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How can you consistently compare storage products based on
performance and price-performance?
SPC benchmark results provide that information for a wide range of
storage products. Each SPC-1 and SPC-2 result has been both audited
and peer reviewed for compliance to ensure consistency.
An Executive Summary and Full Disclosure Report (FDR) for each
SPC benchmark result is available for download and review. SPC
membership is not required for access to those documents.
View Benchmark Results.
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SPC Benchmark 1™ Specification Available
The current version, v1.10.1, of the SPC Benchmark 1 (SPC-1)
specification is available in the Specifications section. This version
became the active version of the specification on September 27,
2006.
SPC Benchmark 2™
Specification Available
The most recent version, v1.2.1, of the SPC Benchmark 2 (SPC-2)
specification is available in the Specifications section. This version
became the active version of the specification on September 27,
2006.
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SPC, you may sign up for
a username and password if you are planning to participate in SPC
development activity for your company. Not sure if your company is a member?
See the Member Roster. If you have already
signed up but have lost your password, you can reset it.
If your company is not a member and you would like to join the SPC,
please apply for membership now.
SPC Benchmark 3BRTM (SPC-3BR)
Draft Specification
Public Review Version
SPC Benchmark 3™ (SPC-3) consists of a content model and related suite of
benchmarks. The benchmarks will be focused on the performance aspects of
storage management, hierarchical storage management, content management, and
information lifecycle management. The first benchmark in that suite is SPC
Benchmark 3BR™ (SPC-3BR).
SPC-3BR is a content management benchmark to measure to the performance of
backup/restore solutions. Execution of SPC-3BR consists of a two-step
process. First, a data repository is populated as required by the SPC-3
content model. Then, the performance of a backup/restore solution is
measured by executing a complete backup of the populated data repository and
the corresponding complete restore from that backup.
The public review version of the draft SPC Benchmark 3BR™ (SPC-3BR)
specification is available for download in the Specifications section of the website. If you would like
to be notified as SPC-3BR reaches major milestones, please register to be included on the SPC
Interest mailing list.
If you are interested in the ongoing development of the SPC-3 content model
and and related suite of benchmarks, you should consider joining the SPC. SPC membership will give you
access to the Members portion of the SPC website. There you will find
benchmark specifications (official and draft), access to all SPC benchmark
tools, minutes from SPC meetings, proposals for future benchmark
development, and much more.
SPC at CMG'07 
The SPC participated in the 33rd International Computer Measurement Group
(CMG) Conference, CMG'07. The conference was held December 2-7, 2006 in
San Diego, California. The SPC panel presentation covered the
following topics:
- Overview of the SPC.
- An update of SPC-1 and SPC-2 plus the status of SPC-2 public
availability.
- The status of the new SPC
component-level benchmarks (SPC-1C and SPC-2C), which are in the final
stage of SPC approval.
- An introduction to SPC Benchmark 3™ (SPC-3) and SPC-1BR, which is the first benchmark in the SPC-3 suite
of benchmarks.
The CMG'07 presentation is available for viewing and download in the SPC Press Room.
SPC
Component-Level Benchmarks
In a December 6, 2006
press release, the formation of the SPC-C (component) Technical
Subcommittee was announced. The SPC-C Technical Subcommittee has developed
two component-level benchmark specifications, SPC-1C and SPC-2C, which are
based on the corresponding SPC-1 and SPC-2 workloads. The two new
benchmarks will provide end-users, vendors, resellers, and integrators the
ability to evaluate and compare the performance of individual storage
components such as disk drives, host bus adapters (HBAs), intelligent
enclosures, and storage software such as Logical Volume Managers. A presentation with
additional details describing SPC-1C and SPC-2C is available for
download.
The two benchmark specifications have been approved for a Membership Vote
of the SPC, which should complete in December 2007. An affirmative SPC
Membership Vote will result in the specifications transitioning from draft
to active status. An initial set of SPC-1C/SPC-2C Results is anticipated for
release soon after the specifications become active. If you would like to be
notified when the two specification become active, please register to be included on the SPC
Interest mailing list.
If you are interested in the ongoing development and refinement of the
SPC-1C and SPC-2C benchmark specifications, you should consider joining the SPC. SPC membership will
give you access to the Members portion of the SPC website. There you
will find benchmark specifications (official and draft), access to all SPC
benchmark tools, minutes from SPC meetings, proposals for future benchmark
development, and much more.
SPC-2 Toolkit Available for Pre-Order
The SPC-2 Toolkit is now available for pre-order in the SPC Store. Pre-order customers will be
notified, via email, prior to the actual shipping date.
Public availability of SPC Benchmark 2™ (SPC-2) and the SPC-2 Toolkit was
announced in a December 6, 2006
press release. An overview of SPC-2 is available on the SPC-2 Results page.
The SPC-2 specification was approved and toolkit released to SPC
member companies in November 2005. The initial set of SPC-2 Results were
announced in December 2005 at that year's Computer Measurement Group
conference (CMG 2005).
New, Expanded SPC Benchmark Results Pages
The following new pages replace the previous SPC Benchmark Results
page:
- SPC Benchmarks Results Overview: This
page contains links to the SPC Results pages listed below. In addition to
those links, this page contains information to aid in comparing SPC Results
as well as understanding status levels and categorization applicable to
each SPC Result.
- All SPC Results:
This page contains a table for each SPC benchmark. Each table contains
links to the Full Disclosure Report (FDR) and Executive Summary for each
current SPC result.
- SPC-1 Results:
This page contains a table with links to the Full Disclosure Report (FDR)
and Executive Summary for each current SPC-1 result.
- SPC-2 Results:
This page contains a table with links to the Full Disclosure Report (FDR)
and Executive Summary for each current SPC-2 result.
If you would like to be notified as SPC Results are released, please register with the SPC. If you are
interested in the development of SPC benchmark specifications, you should
consider joining the SPC. Membership will give
you access to the Members portion of the SPC website. There you will
find benchmark specifications (official and draft), access to all SPC
benchmark tools, minutes from SPC meetings, proposals for future benchmark
development, and much more.
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