Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Management

Simple management is a benefit of hyper-converged infrastructure, but administrators still need to be aware of tips and tricks. Learn about the most efficient way to manage these integrated systems here.

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January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19
Detroit Symphony tunes up performance on Scale Computing HC3

The nonprofit Detroit Symphony Orchestra refreshed its data infrastructure with a three-node Scale Computing HC3 hyper-converged storage cluster to manage 10 TB of data.
September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18
Dell EMC VxRail powers Mercy Ships' floating hospital DCs

Dell EMC hyper-converged appliances float the Mercy Ships IT team's boat. VxRail helps the medical charity consolidate IT technology in its floating hospitals and headquarters.
August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18
VSAN hyper-converged users offer buying, implementing advice

Users provide tips on going from three tiers to tears-free hyper-convergence using VMware vSAN software or other HCI architectures proliferating in the data center and beyond.
August 27, 2018 27 Aug'18
Dell EMC HCI and storage cloud plans on display at VMworld

Dell EMC promises to synchronize releases of VMware's vSAN on VxRail HCI appliances, although it may take 30 days to do it; fleshes out cloud support for storage, data protection.

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Hyper-converged infrastructure vendors adapt to AI workloads

Hyper-converged infrastructure evolves to accommodate the increasing demands of resource-hungry AI workloads. AI, in turn, promises to improve management of HCI and non-HCI resources. Continue Reading
Definition of hyper-converged infrastructure evolves, as do products

Defining hyper-convergence can be a challenge. Focus instead on learning about hyper-converged infrastructure product options and how they fit your data center and cloud plans. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading

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What are 3 top data protection trends expected in 2019?

Top trends in data protection include more comprehensive backup platforms. With data in many different places, including multiple clouds, products must cover a lot of ground. Continue Reading
Weighing open converged infrastructure against composable

OCI and composable infrastructure are both touted as the latest in convergence, but it is important to know how they differ before making an IT buying decision. Continue Reading
IT reaps the benefits of HCI for virtual desktops and apps

Hyper-converged infrastructure can deliver benefits to IT on the back end, but many of those benefits can also directly affect virtual application delivery and performance. Continue Reading

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Storage administrator skills and jobs in the age of convergence

Simpler data centers can complicate the lives of IT pros with specialized skills, such as storage admins. But they can still thrive by specializing further or becoming generalists. Continue Reading
Hyper-converged infrastructure cloud backup brings many benefits

Public cloud backup offers a low-cost solution to data protection challenges in hyper-converged infrastructure shops, but disaster recovery poses a new set of issues. Continue Reading
Hyper-converged benefits and concerns for storage

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. Continue Reading

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Avoid VM resource contention in hyper-converged platforms

With a high number of virtual machines competing for resources and consuming bandwidth, storage performance can suffer in hyper-converged environments. Continue Reading
How do I manage VM resources in hyper-converged systems?

Hyper-converged systems are growing in popularity, but the setup of virtual environments can result in wasted VM resources. Continue Reading

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