most, Condusiv offers both an I/O Assessment tool and free trial installations (typically 14-30 days). These options help identify improvement opportunities before committing to implementation.
With flexible licensing models suitable for small, medium, and enterprise-level organizations, Condusiv delivers an affordable solution with tangible, measurable benefits across environments of all sizes.
About Condusiv
As virtualization density increases and data volumes explode, IT professionals face mounting pressure to optimize VM performance while controlling costs. Condusiv Technologies addresses this challenge as an award-winning global software provider specializing in performance solutions for physical and virtualized server environments.
Their software-only approach enables organizations to process more information more quickly, enhancing application performance without hardware upgrades. Condusiv guarantees resolution for even the most challenging performance issues.
Their impressive client roster includes 90% of Fortune 1000 companies and approximately 75% of Forbes Global 100 organizations. These enterprises rely on Condusiv to reduce data center costs, increase system productivity, and extend the useful life of their hardware investments.
By partnering with JD Young Technologies and Condusiv, your organization can transform application performance while avoiding costly infrastructure upgrades.