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Healthcare software firm builds SaaS on VxRack HCI
Hungry for power, healthcare SaaS provider Medicity installed Dell EMC VxRack Flex rack-scale HCI for private cloud to store petabytes of data for its customer network.
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VMware makes new vSAN version look more like vSphere
By giving the vSAN 6.7 release more of a vSphere look and common management, VMware hopes to lure more of its customers to use its hyper-converged storage software.
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Before you start the decision-making process over which IT approach you should take, quiz yourself on your hyper-converged and converged platform knowledge.
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There are many advantages to including solid-state storage in your hyper-converged infrastructure plans, such as better performance and lower power costs.
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Hyper-converged technologies have been relentlessly dangled in front of IT departments like a lure—but how do you know if your team should bite? Beyond just VDI, this guide delves in-depth into HCI use cases, illustrating which workloads HCI best suits, which workloads to avoid, emerging use cases like backup and DR, and more.
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Hyper-converged architecture staffing change challenges
IT leaders who have adopted a hyper-converged architecture say it streamlines costs and eliminates silos and finger-pointing, but also brings a fear of the unknown to their staffs.
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Healthcare software firm builds SaaS on VxRack HCI
Hungry for power, healthcare SaaS provider Medicity installed Dell EMC VxRack Flex rack-scale HCI for private cloud to store petabytes of data for its customer network.
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Red Hat pieced together HCI software for edge computing
By combining Gluster Storage with its Red Hat Virtualization software, Red Hat has thrown its own cap into the software-only HCI ring with an open source offering.
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VMware makes new vSAN version look more like vSphere
By giving the vSAN 6.7 release more of a vSphere look and common management, VMware hopes to lure more of its customers to use its hyper-converged storage software.
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Dell EMC, HDS, Lenovo launch new storage at VMworld '17
At VMworld 2017, Dell EMC, Hitachi Data Systems and Lenovo launched new and upgraded hyper-converged and hybrid cloud products based on VMware's vSAN and Cloud Foundation software.
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Should I build or buy hyper-converged appliances?
Preconfigured hyper-converged appliances aren't your only option anymore. Software-only and build-your-own hyper-converged infrastructure have unique pros and cons.
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The days of the storage guru may be winding down, and yet, while some storage skills have become obsolete, the storage administrator is no less important to bottom line.
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Buying hyper-converged infrastructure systems can be less stressful if you learn about and avoid these 10 common mistakes that trip up some HCI buyers.
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Healthcare software firm builds SaaS on VxRack HCI
Hungry for power, healthcare SaaS provider Medicity installed Dell EMC VxRack Flex rack-scale HCI for private cloud to store petabytes of data for its customer network.
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VMware makes new vSAN version look more like vSphere
By giving the vSAN 6.7 release more of a vSphere look and common management, VMware hopes to lure more of its customers to use its hyper-converged storage software.
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Safelite puts FlexPod, NetApp SolidFire flash to work
An auto glass supplier chooses FlexPod to consolidate and retire aging storage from several vendors. NetApp AFF supports VMware, and SolidFire arrays support growing claims management.