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Getting Started with Storage Spaces Direct

For our new 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 Shane Yoder from TMI Systems Corporation. Shane is the Information and Administrative Services Manager for TMI Systems Corporation, a world-class manufacturer of casework, architectural woodwork, and countertops. Shane has Getting Started with Storage Spaces Direct

TL;DR Webinar Report: What’s New in Windows Server version 1709, and Intel Select Solutions

As some of you may have heard, there’s been lots of commotion about Storage Spaces Direct being dropped from Windows Server’s latest build, version 1709. When Microsoft announced this, rumors immediately started floating around like, “Storage Spaces Direct will be repackaged and sold as a subscription-based service like Office365.”  Or even, “Storage Spaces Direct is TL;DR Webinar Report: What’s New in Windows Server version 1709, and Intel Select Solutions

Georgia K-12 School District Gives Microsoft and DataON Straight-A’s On Their Report Card

Cherokee County School District (CCSD) is a high-performing public school system in Georgia, with 41 schools, 42,000 students, and over 4800 employees. They needed a new storage system that could support heavy VM usage, as there are nearly 50,000 students and staff that access the system daily. HR, payroll, central records, and student registration systems Georgia K-12 School District Gives Microsoft and DataON Straight-A’s On Their Report Card

Post-Show Recap: DataON at Microsoft Ignite 2017

Orlando is known for its theme parks and thrill rides. Last week, Microsoft provided over 25,000 people with a week-long thrill ride at Microsoft Ignite, showcasing tomorrow’s technology. Microsoft Project Honolulu Microsoft’s big story at Microsoft Ignite 2017 was the announcement of Project Honolulu for Windows Server 2016. It’s a locally deployed, browser-based management tool Post-Show Recap: DataON at Microsoft Ignite 2017

Ignite Your Microsoft Software-Defined Data Center with DataON and Mellanox

DataON TracSystem, certified for Microsoft Windows Server, is a fully integrated and turnkey hyper-converged solution with Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct Powered by the end-to-end Mellanox RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) solution, and all-flash NVMe SSDs, DataON TracSystem achieves exceptional performance of 3M IOPS in a four-node configuration. It also delivers simplicity, scalability, automation Ignite Your Microsoft Software-Defined Data Center with DataON and Mellanox

Busiest Library in the U.S. Retires Legacy SAN and Capitalizes on Hyper-Convergence

With over 1,300 staff in 48 locations across Washington State, King County Library System (KCLS) is the busiest library in the United States – circulating 22.4 million items in 2010. But like the old saying goes, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”  While KCLS continues to do an amazing job at inspiring and Busiest Library in the U.S. Retires Legacy SAN and Capitalizes on Hyper-Convergence

“Too Much Information” – Manufacturing Company Ditches Sluggish SAN

When we hear the acronym “TMI,” the first thing that comes to mind is probably “too much information.”  Coincidentally, this is a real-world problem that many businesses in this day and age are beginning to face. Such was the case with TMI Manufacturing, headquartered in Dickinson, North Dakota.  Their iSCSI SAN was outdated, slow, and “Too Much Information” – Manufacturing Company Ditches Sluggish SAN