Today at VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas, Dell EMC announced several advancements in both its hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) and hybrid cloud platforms portfolio with a special eye on how it will benefit VMware customers. The two companies share a unique relationship that is not only mutually beneficial; it is good for both companies customers as well. Dell EMC is announcing new advancements in its turnkey VxRail Appliances and VxRack SDDC Systems, its Dell EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud and Native Hybrid Cloud turnkey platforms, new VMware Ready Systems, and that its HCI infrastructure will adopt PowerEdge 14th generation servers with availability first on Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes.
Dell EMC is announcing the 4.5 version of its VxRail. VxRail appliances are already powered by VMware vSAN and jointly engineered with VMware. The 4.5 version will offer simple automation and lifecycle management for the latest VMware technologies – vSphere 6.5 update 1 and vSAN 6.6 update 1.
New benefits include:
For customers that are looking past something on the smaller side like VxRail, there is Dell EMC VxRack SDDC. Like the name implies, it is everything that comes in VxRail only on rack scale for a software-defined data center. The latest VMware technologies, including those announced today, as well as VMware Cloud Foundation power Dell EMC VxRack SDDC.
Other new benefits include:
On the same note of Dell EMC VxRack SDDC, the company's turnkey hybrid cloud platforms, Dell EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud (EHC) and Dell EMC Native Hybrid Cloud (NHC), are now available on VxRack SDDC.
Benefits of the cloud products running on VxRack SDDC include:
New capabilities of NHC include:
Dell EMC is also announcing new Ready Systems for customers looking to deploy hybrid clouds on HCI. Created through a close collaboration with VMware and VMware Validated Designs, the new Dell EMC VMware Ready Systems aim to provide a simple, standard approach to building hybrid clouds while enabling customers to take on more of the deployment, configuration and lifecycle management responsibilities. These new solutions mean that customers can quickly and easily combine the above mention products with VMware technologies and have the ball rolling with lower upfront capital investments.
On a similar note, Dell EMC is still making vSAN Ready Nodes. Soon the Ready Nodes will be built on 14th generation PowerEdge servers.
Availability
Dell Technologies is advancing its data protection portfolio to enhance cyber resiliency across appliances, software, and as-a-service offerings amid rising…
Since its launch in 2019, the Cray ClusterStor E1000 Storage System has emerged as a pivotal technology in the field…
Quantum Corporation has introduced Quantum GO, a subscription service designed to meet the escalating data demands and cost considerations enterprises…
JetCool has launched an innovative liquid cooling module tailored for NVIDIA's H100 SXM and PCIe GPUs, claiming a significant advancement…
iXsystems has launched the TrueNAS Enterprise H-Series platforms, designed to give organizations ultimate performance. The H10 model is now available,…
Hannover Messe 2024 represents a significant event in the global industrial sector, serving as the world's largest industrial trade fair.…