VMware introduces first hyper-converged infrastructure

Supermicro EVO Rail hardware with VMware

VMware introduces first hyper-converged infrastructure

August 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

VMware works with hardware partners to introduce Evo:Rail, a “hyper-converged infrastucture” offering that aims to make hybrid IT easier for enterprises.

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld 2014.

VMware’s Gelsinger: Hybrid is the endgame

August 25, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Hybrid IT isn’t a waypoint on the way to the cloud, it’s the right long-term approach for enterprises, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says ahead of VMworld.

Nutanix adds hybrid cloud, high performance appliance

August 19, 2014 Mark Cox 1

Nutanix believes the ability to offer public cloud capacity, together with a more powerful appliance, will make them the go-to vendor for any enterprise converged infrastructure project.

Avnet adds VCE competitor Nutanix to line card

August 8, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Nutanix makes a Virtual Computing Platform which partners can use to design and develop converged compute and storage infrastructure for virtualized data centres.

CacheBox brings server-side caching into application tier

August 6, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

Their CacheAdvance application acceleration software delivers high performance while using only a fraction of flash capacity required by other solutions.

RackWare adds DR to cloud management solution

July 28, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off

RackWare’s new disaster recovery capability in its cloud workload portability offering should enhance its growing appeal to VARs

Jeremy Burton, president of EMC's Information Infrastructure group.

EMC programs look to allay customer flash fears

July 8, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off

EMC announces a trio of programs to address customer concerns with flash storage, including a guarantee that XtremIO products will last at least 7 years.