Opinion

Opinion

• What's the future of data storage technology and the IT pro?

  Several enterprise data storage trends are all about getting rid of storage as an IT silo. That will have consequences for both the industry and IT pros who work in it.  Continue Reading

• Virtual machine hypervisor doesn't play a critical role in HCI choice

  Hyper-converged infrastructure is about simplifying IT administration, so organizations should be after simple, automated hypervisor configuration and management.  Continue Reading

• Are hypervisor tools products or features?

  As converged and hyper-converged infrastructures grow in popularity, hypervisors function more like features of overall IT architectures than they do as stand-alone products.  Continue Reading

• IT storage administrator sees more business than bytes

  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.  Continue Reading

• It's time to rethink the software-defined storage market

  We've become too hung up on the software part of software-defined storage architecture at the expense of what matters most, the benefits of the technology.  Continue Reading

• NetApp HCI: Kind of, sort of, but not really hyper-converged

  NetApp's hyper-converged appliance isn't technically HCI, but it suits the same use cases and offers other advantages, such as smarter scaling through disaggregation.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-converged infrastructure products give data centers a boost

  Hyper-converged products take your data center and network to new heights by leveraging industry-first infrastructure innovations to improve storage and more.  Continue Reading

• Implementing a hyper-converged network is still a pipe dream

  HCI vendors would like to integrate network features with storage, compute and virtualization. In this opinion piece, learn why a hyper-converged network has yet to materialize.  Continue Reading

• Some shops can't reap the benefits of hyper-converged infrastructure

  Hyper-converged infrastructure systems aren’t a good fit for small businesses or demanding workloads. Businesses must consider their needs before jumping into a new server stack.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-converged hardware to become more powerful, modular in 2017

  As converged and hyper-converged infrastructure find more enterprise use cases, one may start to look more like the other.  Continue Reading

• What to expect from HCI software vendors in 2017

  Hyper-converged software vendors have historically worked only with specific hardware makers, but a more open market could simplify and drive down the cost of deploying HCI.  Continue Reading

• What's to come for CI, HCI products and vendors in 2017

  Market consolidation and cloud integration are inevitable for many burgeoning technologies. HCI and converged products are no different.  Continue Reading

• Examining the state of the hyper-converged infrastructure market

  HCI market leaders have emerged, but some question how long they'll retain their hold over the rapidly evolving segment.  Continue Reading

• Competitive market pushes converged infrastructure vendors forward

  Competition among converged infrastructure vendors will lead to winners and losers, but the biggest winner of all will be customers.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-converged platforms grow to include secondary storage space

  Storage vendors are leveraging existing technologies to build products to help hyper-converged systems tackle secondary storage.  Continue Reading