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.
VxRail is Software and Hardware
Project Media: Video 1
Presales Interview
Keith Townsend takes on the ”Executive” persona in this video. Jeremy Merrill, a Dell Tech SME will brief Keith on the strength and benefits of Dell Technologies/VMware/Intel integration. The target audience is the data center architect. Jeremy makes strong claims on the benefits of the solution. This video sets the stage for much of the validation testing conducted by the CTOA SME.
Project Media: Video 1
Presales Interview
Keith Townsend takes on the ”Executive” persona in this video. Jeremy Merrill, a Dell Tech SME will brief Keith on the strength and benefits of Dell Technologies/VMware/Intel integration. The target audience is the data center architect. Jeremy makes strong claims on the benefits of the solution. This video sets the stage for much of the validation testing conducted by the CTOA SME.
VMware Cloud Foundation Integration
Project Media: Video 3
SaaS Controller Surprise
In this technical review video, CTO Advisor Analyst, Alastair Cooke, sits down with CTO Advisor Engineer Thom Greene and Dell SME Curtis Edwards. The trio takes a look at the work from a more traditional technical perspective. Specifically, the team goes deeper into the SaaS controller. The CTOA team expected much of the value to be in the integration of VxRail and VCF. We discover some pleasant surprises with the SaaS cluster controller
Project Media: Video 4
VxRail Technical Overview – Part 1
Keith rejoins the program for a conversation with Thom Greene. Thom shares the high-level technical results of the work with VMware Cloud Foundation Integration. Keith probes Thom to understand the overall operational potential value for the CTOA as an organization.
Project Media: Video 4
VxRail Technical Overview – Part 1
Keith rejoins the program for a conversation with Thom Greene. Thom shares the high-level technical results of the work with VMware Cloud Foundation Integration. Keith probes Thom to understand the overall operational potential value for the CTOA as an organization.
The Value
Part of the value that The CTO Advisor provides over all others is consistency. We don’t test or implement technology for the sake of technology. We carefully investigated how VxRail HCI System Software can add real-world change and value to businesses worldwide—taking a deep dive into how it compares to its competition and the differences in between. The Dell Technologies + VMware + Intel collaboration powerhouse is a story that needs to be told, and The CTO Advisor is here to tell it.