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August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19
Composable architecture extends the reach of disaggregation

In composable architecture, IT components are broken apart and reassembled for specific applications. They can provide more flexibility than converged or hyper-converged systems.
October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18
NetApp HCI aimed at hybrid clouds

Late to HCI, NetApp tries to play catch up against Dell EMC, VMware and Nutanix by pushing its SolidFire flash-based product into hybrid cloud deployments.
May 02, 2018 02 May'18
'Software-defined' Dell EMC HCI gets hardware boost

Dell EMC VxRail customers discuss their use of the HCI platform inside and outside the data center; platform moves to faster 14th gen PowerEdge servers powered by NVMe flash.
April 12, 2018 12 Apr'18
Emergencies force Safelite to break glass, add NetApp FlexPod

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.

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service-level agreement (SLA)

A service-level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a service provider and its customers that documents what services the provider will furnish and defines the service standards the provider is obligated to meet. Continue Reading
data center capacity planning

Data center capacity planning ensures that an IT organization has enough facility space, power and computing resources to support average and peak workloads. Continue Reading
What is hyper-converged infrastructure? Guide to HCI

Hyper-converged infrastructure is a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage and virtualization resources in a single system that usually consists of x86 hardware. Continue Reading

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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. Continue Reading
6 converged infrastructure vendors' product options compared

Converged infrastructure systems help reduce hardware deployment risks by providing a preconfigured software stack, which greatly reduces the risk of configuration errors. Continue Reading
AMD's Ryzen, Epyc power surge in desktops, laptops, data centers

AMD's Ryzen and Epyc processors, Zen and RDNA architectures, and 7-nm technology are powering the chipmaker's record revenue and significant gains in market share. Continue Reading

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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. Continue Reading
Top infrastructure modernization strategy challenges

Increase the odds of IT modernization success by learning about the challenges and obstacles others have faced when attempting to modernize their infrastructure for their business. Continue Reading
Essential hyper-converged backup, data protection questions to ask

Procure a hyper-converged infrastructure, and you'll need to protect the data residing in that environment. Ask and answer these questions to determine the best HCI backup approach for your organization. Continue Reading

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Integration as a Service (IaaS)

Integration as a Service (IaaS) is a cloud-based delivery model that strives to connect on-premise data with data located in cloud-based applications. Continue Reading