It has been an exciting journey since Microsoft introduced software-defined storage with Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012. With the introduction of Microsoft Azure Stack HCI this year, our enterprise customers are excited and ready to take that next step in transitioning from a traditional SAN to a hyper-converged... read more →
May
07
May
03
For our IT Hero blog series, we’ve invited our customers to share their real-world experiences from deploying Windows Server software-defined solutions. This month our IT Hero is Matt Lehmann. Matt is an information technology manager for Automotive Product Consultants (APC) Integrated Services Group, a leading marketing services company... read more →
Apr
02
One of the challenges that IT administrators face is deciding which hardware and how much hardware to purchase for their data centers. This is especially true for IT administrators that have made the decision to switch to a Microsoft Windows Server-based hyper-converged infrastructure. It’s still relatively new... read more →
Mar
26
When Microsoft introduced Storage Spaces Direct with Windows Server 2016, I was really excited about Microsoft’s entry into hyper-converged infrastructure. No longer were IT administrators tied to purchasing expensive and proprietary SANs. They could now use industry-standard interconnects, x86 servers, and local drives. Microsoft promised simplicity, high... read more →
Mar
06
The first week of February, the XCES team took a flight to the Nordic Infrastructure Conference (NIC) at Oslo Spektrum. NIC has been organized since 2012. It is a conference dedicated to driving technical IT best practice across IT Professionals and IT-Decision Makers who want to learn from the best speakers... read more →
Nov
14
Did you miss our Q4 Webinar on What’s New and What’s Next in Windows Server 2019 with Microsoft and Intel? Well… fear not, IT Heroes! Below is a brief & concise summary, along with YouTube timestamps, so you can jump right to whatever piques your interest: Cosmos... read more →
Oct
08
What a great week for Team DataON and IT Heroes in Orlando for Microsoft Ignite 2018! This year’s event was exceptional. The convention center was more crowded. And there was an electricity in the air about the new enhancements and features coming in Windows Server... read more →
Sep
13
It’s that time of the year again, when the temperatures start to cool, the leaves start to fall, football is back… and it’s time for MICROSOFT IGNITE 2018! The DataON team has been working hard to get ready for Microsoft Ignite 2018, and here’s a preview of what we’ll... read more →
Sep
13
For those of you who are interested in moving off traditional compute/SAN converged infrastructure you are at the right place. Storage Spaces Direct provides an extremely high-performance hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) that can be tuned and used in a myriad of... read more →
Aug
22
DataON has been named one of the ‘20 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers 2018’ by CIO Review, a leading enterprise technology magazine. We strive at DataON to deliver our customers high performance and high-quality Microsoft solutions in the industry. And we’re growing every... read more →