Project Description
Enabling the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure w/ HCI and LCM
We built the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure to represent an enterprise virtualization pod primed for an upgrade. We ran into all of the problems associated with a 4 to 5-year old pod based on bringing your own HCI. The CTO Advisor team puts Dell EMC VxRail HCI System Software claims to the test and documents our journey from initial analysis to a conclusion that might shock you.
Download your copy of our VxRail HCI System Software Proof of Concept White paper below to find out what went right and what went wrong.
Enabling the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure w/ HCI and LCM
We built the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure to represent an enterprise virtualization pod primed for an upgrade. We ran into all of the problems associated with a 4 to 5-year old pod based on bringing your own HCI. The CTO Advisor team puts Dell EMC VxRail HCI System Software claims to the test and documents our journey from initial analysis to a conclusion that might shock you.
Enabling the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure w/ HCI and LCM
We built the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure to represent an enterprise virtualization pod primed for an upgrade. We ran into all of the problems associated with a 4 to 5-year old pod based on bringing your own HCI. The CTO Advisor team puts Dell EMC VxRail HCI System Software claims to the test and documents our journey from initial analysis to a conclusion that might shock you.
PILLARS:
VxRail is SW and Hardware
VMware Cloud Foundation Integration
The Value
Project Overview
CHALLENGES:
The overhead of operating a data center.
Does VxRail + VMware Cloud Foundation + Intel offer a differentiation vs. competitors?
What’s the confidence level of CTOA in VxRail’s ability to execute?
DELL TECH SOLUTIONS:
VxRail delivers HCI System Software
Dell Technologies and VMware have a long history of collaboration
Demonstrate ease of deployment and integration
Project Overview
CHALLENGES:
The overhead of operating a data center.
Does VxRail + VMware Cloud Foundation + Intel offer a differentiation vs. competitors?
What’s the confidence level of CTOA in VxRail’s ability to execute?
DELL TECH SOLUTIONS:
VxRail delivers HCI System Software
Dell Technologies and VMware have a long history of collaboration
Demonstrate ease of deployment and integration
NARRATIVE
VxRail delivers HCI System Software, a suite of unique, integrated software elements that extend VMware native capabilities to deliver a seamless, automated, operational experience to keep workloads up and running. The CTO Advisor examines the HCI system software elements (SaaS Multi-Cluster Management, RESTful APIs, VxRail Manager, Ecosystem Connectors, Electronic Compatibility Matrix) to show how they work together to create an integrated solution.
VxRail is a best-in-class solution born of Dell Technologies, VMware and Intel innovation. With the evolution of joint engineering between VMware and VxRail, they have integrated VxRail HCI System Software into VCF, enabling increased functionality and operational capabilities of VCF.
The CTO Advisor has the unique capability to offer the team’s perspective on the impact to data center operations of Dell Technologies’ collaboration with Intel and VMware utilizing the information gathered from hands-on experience with the VxRail HCI System Software.
PROJECT DELIVERABLES
By the end of this project, you will have a technical perspective and value statement previously reserved for insiders only. In our 7-video series, we walk you through the operational value of VxRail Software along with its intricacies, minor missteps, and giant leaps forward. The CTO Advisor also summarizes our findings in an upcoming research whitepaper dedicated to pulling the curtain back for enterprise data center managers helping them to understand the actual value of VxRail HCI System Software.