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VMware Storage Needs Intelligence and Awareness for a Different Experience

Posted on September 26, 2019 by George Crump

VMware continues to be at the heart of many data center infrastructures and will continue to be that heart for years, if not decades to come. Many of these infrastructures are still struggling however with the most basic of data…

Tagged with: All-Flash, DDN, HCI, Hyperconverged, IOPS, Latency, MS-SQL, Tintri, Virtual machine, Virtualization, VM, VMware
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Why VMware Storage is STILL a Problem

Posted on August 29, 2019 by George Crump

Most VMware storage solutions attempt to fix storage pain points with a sledgehammer instead of a scalpel. While the sledgehammer approach does solve or at least mask some VMware storage problems, many still remain. More importantly, the life of the…

Tagged with: All-Flash, DDN, HCI, Hyperconverged, IOPS, Latency, MS-SQL, Tintri, Virtual machine, Virtualization, VM, VMware
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Why Storage is a Virtualization ROI Killer – And How to Fix It

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Krista Macomber

Virtualization brings the advantage of being able to run a multitude of workloads on the same physical infrastructure. In theory, virtualization promises IT professionals better infrastructure utilization and simplified management. The reality that many are finding, however, is in fact…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Analytics, Cloud, DDN, Flash, Hybrid, LUN, Metadata, Replication, SLA, Snapshots, Tintri, Virtualization, VM
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Lightboard Video: Obtain VM-specific Visibility and Control to Optimize Your Storage Infrastructure

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Krista Macomber

Virtualization has become the de facto standard for the majority of enterprise applications, but most management tools cannot provide virtual machine (VM) level visibility and control over input/output (I/O) performance and other capabilities such as replication. Steve Phillips, Principal Systems…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Analytics, Cloud, DDN, Flash, Hybrid, Replication, Tintri, Virtualization, VM
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What Should DDN do With Tintri?

Posted on July 16, 2018 by George Crump

After being delisted from NASDAQ and filing for Chapter 11, Tintri may have found a savior. Data Direct Networks (DDN) entered into a non-binding letter of intent agreement with Tintri to acquire most of Tintri’s assets. DDN is a well-run…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data Direct Networks, DDN, Flash, Hybrid, Tintri
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An Alternative Approach to HCI

Posted on February 8, 2018 by George Crump

Hyperconverged Infrastructures claim to be a simpler alternative to a traditional architecture with a dedicated compute and a dedicated storage tier. The primary source of the simplification is the elimination of a dedicated storage tier. Instead, HCI integrates storage into…

Tagged with: Block Based, Erasure Coding, HCI, Hyperconverged, Hypervisor, NAS, Replication, Shared Storage, Tintri, Virtualization, VM
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“Just Adding Another Node” – The Hidden HCI Scale Complexity

Posted on February 1, 2018 by George Crump

Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) is supposed to make scaling easier. When the architecture needs to deliver more compute power, storage performance or storage capacity, just add another node. The problem is “just adding another node”, especially as the number of nodes…

Tagged with: Erasure Coding, HCI, Hyperconverged, Hypervisor, Migration, Replication, Software Defined, Tintri, Virtualization, VM
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Can HCI Guarantee Application Performance?

Posted on January 26, 2018 by George Crump

Hyperconverged Infrastructures (HCI) promise simplicity; simpler management and simpler scaling. One of the challenges though is that as an organization scales it also starts to expect specific response times from specific applications. Priorities set in, and IT must assure the…

Tagged with: Compression, CPU, Deduplication, HCI, Hyperconvergence, Hypervisor, QOS, Replication, Snapshot, Tintri, Virtualization
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Did HCI Create a Storage Problem to Solve a Storage Problem?

Posted on January 23, 2018 by George Crump

Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) seems like a dream come true for IT professionals trying to deal with rapid data growth. HCI is built from a cluster of nodes, with each node providing compute, storage performance and storage capacity. When the organization…

Tagged with: Cloud, Cluster, HCI, Hyper-converged, Hypervisor, MS-SQL, Replication, Software Defined, Tintri, Virtualization, VM
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End to End VM Management Driven By Storage – Tintri Briefing Note

Posted on November 22, 2017 by George Crump

Organizations are experiencing unprecedented growth in their virtual environments and as they grow, maintaining a consistent level of performance becomes a major problem. Most enterprises combat this challenge by over-provisioning resources; they buy too much compute and make massive investments…