Azure Stack HCI

Howard on HCI: DataON & Microsoft are Starting a New Era with Azure Stack HCI!

Last Thursday Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure Stack HCI, the new subscription service for hyper-converged infrastructure from Microsoft Azure. It’s the next step in the evolution of software-defined infrastructure from Microsoft, bringing together the familiarity and flexibility of on-premises virtualization with powerful new hybrid capabilities. It’s come a long way from the early … Howard on HCI: DataON & Microsoft are Starting a New Era with Azure Stack HCI!

Five Things to Know: How Azure Stack HCI with Remote Desktop Services Makes VDI Better

COVID-19 has changed the way we interact and do business. With social distancing in place, more and more employees are working remotely, and this has got organizations asking, should we be rethinking our IT strategy and consider implementing a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)? Maybe you’re thinking it, too. VDI has a lot of benefits, but … Five Things to Know: How Azure Stack HCI with Remote Desktop Services Makes VDI Better

Five Western Digital Technologies That Power DataON Solutions for Azure Stack HCI

There are many storage options for DataON solutions for Azure Stack HCI. But when it comes to high-capacity storage solutions, DataON chooses Western Digital hard disk drives (HDDs), JBODs, and hybrid server technologies for their reliability, performance, and technological innovation. Here are five Western Digital technologies that power DataON solutions Azure Stack HCI. 1. WD … Five Western Digital Technologies That Power DataON Solutions for Azure Stack HCI

New inventory page for DataON MUST for Windows Admin Center on Azure Stack HCI validated nodes

In addition to all the exciting news around the new Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, DataON is bringing a new level of hybrid cloud monitoring, management, and maintenance to the DataON MUST extension for Windows Admin Center. DataON MUST extends the capabilities of Windows Admin Center, a locally deployed browser-based apply for managing hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), … New inventory page for DataON MUST for Windows Admin Center on Azure Stack HCI validated nodes

Five Things Blog: 25 Cool Things You Can Do with Azure Stack HCI

The time has come to refresh your infrastructure. You want to eliminate your legacy storage, consolidate your infrastructure, and deploy a software-defined hybrid cloud solution. It must be simple, highly scalable, and highly resilient. It must support the latest technology, provide cost-conscious options for the edge, and deliver the performance that demanding SQL Server workloads, … Five Things Blog: 25 Cool Things You Can Do with Azure Stack HCI

Five Things about Intel® Optane ® SSDs and Why They’re Awesome for Azure Stack HCI

You’ve done the research and chosen Azure Stack HCI for your hyper-converged infrastructure. Depending on your workloads, you have a short list of storage possibilities like all-NVMe 3D NAND solid state drives (SSDs) or hybrid storage consisting of 3D NAND SSD cache and hard disk drive (HDD) capacity tiers. But there is another type of … Five Things about Intel® Optane ® SSDs and Why They’re Awesome for Azure Stack HCI

5 Key Takeaways from StorageReview’s “HCI at the Edge Benefits from Intel® Optane™ & QLC NVMe SSDs”

In 2019, StorageReview reviewed our DataON HCI-224 solution for Azure Stack HCI featuring Intel® Optane™ NVMe SSDs. They gave it an “Editor’s Choice” award, calling it “the fastest we’ve seen in a mid-market 4-node HCI cluster” and “simple to deploy, easy to manage, and exceptionally performant.” This month, StorageReview took a close look at our … 5 Key Takeaways from StorageReview’s “HCI at the Edge Benefits from Intel® Optane™ & QLC NVMe SSDs”

Five Hybrid Cloud Things You Can Do With Azure Stack HCI

The hybrid cloud isn’t just a cool, neat, novel thing anymore, it’s the go-to architecture for many. And those who aren’t onboard yet are definitely considering it. Microsoft’s Azure Stack HCI is a hyper-converged infrastructure with virtualization, software-defined networking, and more. But what separates it from the rest is it seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Azure. … Five Hybrid Cloud Things You Can Do With Azure Stack HCI