HCI Vendors and Products Definitions
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Cisco HyperFlex
HyperFlex systems combine software-defined storage and data services software with Cisco UCS (unified computing system), a converged infrastructure system that integrates computing, networking and storage resources to increase efficiency and enable centralized management.
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Citrix WorkspacePod
Citrix WorkspacePod is a converged infrastructure product that de-centralizes storage to provide scalable and consistent mobile workspace and application delivery. WorkspacePod includes compute, storage and networking resources using HP Enterprise hardware and storage virtualization technology from Sanbolic.
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converged infrastructure
Converged infrastructure is an approach to data center management that packages compute, networking, servers, storage and virtualization tools on a prequalified turnkey appliance.
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converged infrastructure reference architecture
A converged infrastructure reference architecture is a document that stipulates the components, design and configuration a CI appliance, which includes storage, compute and networking resources within a single-box system.
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data warehouse appliance
A data warehouse appliance is an all-in-one “black box” solution optimized for data warehousing. The appliance consists of a server pre-built with operating system, storage, database management system (DBMS), and software.
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DataCore
DataCore is a software-defined storage (SDS) company, as well as an early storage virtualization software vendor, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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DataCore SANsymphony-V
DataCore SANsymphony-V is a storage virtualization platform that pools capacity of heterogeneous storage hardware.
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NetApp FlexPod
NetApp FlexPod is a reference architecture for server, storage and networking components that are pretested and validated to work together as an integrated infrastructure stack.
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Gridstore HyperConverged Appliance (HCA)
Gridstore HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) is an all-flash storage device that includes compute, virtualization and networking resources. Gridstore's product was designed for Microsoft's "cloud-inspired" storage environment.
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HC3 (HyperCore 3)
HC3 (HyperCore 3) is a hyper-converged appliance from Scale Computing.
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Huawei Technologies
Huawei is a Chinese information and communications technology (ICT) company that specializes in telecommunications equipment.
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hyper-converged appliance
A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.
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hyper-converged storage
Hyper-converged storage is a technology that combines storage, compute, networking and virtualization technologies in one physical unit that is managed as a single system.
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hyperconvergence
Hyperconvergence -- also spelled hyper-convergence -- is a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage and virtualization resources in a single system that usually consists of x86 hardware.
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HyperGrid
HyperGrid is a cloud computing provider that offers Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and application management services. To support the DevOps movement which breaks down the silos between software development and operations teams, HyperGrid can provide support for application lifecycle management (ALM) as well as virtual machine (VM), bare metal and container deployments.