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Software-based HCI is more flexible than appliances
Implementing a software-based hyper-converged platform can make it easier to scale components separately, but it has drawbacks as well, like multiple support sources.
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How hyper-converged secondary storage fits in the HCI world
When converged secondary storage was added to hyper-convergence products, a new market sector was created that reduced the complexity of managing data retention systems.
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Evaluate options for secondary storage in convergence
Secondary storage vendors have been offering converged technologies and products for a few years now, and the systems have become more feature-rich and cloud-capable.
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Datrium switches CEO, pitches DVX as enterprise HCI
Datrium approaches HCI in a nontraditional way, but its DVX architecture combines compute and storage while pumping up its data protection capabilities.
Download: Is the lure of HCI really worth the bite?
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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How to build HCI on Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 not only supports a hyper-converged infrastructure implementation, but brings with it a rich set of features for both performance and security.
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Datrium switches CEO, pitches DVX as enterprise HCI
Datrium approaches HCI in a nontraditional way, but its DVX architecture combines compute and storage while pumping up its data protection capabilities.
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Deduplication features for HCI aren't all the same
Of the two main types of deduplication, most HCI vendors choose inline over post-process because of the performance benefits and lower levels of total storage required.
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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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HPE redirects HCI efforts to attract smaller IT shops
HPE has complemented its recent high-end hyper-converged system with another HCI system to fit the space-constrained environments of branch offices or SMBs.
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Software-based HCI is more flexible than appliances
Implementing a software-based hyper-converged platform can make it easier to scale components separately, but it has drawbacks as well, like multiple support sources.
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How hyper-converged secondary storage fits in the HCI world
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Evaluate options for secondary storage in convergence
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Protecting data in an HCI environment is challenging
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Your top hyper-converged storage questions answered
There is a lot of information out there on hyper-converged storage, and it can be difficult to get down to basics. Here are five common questions about hyper-convergence, answered.
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Some assembly required? Buy or DIY hyper-convergence
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HCI addresses VDI performance issues
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Four problems hyper-convergence can solve
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Composable systems hinge on flexibility with hardware
With composable systems, an IT admin can get more choice from the devices on the back end and more choice on the devices it delivers the virtualized resources to.
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Storage administrator plays an important business role
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Planning your hyper-converged systems aids a VDI launch
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Hyper-converged architecture for VDI is about the users
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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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E-Handbook | May 2017
Making the case for converged and hyper-converged infrastructure
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Take our quiz on HCI and networking
Network hyper-convergence is racing to catch up to the level of virtualization of compute and storage. Test yourself on your HCI networking knowledge.
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Take the Cohesity secondary storage quiz
Taking the principles of hyper-convergence and applying them to secondary storage systems enabled Cohesity to create a hyper-converged platform for data recovery and backup.
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HPE OneView (formerly HP OneView)
HPE OneView, formerly known as HP OneView, is a converged infrastructure management platform that provides a unified interface for the administration of software-defined systems in a data center.
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Datrium switches CEO, pitches DVX as enterprise HCI
Datrium approaches HCI in a nontraditional way, but its DVX architecture combines compute and storage while pumping up its data protection capabilities.
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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems
Cisco HyperFlex brings NVMe to hyper-converged storage
Cisco HyperFlex 3.5 software adds native DR and cloud-based Intersight Storage Analytics. The all-flash hyper-converged systems integrate Nvidia GPUs and Intel Optane NVMe SSDs.
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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems
Hitachi updates UCP with NVMe Optane cache, GPU server
Hitachi updates Unified Compute Platform (UCP) portfolio with new NVMe-based Intel Optane caching option and technology from partners VMware and Cisco.