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Hyper-converged infrastructure vendors gain traction in 2020
What will the hyper-convergence market bring in 2020? Learn how 13 hyper-converged infrastructure vendors are addressing the overall market and which use cases their tools address.
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Hyper-convergence at the edge coming into vogue
Hyper-convergence helps enterprises better provision applications at the network edge and more efficiently process enormous amounts of data generated by IoT devices and smart sensors.
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Features distinguish leading composable infrastructure systems
Before selecting a composable architecture, compare the different platforms' processing power, latency rates, supported IOPS, size and type of memory.
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AWS Outposts vs. Azure Stack vs. HCI
See how AWS Outposts vs. Microsoft Azure Stack hybrid cloud offerings work and where they can and cannot take the place of traditional hyper-converged infrastructures.
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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Storage Spaces Direct simplifies converged, HCI storage
Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server packages several different Microsoft technologies to lower TCO and simplify storage in converged and hyper-converged deployments.
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Hyper-convergence at the edge coming into vogue
Hyper-convergence helps enterprises better provision applications at the network edge and more efficiently process enormous amounts of data generated by IoT devices and smart sensors.
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Hyper-converged infrastructure vendors gain traction in 2020
What will the hyper-convergence market bring in 2020? Learn how 13 hyper-converged infrastructure vendors are addressing the overall market and which use cases their tools address.
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Are attitudes toward edge computing architecture changing?
Edge computing has many advantages over the centralized running of applications and processing of data on premises and in the cloud. Are IT leaders getting the message, though?
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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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Essentials of hyper-converged hardware upkeep
Resource forecasting, capacity planning and upgrade compatibility are essential components of hyper-converged infrastructure maintenance. Learn why admins must implement them.
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Are attitudes toward edge computing architecture changing?
Edge computing has many advantages over the centralized running of applications and processing of data on premises and in the cloud. Are IT leaders getting the message, though?
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Hyper-converged infrastructure vendors gain traction in 2020
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Hyper-convergence at the edge coming into vogue
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Features distinguish leading composable infrastructure systems
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Solving HCI's storage provisioning problem
Provisioning in hyper-convergence is often imbalanced. Integrating more powerful, higher-capacity nodes with HCI software or taking a more hybrid approach can help.
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HPE simplifies Docker-based CaaS cloud deployment
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You don't always need all-flash for HCI storage
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HCI is ideal for building out a private cloud
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How pay-as-you-go HCI hardware pricing works
With consumption-based pricing, vendors deploy an HCI on premises, while you pay a subscription fee. It promises to lower upfront costs and reduce headaches. But is it right for you?
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Manage Windows Server HCI with Windows Admin Center
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Top tips for moving workloads to hyper-converged technology
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Robin Systems brings HCI and Kubernetes together
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E-Handbook | October 2019
Composable infrastructure platform flexes converged muscles
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E-Handbook | May 2019
Use cloud HCI as a stepping stone to hybrid cloud deployment
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E-Handbook | July 2018
How hyper-converged secondary storage fits in the HCI world
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E-Handbook | April 2018
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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Top converged infrastructure vendors on company lists
Today's fast-paced business landscape has led enterprises to increasingly turn to convergence vendors. See why, which they are choosing and who leads the market.
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Take our VMware vSAN HCI quiz
Do you know what it takes to deploy, maintain and secure a VMware vSAN-based hyper-converged infrastructure? Take our quiz to see how deep your vSAN knowledge and expertise runs.
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Composable infrastructure platform flexes converged muscles
Composability tailors resources as unified services to specific workloads. Find out how it works and compares to converged and hyper-converged infrastructures.
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Pivot3, Scale Computing juke HCI appliance features
Pivot3 Acuity automates data protection for self-healing node rebuilds. New Scale Computing HE150 HCI systems combine M.2 NVMe SSD, Scale networking software and Intel mini-PCs.
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Hyper-Converged Vendors and Products
In 2019, HCI up as storage sales dip
Dell goes against the grain by increasing storage sales, but much of its gains came from hyper-converged and data protection products rather than traditional primary storage arrays.
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Converged Infrastructure Management
Dell EMC expands STaaS with PowerOne, On Demand
Dell EMC expands storage-as-a-service pricing, launches PowerOne converged stack for IT users looking for the "Holy Grail" of cloud pricing and on-premises management.