Today VMware Inc launched the latest version of their software-defined storage solution, Virtual SAN 6 (VSAN). VMware Virtual SAN 6 has significant scalability and performance enhancements including new all-flash configuration support….

…have the choice of either deploying an integrated SDDC stack or building their own using Hitachi’s vSAN ready node and VMware software. Today Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a wholly owned…

…R630 makes for an excellent node in software-defined deployments ranging from vSAN to ScaleIO. While diminutive in rack footprint, don’t let the R630 fool you; it’s a full-fledged dual-socket PowerEdge…

…includes many of the hyper-converged solutions on the market where some, like the Dell EMC VxRack Node, can require upwards of four 10G connections per node. The Dell EMC S4048-ON (and its…

…our updated sysbench testing configuration was promising; we were able to double Sysbench performance to 600TPS per node, with excellent transactional balance between each node. There were some latency spikes,…

…the EMC VxRack Node powered by ScaleIO, putting the all-flash array to work in 2-layer SAN configuration. This testing however is a little bit different. In the VxRack Node review we…

…customers vSAN storage support. Through the update, users can view and monitor VMware software-defined storage (vSAN) alongside virtualization performance, from the same console. Customers can also use recommendations to help take…

…Management with iDRAC Final Thoughts It’s a bit premature to say every VMware vSphere or vSAN node should be configured with DPUs to take advantage of the vSphere Distributed Services…

…sockets. The R6525 offers a balanced performance for virtualization, HPC, and data analytics. The C6525 is a 2U four-node platform, offering a dual-socket motherboard in each node. The only other…