NVMe to enable truly composable infrastructure?
We had Intel on the CTO Advisor Podcast discussing Optane Storage and what it means to the data center and applications. During TechField Day Extra at VMworld 2017, we were reminded the physical memory technology is only as good as …
HPE knocks the first domino in HCI consolidation
I love the architectural concept of HCI. Collapsing storage, compute and possibly networking into a single set of x86-based nodes is a brilliant idea. Place upon that a software management overlay and you have the makings of a private cloud. …
Is Cisco All in on Hyper-converged?
I’ve wanted to write on the Cisco exclusive partnership with hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) company SpringPath Inc. I wrote about SpringPath Inc. as part of my participation in the Storage Field Day 7 event. It’s a smaller software only play. They …
Hyper-Converged Scale Out vs. Scale Up
I received ample feedback from the vendor community regarding my Sydney, Australia VMUG Keynote. I discussed the considerations for when to select hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). If you aren’t familiar with HCI, I wrote an introductory over on TechRepublic.com. One …
Hyper-converge Infrastructure Support Considerations – CTO Coffee Chat
EMC’s announcement of their latest hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) platform, VCE VxRAIL prompted me to discuss support considerations of hyper-converged platforms. I’ve been researching the value of SAP HANA appliances vs. Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI). TDI is SAP’s option to …
Nearing the end of the traditional SAN
I’ve talked to a good number of non-traditional storage vendors over the past few months. The list of options includes more than x86 hyper-converged or Server SAN vendors. The number of Cloud-based storage vendors has increased. The number of choices …