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Dell, VMware gain in HCI at Nutanix's expense
HCI pioneer Nutanix's revenue slid last quarter, as it goes through a business transition and greater competition from Dell appliances and VMware HCI software.
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Toshiba touts composable infrastructure use for M.2 SSD
Toshiba takes aim at composable infrastructures, data centers and high-end workstations with new low-power, small-form-factor 2 TB M.2 SSD that uses dense 96-layer 3D NAND flash.
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HiveIO launches Hive Fabric 7.3 with 4 new features
Hive Fabric 7.3 has four main updates. New features enable admins to install GPUs, control acceleration, add multiple defined networks and manage server memory.
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Stretched clusters extend an HCI to multiple sites
VMware vSAN stretched clusters enable admins to spread hyper-converged infrastructures across two physical locations. Learn more about them and their benefits.
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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Stretched clusters extend an HCI to multiple sites
VMware vSAN stretched clusters enable admins to spread hyper-converged infrastructures across two physical locations. Learn more about them and their benefits.
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Dell, VMware gain in HCI at Nutanix's expense
HCI pioneer Nutanix's revenue slid last quarter, as it goes through a business transition and greater competition from Dell appliances and VMware HCI software.
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Ask these important HCI data protection questions
Procure a hyper-converged infrastructure, and you'll need to protect the data residing in that environment. Ask and answer these questions to determine the best HCI backup approach for your organization.
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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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A guide to effective HCI selection
IT execs must evaluate an organization's current on-prem and cloud setup before selecting a hyper-converged offering to avoid security holes, disjointed workflows and poor user experience.
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Which should I pick? Software or appliance HCI
Appliance-based hyper-convergence integrates software with hardware, while software-only HCI enables you to use the hardware of your choice. Each type has pluses and minuses.
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Use cloud HCI as a stepping stone to hybrid cloud deployment
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HCI can ease transition to the cloud
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HCI and storage by the numbers
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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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Ask these important HCI data protection questions
Procure a hyper-converged infrastructure, and you'll need to protect the data residing in that environment. Ask and answer these questions to determine the best HCI backup approach for your organization.
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Businesses invest in HCI to transform data centers
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Composing your infrastructure: Some assembly required
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Top HCI-based cloud questions answered
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Use cloud HCI as a stepping stone to hybrid cloud deployment
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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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VDI values hyper-converged infrastructure benefits
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How to build your own hyper-converged computing platform
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Ask these important HCI data protection questions
Procure a hyper-converged infrastructure, and you'll need to protect the data residing in that environment. Ask and answer these questions to determine the best HCI backup approach for your organization.
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Stretched clusters extend an HCI to multiple sites
VMware vSAN stretched clusters enable admins to spread hyper-converged infrastructures across two physical locations. Learn more about them and their benefits.
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How Flow brings SDN to Nutanix hyper-convergence
Learn how Flow SDN brings network policy and management services to Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure through the automation and streamlining of common networking operations.
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Dell, VMware gain in HCI at Nutanix's expense
HCI pioneer Nutanix's revenue slid last quarter, as it goes through a business transition and greater competition from Dell appliances and VMware HCI software.
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Hyper-Converged Vendors and Products
Toshiba touts composable infrastructure use for M.2 SSD
Toshiba takes aim at composable infrastructures, data centers and high-end workstations with new low-power, small-form-factor 2 TB M.2 SSD that uses dense 96-layer 3D NAND flash.
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Converged Infrastructure Systems
HiveIO launches Hive Fabric 7.3 with 4 new features
Hive Fabric 7.3 has four main updates. New features enable admins to install GPUs, control acceleration, add multiple defined networks and manage server memory.