Density

Storage

Exablox expands partner primary flash storage opportunities with scale-out OneBlox 5210

August 25, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Exablox expands partner primary flash storage opportunities with scale-out OneBlox 5210
Exablox unveils the OneBlox 5210, a scale-out low-cost flash product with object storage under the hood, that lists for $29,000 diskless, with 4 TB SSDs a further $2,000 each.

Mobility

Xirrus expands Wave 2 portfolio with new high-density four and eight radio devices

June 29, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Xirrus expands Wave 2 portfolio with new high-density four and eight radio devices
802.11ac Wave 2 is still in early adopter phase, but more medium and large sized customers are asking about it, so Xirrus has unveiled two new dense solutions aimed at use cases like conference centres which have large numbers of Wi-Fi users.

Storage

Dell expands Nutanix XC series with two new models

October 22, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell expands Nutanix XC series with two new models
Dell introduces both its first all-flash appliances and a high-density offering in its popular XC hyperconverged series which combine Dell hardware and Nutanix software.

Data Centre

Dell unveils next-gen PowerEdge FX2 converged architecture

November 5, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils next-gen PowerEdge FX2 converged architecture
CEO Michael Dell described this as a really revolutionary product, the ultimate in converged infrastructure for the data centre, and the most ultra-dense architecture in the world.

Storage

EMC upgrades its VNX-F all flash array lineup

September 24, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC upgrades its VNX-F all flash array lineup
One new model delivers higher density than had previously been available, and another offers a lower entry price than had previously been the case.

Data Centre

Apple ditching Xserve in favor of MacPro, Mini

November 7, 2010 Robert Dutt 1
Decision leaves Apple without a high-density option for the data centre