Unless you’ve been living under a pile of digital tapes lately, you’ve probably heard that hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is hot.
And it’s only getting hotter now that Dell, EMC and VMware are all part of the same company. With the release of Dell EMC’s VxRail 4.0, enterprises now have an HCI platform that bundles even more features and innovation into a true best-of-breed solution delivered by a single company.
The benefits of HCI are well documented: consolidated storage and servers in a virtualized machine, lower capex/opex, simpler management and ease of scalability. But VxRail takes HCI further by integrating more innovation into the box, from built-in security to automated storage balancing.
If you haven’t seen 4.0 before, here are 10 features that give Dell EMC’s VxRail that special Vx factor:
1. 40% more CPU performance
Using Dell’s PowerEdge servers results in a sizable performance boost for the VxRail appliance, so you can get more done for less.
2. Painless upgrades
With VxRail’s evergreen technology, upgrading your appliances is as easy as 1-2-3:
- Add the new appliance,
- Move data from your old appliance with vMotion,
- Remove the old appliance.
No forklift migration required and no disruption during the transition!
3. More Flash
VxRail 4.0 doubles the amount of Flash storage per appliance, which means enterprises can meet the rising demands of big data without having to double up on hardware.
4. The simplicity of Virtual SAN
With VxRail’s VSAN system, storage is managed as virtual machines. This allows VxRail to automatically rebalance storage for each VM based on service policies and usage.
5. A LOT more choice
Dell EMC offers its VxRail solution in almost endless configurations—250x more configurations than before! Need a VxRail system designed just for virtualization desktop initiatives? VxRail has it, and hundreds of other options.
6. A more affordable starting point
Enterprises that want to start out small with HCI now have more choices with VxRail, including an entry price that’s 25% lower than before.
7. More efficient memory usage and performance
Because VxRail bundles the virtualization (VMware) and storage (EMC) together, it doubles the CPU efficiency and triples the memory efficiency.
8. Upgrade software with a single click
A single vendor solution means single-click software upgrades for your VxRail solution.
9. Plugs into your existing infrastructure
Adding VxRail is simple for existing Dell, VMware and EMC users because the integration is built in. Simply plug it in, turn it on and you’re ready to “Rail.”
10. Rolta AdvizeX can do it all for you
As a Dell EMC Titanium Partner, Rolta AdvizeX Cloud Architects can architect, design, implement, and manage your VxRail system to suit a variety of solutions including hybrid cloud deployments, desktop virtualization, big data and mission critical systems. It doesn’t get any easier than that. ▪