Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems

Find up-to-date news and tips for choosing, implementing, managing and working with hyper-converged systems – technology that combines storage, networking, compute and virtualization in one node with a goal of simple scalability and deployment.

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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems News

July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20
Pivot3 Acuity streamlines streaming video with automation

Pivot3 Acuity refresh injects health analytics and tools to orchestrate system-wide HCI upgrades. The vendor targets organizations with dense streaming media.
July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20
COVID-19 dominates enterprise storage news so far this year

The year hasn't gone as expected in enterprise storage, with the pandemic affecting conferences, sales results, use cases, funding and even CEO health.
July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20
What's in a name? Dell EMC PowerFlex brand replaces VxFlex

Vendor claims hundreds of Dell EMC PowerFlex customers in education, finance and healthcare. It marks the second name change for ScaleIO platform that EMC bought in 2013.
June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20
Dell EMC pushes VxRail hyper-convergence to the edge

Dell EMC VxRail hyper-converged infrastructure expands E Series models with AMD EPYC processors. New VxRail D Series is built to withstand extreme temperature and shock.

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems Get Started

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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. Continue Reading
hyper-converged storage

Hyper-converged storage is a software-defined approach to storage management that combines storage, compute, virtualization and sometimes networking technologies in one physical unit that is managed as a single system. Continue Reading
An intro to Nutanix Flow software-defined networking for HCI

Learn how Flow SDN brings network policy and management services to Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure through the automation and streamlining of common networking operations. Continue Reading

Evaluate Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems Vendors & Products

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

5 hyper-converged infrastructure trends analysts predict for 2023

What's next for hyper-converged infrastructure? We've asked industry analysts and consultants to shed some light on the technology's medium-term prospects. Continue Reading
What is HPE GreenLake and how does it work?

GreenLake allows users to pay only for the IT resources they use. Find out how it works for HCI, composable infrastructure and other purposes, its benefits and potential drawbacks. Continue Reading
4 disadvantages of hyper-converged infrastructure systems

Problems with scalability and cloud compatibility can create major issues for organizations that want to deploy hyper-converged infrastructure systems. Continue Reading

Manage Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

WFH technologies prosper with ongoing remote access needs

The work-from-home cat is out of the bag, and many skeptical executives have now seen its benefits, boosting markets for technologies like VPN, VDI, HCI that make it all possible. Continue Reading
The ins and outs of Google Cloud Anthos on NetApp HCI

Combining NetApp HCI with Anthos from Google enables enterprises to more easily implement and maintain a hybrid cloud infrastructure that supports modern applications and more. 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

Problem Solve Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Systems Issues

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Tips to tailor HCI design for VDI, remote desktops in WFH era

Learn best practices and tips for designing hyper-converged systems to support virtual desktops for remote workers in today's coronavirus-accentuated, work-from-home environment. Continue Reading
Assess risk, forecast for IBM software licensing agreement success

When it's license renewal time, ClearEdge Partners recommends taking stock of the licenses you already have and determining how to allocate spending across your IBM ELA. Continue Reading
Beat the software bottleneck by improving storage performance

Find out what vendors are doing to address the storage software bottleneck problem to enable users to extract the full performance potential of the media in their data centers. Continue Reading