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Dell EMC refreshes VxBlock stacks
Ten years later, VCE is gone, EMC is part of Dell and Vblocks have become VxBlocks. But the early converged infrastructure stack is still going, with new products coming online.
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SimpliVity with Composable Fabric incorporates HPE's software-defined networking technology for implementing, managing and automating a fully connected and composable mesh fabric.
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Datrium Forward provides 'cloudy' pricing for DVX
With Datrium Forward, the software-defined storage startup looks to deliver a 'cloudy feel' to pricing for its DVX storage that spans on premises and in Amazon Web Services.
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Explore link between composable and hyper-convergence
Find out if composable infrastructure is the next step in the evolution of HCI, if it is a completely different type of IT infrastructure or if the truth is somewhere in between.
How to Craft a Converged Secondary Storage Strategy with Care
In this expert guide, receive answers to 7 fundamental questions, an analysis of Asigra, Cohesity, HPE and Rubrik hyper-converged secondary storage products, key benefits of converged secondary storage and cautions, and much more.
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Set secondary storage based on application needs
Using secondary storage can improve the performance of mission-critical applications, but deciding what data is secondary in importance isn't as easy as it seems.
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Explore link between composable and hyper-convergence
Find out if composable infrastructure is the next step in the evolution of HCI, if it is a completely different type of IT infrastructure or if the truth is somewhere in between.
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See how HPE SimpliVity with Composable Fabric HCI works
SimpliVity with Composable Fabric incorporates HPE's software-defined networking technology for implementing, managing and automating a fully connected and composable mesh fabric.
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Datrium Forward provides 'cloudy' pricing for DVX
With Datrium Forward, the software-defined storage startup looks to deliver a 'cloudy feel' to pricing for its DVX storage that spans on premises and in Amazon Web Services.
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Nutanix expands past HCI with Flow, Beam and Era
With the introduction of Flow, Beam and Era, Nutanix has made a clear statement that it's aiming for a comprehensive Nutanix enterprise cloud OS.
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Ensure a smooth HCI installation
Vendors tout hyper-converged infrastructure as a plug-and-play offering, but before you install anything in your data center, be sure your network supports the hardware.
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You don't always need all-flash for HCI storage
Find out why and for what use cases and application workloads 100% solid-state flash may not be the best storage choice for hyper-converged infrastructure.
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HCI is ideal for building out a private cloud
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Your top hyper-converged storage questions answered
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Top HCI-based cloud questions answered
Hyper-convergence can help make taking a cloud or multi-cloud approach to your architecture easier to implement, manage and scale. Read on to find out how and why.
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HCI success depends on wider IT systems integration
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HCI and software-defined networking make a good match
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Best practices for hyper-converged infrastructure
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E-Handbook | July 2018
How hyper-converged secondary storage fits in the HCI world
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Hyper-converged IT options should match your workload needs
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E-Handbook | October 2017
VDI values hyper-converged infrastructure benefits
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E-Handbook | July 2017
How to build your own hyper-converged computing platform
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Making the case for converged and hyper-converged infrastructure
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Top HCI-based cloud questions answered
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Datrium Forward provides 'cloudy' pricing for DVX
With Datrium Forward, the software-defined storage startup looks to deliver a 'cloudy feel' to pricing for its DVX storage that spans on premises and in Amazon Web Services.
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Hyper-Converged Vendors and Products
Are Nutanix, VMware heading in opposite HCI directions?
Nutanix CEO says HCI sales slowdown is temporary because its technology remains strong; in the meantime, Dell-VMware is pushing HCI deeper into the enterprise.
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Hyper-Converged Vendors and Products
Strategic investor pulls the plug on maxed-out Maxta
Maxta tried to carve a niche in hyper-converged infrastructure with MxSP software for industry-standard x86 servers -- the business model HCI pioneer Nutanix shifted to in 2018.