Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Extend Windows Server 2008 and Windows Sever 2008 R2 Extended Security Updates (ESU) with Azure Stack HCI

On January 14, 2020, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 reached the end-of-life support lifecycle and will no longer receive security updates. This can cause security or compliance issues and put business applications at risk. Although many have migrated to newer platforms, this can be problematic for some organizations that continue to use … Extend Windows Server 2008 and Windows Sever 2008 R2 Extended Security Updates (ESU) with Azure Stack HCI

DataON K2N-224 for Azure Stack HCI selected a finalist in SeachStorage’s 2020 Enterprise Data Storage Products of the Year

Storage magazine & SearchStorage has named the DataON K2N-224 switchless solution for Azure Stack HCI a finalist for its 2020 Products of the Year awards! “Microsoft has a compelling offering with its Azure Stack HCI. DataON builds on Azure Stack HCI to deliver comprehensive offerings that span from the edge to the data center to the cloud. … DataON K2N-224 for Azure Stack HCI selected a finalist in SeachStorage’s 2020 Enterprise Data Storage Products of the Year

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 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”

DataON Labs: Stretched Clusters on Azure Stack HCI Setup & Demo

With Microsoft’s announcement of the new Azure Stack HCI, there is one major feature that has many IT admins excited: stretched clusters. With Azure Stack HCI stretched clusters you essentially have a solution for disaster recovery with automatic failover. Previously you could combine Storage Replica and failover clusters, both proven technologies, to provide business continuity … DataON Labs: Stretched Clusters on Azure Stack HCI Setup & Demo

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