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Composable, an IoT infrastructure paradigm with potential
Composable infrastructure can stand up and down virtual servers depending on the varying needs of workloads. Learn why composability is a good for IoT.
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How to build machine and deep learning, AI infrastructure
AI, machine and deep learning infrastructure has component and configuration requirements. See what hardware you need and how it goes together in an HCI or high-density system.
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Bare-metal container clusters: Infrastructure for next-gen apps
Learn the requirements, designs and software stacks used to build bare-metal clusters for containers using dedicated 1-2U HCI hardware instead of existing virtual machine servers.
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Hybrid cloud vs. hyper-converged: Hybrid wins hands down
When everything goes to cloud, why do you even need HCI? Who cares where server, storage, virtualization and networking are when IT adopts a 'run any app from anyplace' strategy?
Download: Your Hyper-Converged Secondary Storage Guide
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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Best practices for better server lifecycle management deals
A buyer's playbook with granular forecasts of server refresh, upgrade, maintenance and precedent discount details strengthens your negotiation position with your server supplier.
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Hyper-converged edge infrastructure targets carriers, ROBOs
Hyper-converged systems provide a way to locally process IoT data and deliver streaming content at the network's edge while maintaining service and application performance.
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Tips to counter sales tactics thru server refresh lifecycle
See what you can do throughout the server lifecycle to counter the sales strategies of hardware vendors competing for customer dollars in a cutthroat market.
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Nutanix Next steps into cloud: Clusters available in Azure
The Microsoft deal is part of Nutanix's pivot from an HCI vendor to provider of cloud software as it battles VMware and faces the same challenges as other infrastructure companies.
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9 steps to better IBM ELA negotiation results
Get a leg up on your next IBM enterprise licensing agreement or renewal. Following these nine steps will help prepare you to meet Big Blue across the negotiation table.
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4 hyper-converged infrastructure drawbacks
Problems with scalability and cloud compatibility can create major issues for organizations that want to deploy hyper-converged infrastructure systems.
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Composable, an IoT infrastructure paradigm with potential
Composable infrastructure can stand up and down virtual servers depending on the varying needs of workloads. Learn why composability is a good for IoT.
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How to build machine and deep learning, AI infrastructure
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Bare-metal container clusters: Infrastructure for next-gen apps
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Hybrid cloud vs. hyper-converged: Hybrid wins hands down
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Hyper-converged edge infrastructure targets carriers, ROBOs
Hyper-converged systems provide a way to locally process IoT data and deliver streaming content at the network's edge while maintaining service and application performance.
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Tips to counter sales tactics thru server refresh lifecycle
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Overcome a leading barrier in server refresh cycle negotiations
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Work-from-home infrastructure HCI tips for VDI, remote desktops
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Modern HCI environment shaped by evolving IT priorities
Hyper-convergence simplified deployment and scaling of IT resources over the past decade, but modern IT is far more complex than it once was. HCI vendors evolved, but have you?
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Watch out for additional hyper-converged system costs
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WFH technologies prosper with ongoing remote access needs
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The ins and outs of Google Cloud Anthos on NetApp HCI
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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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Hybrid cloud vs. hyper-converged: Hybrid wins hands down
When everything goes to cloud, why do you even need HCI? Who cares where server, storage, virtualization and networking are when IT adopts a 'run any app from anyplace' strategy?
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9 steps to better IBM ELA negotiation results
Get a leg up on your next IBM enterprise licensing agreement or renewal. Following these nine steps will help prepare you to meet Big Blue across the negotiation table.
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Evaluate third-party threats in server maintenance contracts
When negotiating server hardware and maintenance agreements with vendors, server customers can threaten to go elsewhere. But how effective is that tactic?
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VMware bulks up vSAN against container-native threats
As VMware embraces Tanzu and Kubernetes, it expands vSAN hyper-converged infrastructure software to try to make it a better fit for developers who embrace containers.
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New Cortx object storage targets biggest Seagate HDDs
Seagate launched new open source object storage software that is designed to exploit its highest capacity hard disk drives in supported Lyve Drive converged infrastructure racks.
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Retiring Nutanix CEO Pandey ponders what's next
As he prepares to hand over the reins of Nutanix, CEO Dheeraj Pandey said the vendor's next big question is, 'How will HCI morph in this world of hyperscalers?'