by Tom Fenton | Mar 19, 2021 | Dell, HCI, Review, Storage, StorageReview.com, VMware
In this article, I look at the Xilinx SN1000 SmartNIC and explain what a SmartNIC is, the value that they bring to the data center, and why you should start to investigate and invest in them.. Read the full article at StorageReview . Related Links: Xilinx...
by Tom Fenton | Jan 27, 2021 | Dell, HCI, Review, Storage, StorageReview.com, VMware
In this article I look at Dell new line of midrange storage devices PowerStore. This line should help them consolidate their existing storage lines (Unity XT, Compellent , XtremIO, and EqualLogic ) under a single platform. Read the full article...
by Tom Fenton | Jan 14, 2021 | dHCI, HCI, HPE, VMware, vVols
In this article I look at HPE’s implementation of disaggregated hyperconverged infrastructure (dHCI). dHCI is like to hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) as it allows the management of compute and storage from a single management plane: vCenter Server, but dHCI...
by Tom Fenton | Jan 10, 2021 | dHCI, HCI, VMware
Over the winter holidays I got a chance to look at StarWind’ video surveillance HCI appliances. StarWind did a good job of making the recording and playing back of video easy enough to deploy on the edge as well as in data centers Read the full article...