Bringing it all together
Using virtualisation techniques, hyper-converged infrastructure combines storage, computing and networking, designed to be run as a single system. Jason Walsh explores its potential to simplify managing networking, servers and storage
Reduced data centre complexity and support for business critical applications from the likes of Microsoft, Oracle and SAP — what’s not to like? A 2018 Forrester report stated that hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is growing because infrastructure and operations professionals see “hyper-converged infrastructure as a way to address their top challenges”.
The report, ‘The Forrester Wave: Hyperconverged Infrastructure’ said that the sector was led by the well-known names of Nutanix, vMWare, HPE and Cisco, ...
