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Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Learning from The Cloud
Anyone selling an on-premises IT solution today is not competing against other on-premises providers. They're competing against the public cloud. The simple, easy to use experience that public cloud vendors provide has altered customer expectations. If one has to perform a task only occasionall… Read More
By Trevor Pott -
Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Hyperconvergence Is More Than Just Software-Defined Storage
There are many companies claiming to offer Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) appliances or installable software solutions. The diversity of options in this segment means solutions claiming to be HCI can look radically different. So just what is HCI? At its most basic HCI is a solution wherein… Read More
By Trevor Pott -
Hyperconvergence Explained
Isn’t Linear Scaling Wasteful?
In conversations with my customers surrounding hyperconvergence, some of the sharper folks will ask an important question about the hyperconvergence model… Read More
By James Green -
Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Infrastructure Sizing: Hyperconverged vs. Traditional Infrastructure
When it comes to hyperconverged infrastructure, one of the questions that gets asked is a pretty simple one: What is the difference between sizing a traditional data center environment as opposed to a data center based on hyperconvergence?… Read More
By Scott D. Lowe -
Hyperconvergence Explained
Is being 100% virtualized a requirement for hyperconvergence?
One question that often arises when talking about hyperconvergence is one around whether organizations have to take an all or nothing approach to the technology. Do you need to jump in feet first and rip and replace your existing services, or is there a middle ground somewhere between rip/replace and maintaining the status quo?… Read More
By Scott D. Lowe -
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Introducing Free Vendor-Neutral Hyperconverged Infrastructure Professional Training & Certificate
It’s no secret that hyperconvergence is the next wave of innovation and efficiency in the modern data center, following virtualization. Yet the concept is still fairly new to many in the IT world. The opportunities and benefits that hyperconverged infrastructure offers are still waiting to be unco… Read More
By David M. Davis -
Hyperconvergence Explained
Is Storage + Dense Server Considered Hyperconverged?
Question: Is a [Storage Vendor Name] + dense server implementation close enough to be considered 'hyperconverged'? What is and what isn’t considered a 'hyperconverged' infrastructure?… Read More
By Scott D. Lowe -
Hyperconvergence Explained
Is hyperconvergence software or hardware?
A hyperconverged platform will always have a software component and may sometimes have a hardware component as well… Read More
By James Green -
Hyperconverged Infrastructure
How is a hyperconverged platform managed?
Over the past few years, the IT industry has noted an issue with something that could be called ‘management sprawl.’ Not in terms of business (although that happens too!) but in terms of the portals for managing a given technology. There was a period of time where every little item had its own management console, leading to confusion about where and how to manage things… Read More
By James Green