Objectivity/DB uses a powerful, distributed processing architecture to manage localized, centralized or distributed object databases. The Panasas massively scalable storage solutions for performance-driven applications in Government R&D, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Higher Education & Research, Life Sciences, CAE manufacturing, and financial markets.

This white paper describes a benchmark that compares the performance of Objectivity/DB running against a local file system versus using files stored on a Panasas PAS 8 configuration. It covers the main features of Objectivity/DB and the Panasas storage solutions before explaining the benchmark software and the hardware configuration. It then presents and interprets the benchmark results. The benchmark demonstrated significant write speed and dramatic read speed improvements over conventional disk storage.