Converged infrastructure (CI)
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Inside this essential guide, discover a detailed breakdown of the pros and cons of converged infrastructure, its top use cases, and the steps to take to prepare your existing infrastructure for the transition. Also, learn about hyper-convergence and how it differs from converged infrastructure.
Converged infrastructure (CI) News
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June 18, 2019
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Jun'19
HPE GreenLake composable cloud services get a boost
HPE's latest products support hybrid cloud strategies by allowing users to tie composable and hyper-converged infrastructure technologies more tightly together.
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February 05, 2019
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Feb'19
HCI software maker Maxta shuts down after funding failure
Maxta tried to carve a niche in hyper-converged infrastructure with MxSP software for industry-standard x86 servers -- the business model HCI pioneer Nutanix shifted to in 2018.
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August 27, 2018
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Aug'18
Dell EMC HCI gear pushes multi-cloud strategy
Dell EMC will use its HCI systems when it bundles software to encourage multi-cloud environments and push adoption of the company's own multi-cloud strategy.
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August 21, 2018
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Aug'18
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX teases 'kinetic' compute and storage
Dell EMC composes its MX composable infrastructure story around SAS storage sleds that slide into in a single 14th generation 7U PowerEdge chassis, with OpenManage software.
Converged infrastructure (CI) Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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Which converged infrastructure vendors are businesses considering?
Today's fast-paced business landscape has led enterprises to increasingly turn to convergence vendors. See why, which they are choosing and who leads the market. Continue Reading
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Put your VMware vSAN HCI knowledge to the test
Do you know what it takes to deploy, maintain and secure a VMware vSAN-based hyper-converged infrastructure? Take our quiz to see how deep your vSAN knowledge and expertise runs. Continue Reading
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Composable infrastructure platform flexes converged muscles
Composability tailors resources as unified services to specific workloads. Find out how it works and compares to converged and hyper-converged infrastructures. Continue Reading
Evaluate Converged infrastructure (CI) Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Explore compelling benefits of hyper-converged infrastructure
Better support remote office/branch office environments and address budgetary, efficiency, scaling and operational challenges with hyper-converged infrastructure. Continue Reading
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Get to know Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure products in-depth
Nutanix products are major players in the hyper-convergence market. As a pioneer, Nutanix introduced one of the first HCIs and has modified and expanded its offerings ever since. Continue Reading
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Converged vs. hyper-converged infrastructure requirements
Companies considering convergence should compare the features, benefits and limitations of CI and HCI, and look at which workloads drive organizations to data center convergence. Continue Reading
Manage Converged infrastructure (CI)
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Manage Windows Server HCI with Windows Admin Center
Download and install Microsoft's free and easy-to-use Windows Admin Center to manage local and remote Windows Server-based hyper-converged infrastructure clusters. Continue Reading
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A look at HCI hardware maintenance
Resource forecasting, capacity planning and upgrade compatibility are essential components of hyper-converged infrastructure maintenance. Learn why admins must implement them. Continue Reading
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How to maintain your hyper-converged data center
Data center managers can run HCI once it's out of the box, but the technology still requires performance monitoring and support to bring IT benefits to the organization. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Converged infrastructure (CI) Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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Continuous HCI platform maintenance ensures system health
These best practices will help data center managers keep their hyper-converged platform in tip-top shape and make the process of deploying future updates simpler. Continue Reading
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How to address HCI's resource provisioning challenges
Provisioning in hyper-convergence is often imbalanced. Integrating more powerful, higher-capacity nodes with HCI software or taking a more hybrid approach can help. Continue Reading
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Evaluate hyper-converged for high-density data centers
Although rising data center densities don't seem problematic for hyperscale providers, they create challenges for enterprises. Discover how hyper-converged systems can help. Continue Reading