Windows Server 2016 includes a very good software-defined storage feature in Storage Spaces Direct but it’s not one of the most commonly mentioned providers of hyper-converged software. Storage Spaces Direct turns standard servers with local storage into enterprise-grade storage infrastructure, promising simplicity, flexibility and low operating costs. Most of... read more →
Aug
24
Aug
22
Many companies are interested in hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) because it promises simplicity, flexibility, and low operating costs. Transparency Market Research estimates the global market value for HCI at $31 billion by 2025 and is potentially the biggest growth area for server vendors. HCI is enabled by... read more →
Jul
17
Youth Villages is a nonprofit organization that helps emotionally troubled children and their families live successfully. They chose a Windows Server 2016 solution with DataON servers that is compliant with the WSSD program to replace an overextended, expensive storage area network. With... read more →
Jul
07
Infront is a financial services company that provides real-time market data, trading, news and analytics to over 10,000 traders, analysts and financial providers across the world. Their storage infrastructure was aging rapidly, with a 10Gb iSCSI SAN that was over 6 years old. They had surpassed the maximum IOPS... read more →
May
25
Mead & Hunt is an engineering and architectural firm that was looking for a software-defined storage (SDS) solution for its production and disaster recovery data centers. Named one of the fastest growing firms in its sector, the firm now has 30 offices nationwide, with over 500 employees. This growth... read more →
May
23
Mead & Hunt is an engineering and architectural firm that was looking for a software-defined storage solution for its production and disaster recovery data centers. With the many Windows SDS vendors in the market, it was difficult to choose the right vendor to work with. They... read more →
May
17
On March 5, 2017, a huge storm hit Detroit, pelting the city for 12 hours with strong winds and gusts of up to 60... read more →
May
04
For most companies, today Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server are mission-critical applications whose performance and availability impact the company’s bottom line. This was very true for YP, the 133-year old company that created the original Yellow Pages, which used these systems to manage over 60TB of digital... read more →
May
02
Going from “classical” disaggregated IT infrastructure to a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) can be a scary experience. For YP, the 133-year old company that created the original Yellow Pages, an HCI implementation to replace their legacy NetApp SAN and servers had a lot of appeal because of the promise of... read more →
Apr
25
Switching from a “published paper” marketing company to a digital marketing company has many challenges. One of the more critical challenges is developing the back-end IT infrastructure to support the new digital marketing efforts. For YP, the 133-year old company that created the original Yellow Pages, this... read more →