Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) involves using a server’s local storage, coupled with software-defined storage (SDS), to create a virtual SAN whose storage is accessible from all the nodes in an HCI cluster. Using HCI, storage and compute are managed from the same console. To add compute and storage in a HCI cluster you only need to

With all that is going on in the world – many if not all events are now online. This includes the annual Synology live event, Synology 2021 AND BEYOND.  The company is teasing us with some great updates and gives us some promise for 2021. They mainly covered Synology DSM 7.0, Hybrid Cloud, their new

HP has announced the latest additions to its Personal Systems portfolio, including the EliteBook 800 Series PCs, ZBook Firefly 14, and ZBook Firefly 15. These new releases are highlighted by new capabilities for business users, IT teams, and creators with a focus on productivity, peace of mind, and sustainably sourced materials.

This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. IGEL expands endpoint management capabilities. Ivanti Acquires MobileIron & Pulse Secure. Rubrik announces new AWS innovations. GigaSpaces launches InsightEdge portfolio. Actifio to be acquired by Google. Robin.IO Robin Cloud Native Storage qualifies

Today, Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) unveiled a series of new ThinkSystem end-to-end data management solution updates. These new updates include Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series Storage Manager OS, ThinkSystem Intelligent Monitoring 2.0, Lenovo DB720S Fibre Channel Switch, and ThinkSystem DM5100F All-Flash Storage Array. Lenovo indicates that new updates will allow customers of all sizes, with

Today Dell Technologies announced several security advancements across several areas including supply chain, services, devices, and infrastructure. Aside from the supply chain (which is in and of itself a big deal), the company is offering protection through the boot process and dynamic system lockdown. Dell doesn’t stop at its own products but extends the data

Today Nutanix announced new hybrid cloud capabilities for its unstructured data storage offerings, Nutanix Objects and Files. These storage-focused enhancements are said to enable customers to deploy an easy-to-use, scale out storage fabric across their different cloud environments to simplify data management and effectively manage costs. The new features span from Edge, to private and

Last week, QNAP has announced the official release of Qmiix, their workflow automation solution. With Qmiix, QNAP users can manage their daily tasks and enhance cross-platform integrations. Last year, this solution was announced as a beta, which carried a user feedback program for further improvements. This year’s official release of Qmiix adds multiple cloud storage

Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH has released Proxmox VE version 6.3, the company’s server virtualization management platform. The newest update is based on Debian Buster 10.6, uses the most up-to-date, long-term support Linux kernel (5.4), and includes the latest updates from many of the leading open-source technologies for virtual environments, such as QEMU 5.1, LXC 4.0,