The deployment and ongoing management of computing resources in small offices and remote/branch office (ROBO) environments have always been problematic, with many different and competing factors at play. Many enterprises, as well as small and mid-size businesses (SMBs), depend on ROBO HCI systems to handle the day-to-day business-critical transactions that are the lifeblood of these
For years, automated storage tiering has been an essential solution for enterprises looking to manage their data center footprint efficiently while reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO). The strategy is simple: use auto-tiering algorithms and policies, and keep active data on primary storage while moving inactive data to inexpensive storage categories. In recent years,
The GIGABYTE R282-Z92 Server is a new 2U dual-socket server that leverages the 2nd generation AMD EPYC processors. Being dual-socket, meaning that users can leverage up to 128 cores (64 per socket) with two EPYC CPUs. AMD EPYC processors also lend the added benefit of PCIe 4.0 devices which increase options for faster storage, FPGAs,
More and more businesses are using a multi-cloud strategy from public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to facilitate innovation and growth. These cloud giants are the so-called hyperscalers, each of them offering over 100 different services over their platforms. Aligning these multiple cloud services to a specific organization’s strategy is critical and
Synology has a nice line of NAS devices that are great for SOHO and SMBs. The only drawback is that midrange NAS aren’t typically built with maximum performance and network speed in mind. Thanks to a new add-in card, now they don’t have to be. With the introduction of the Synology E10M20-T1 AIC, users can
We are going through a transformational change in the workplace and working from home (WFH) is no longer an option or a “nice to have.” It is a requirement. Fortunately, for the past two decades, we have been developing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to enable this transformation. When people think of VDI, they often think
The Advantech SKY-7221 is a 2U rackmount server that leverages the second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family. The server is dual socketed so it can support two of the new Intel CPUs and all of the benefits that come with them. This particular server is aimed at being leveraged hyperconverged storage, software-defined storage, and high-end
Seagate is mostly known for its HDD business, and continues to innovate in this regard cramming more capacity in the same form factor and squeezing more performance out. However, the company has been making big strides in its SSD game as well. Seagate has released SSDs that run the full gamut of what is available.
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd was released a bit over three years ago when the company upgraded its PowerEdge server line from Broadwell to Xeon SP. The R740xd was an offshoot of the R740, an “extreme disk” version with more storage options. We reviewed the Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd and liked it quite a bit.
Announced last year, the QNAP QSW-308-1C is a 3-port 10G SFP+ and 8-port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch. This little switch is an entry-level way for small businesses and even homes to add high-speed networking. The switch supports up to five speeds (10G / 5G / 2.5G / 1G / 100M). As we stated in our How
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