VMware Cloud Foundation™ (VCF) is the next generation of hybrid cloud software from VMware® that allows organizations to modernize their hybrid cloud. VCF brings the architecture found in VMware public clouds on-prem, enabling rapid provisioning of cloud infrastructure, simplified full-stack operations and lifecycle management, and provides application modernization when … [Read more...] about 4 Reasons Why VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Is Simply Better On FlashStack
Converged Infrastructures
Hyper-Converged Infrastructures are not Storage Arrays
From the title of this post you may be surprised to find that I’m a huge fan of hyper-converged infrastructures (HCI). Frankly, they fill a market need that for years customers have either been struggling to address with storage arrays or worse ignoring all together. HCI is a perfect solution for retail locations, bank branches, militarized and mobile emergency response … [Read more...] about Hyper-Converged Infrastructures are not Storage Arrays
FlashStack CI: Why all-flash advances the converged infrastructure market
Last week Pure Storage launched FlashStack CI – our Converged Infrastructure with Cisco and VMware. Based on the volume of coverage from the press and analysts it appears we hit the mark. With a market currently estimated in excess of $6B USD (per Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Integrated Systems), the Converged Infrastructure (CI) market is … [Read more...] about FlashStack CI: Why all-flash advances the converged infrastructure market
Vote for Next-Gen Storage Sessions at VMworld 2014
You can help shape the content catalog for VMworld 2014! Voting for VMworld 2014 breakout sessions is open. This is your opportunity to help shape the course catalog. Storage is front and center this year, and there’s a number of panel conversations and best practice sessions designed to share knowledge and experience of emerging storage technologies with VMware infrastructure … [Read more...] about Vote for Next-Gen Storage Sessions at VMworld 2014
Cisco and NetApp Expand the FlexPod Portfolio
Since its launch in 2010, FlexPod has been a tremendous success with more than 2,400 customers in 35 countries globally. Building upon this success Cisco and NetApp are expanding the platform to support a broader set of deployments, workloads and applications through new offerings, products and validated designs. FlexPod Select joins FlexPod and FlexPod to round out the … [Read more...] about Cisco and NetApp Expand the FlexPod Portfolio