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Selection criteria for converged secondary storage
See if a converged backup product will meet your needs by exploring the features you should consider before investing in this relatively new kind of data protection platform.
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Illustrated history of the converged data center
Data center convergence emerged as an alternative to the traditional data center and it continues to evolve. Learn more about CI, HCI and composable infrastructure in this infographic.
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Test your knowledge of composable infrastructure
Are you up to speed on composable disaggregated infrastructure and technology? Take our quiz to find out if you know how composability works and how it can benefit you.
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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.
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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Systems vendors trot out architecture for composable IT
In composable architecture, IT components are broken apart and reassembled for specific applications. They can provide more flexibility than converged or hyper-converged 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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HCI Vendors and Products News
Nutanix CEO says VMware sells 'lot of vaporware'
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says vSAN is crushing Nutanix, while Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey says VMware sells 'vaporware' -- but users say they like the integrated stack for HCI.
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Top tips for moving workloads to hyper-converged technology
Take security and management seriously when migrating workloads to HCI. Closely evaluate supporting systems -- and the applications and hyper-converged system itself --- as well.
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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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Top 3 hardware-based HCI vendors
HCI isn't just a software product; market vendors such as Nutanix, HPE and Pivot3 also have specific appliances for admins that want features for network and storage management.
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Selection criteria for converged secondary storage
See if a converged backup product will meet your needs by exploring the features you should consider before investing in this relatively new kind of data protection platform.
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Illustrated history of the converged data center
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Nexenta extends SDS for Cisco HyperFlex HCI
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A close look at different types of hyper-converged architectures
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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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Top tips for moving workloads to hyper-converged technology
Take security and management seriously when migrating workloads to HCI. Closely evaluate supporting systems -- and the applications and hyper-converged system itself --- as well.
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Robin Systems brings HCI and Kubernetes together
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Larger nodes maximize HCI benefits
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Implications of deploying HCI with mismatched hardware
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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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E-Handbook | July 2017
How to build your own hyper-converged computing platform
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Test your knowledge of composable infrastructure
Are you up to speed on composable disaggregated infrastructure and technology? Take our quiz to find out if you know how composability works and how it can benefit you.
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Networking features to look for in HCI
No longer a second-class citizen to compute and storage, networking is now integral to most HCIs. Keep in mind certain networking facts when adopting hyper-convergence, however.
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Composable vendor glossary describes available products
Part two of a two-part series on composable infrastructure describes vendors that put composable concepts into practice to deliver more agile IT environments for modern business.
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Nutanix CEO says VMware sells 'lot of vaporware'
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says vSAN is crushing Nutanix, while Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey says VMware sells 'vaporware' -- but users say they like the integrated stack for HCI.
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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Management
Will vSAN HCI lead to hybrid clouds?
Hyper-converged infrastructure has meant change to IT organizations, and VMware vSAN customers consider evolving their cloud plans in an age of hybrid and multi-cloud options.
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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems
Scale Computing CEO: HCI now 'table stakes'
Scale Computing founder and CEO Jeff Ready claims demand for HC3 is pulling the vendor into more enterprise use cases as edge-created data prompts companies to consolidate IT.