Comparing Intel® QLC SSD performance versus Intel MLC SSDs and hard disk drives (HDDs) Intel® 3D NAND drives use multi-level cell (MLC) technology. MLC drives, such as Intel DC P4510 NVMe SSDs, are very popular due to its price point but are limited to 8TB of storage capacity. For workloads that require high capacity or … DataON Labs: Testing QLC NVMe SSD Storage with Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
If you’re a state, local or education (SLED) organization, you understand the need for a robust, secure and resilient IT infrastructure. There is little room for infrastructure failures. For essential services like 911 operations and police and fire departments, downtime is unacceptable. Aging infrastructures are more likely to experience component failures or slow performance, reducing … Five IT Pain Points for SLED Organizations
Delimiting volume allocation is a new feature in Windows Server 2019 Storage Spaces Direct (Azure Stack HCI) to significantly increase the fault tolerance of your cluster. Normally, a 4+ node Storage Spaces Direct cluster can survive up to two concurrent failures before the cluster volumes go offline. With the delimited volume allocation feature, it can … DataON Labs: Delimiting Volumes over 10 Nodes
If you’re planning to refresh aging hardware, consolidate virtualized workloads, and connect to Azure for hybrid cloud services, Azure Stack HCI is the right choice for you. Azure Stack HCI is a hybrid cloud solution built on validated partner hardware that includes virtualization (Hyper-V), software-defined storage (Storage Spaces Direct), and software-defined networking. It also has … Five Things about Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
Post Show Recap What a week for Team DataON at Microsoft Ignite 2019! It was great to be with 30,000 Microsoft enthusiasts to learn about the latest developments in Microsoft technologies. There’s so much momentum for Azure Stack HCI now. Thanks to everyone who came by our booth and the Western Digital booth to talk … Post-Show Recap: Microsoft Ignite 2019
DataON will be in booth 1645 in the Partner Solution Zone, near the Microsoft Landmark and the Microsoft Showcase. Here’s a preview of what we’ll be showcasing at the booth. DataON solutions for Azure Stack HCI Azure Stack HCI is an evolution of data center computing that blends Windows Server technologies with Azure management service … DataON At Microsoft Ignite 2019: A Preview
We’re excited that Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and DataON HCI-224 with Intel® Optane™ NVMe has been given the “Editor’s Choice” award from Storage Review. This is a real accomplishment for Microsoft and DataON and illustrates why DataON solutions for Azure Stack HCI are truly the best-in-breed software-defined, hybrid cloud data center solutions on the market. … Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and DataON HCI-224 with Intel® Optane™ NVMe Receive Storage Review’s “Editor’s Choice” Award
DataON Kepler three-node (K3N) switchless hyper-converged solutions for Azure Stack HCI are ideal for small/medium-sized businesses (SMB), remote office/branch office (ROBO), edge, and IoT deployments, DataON Kepler switchless solutions simplify storage networking environments and reduce cost with direct-attached connectivity, eliminating the need for storage network switches, and can be optimized for high performance with all-NVMe … DataON Kepler Three-Node (K3N) Switchless Solutions for Azure Stack HCI with three-way mirroring for SMB, ROBO and edge deployments
Many IT departments are looking at hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) to replace their traditional storage area networks (SANs). HCI consolidates software-defined compute, storage, and networking to provide easily scalable virtualization that is high performing and affordable. Microsoft first introduced HCI in Windows Server 2016 with Storage Spaces Direct and Hyper-V. Storage Spaces Direct uses industry-standard servers … Technical Sneak Peek on Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory with Microsoft Azure Stack HCI