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The 10 Hottest Hyperconverged Systems Of 2019
Mark Haranas
CRN breaks down the ten coolest and most popular hyperconverged systems in the world in 2019.
DataCore HCI-Flex
DataCore’s HCI-Flex combines compute, storage, virtualization and top-notch data services into an easy-to-use appliance available in small, medium and large configurations. Customers can scale compute and storage independently as well as connect to external storage and compute nodes, with the ability to scale up to 64 nodes.
DataCore is known for its SANsymphony storage virtualization which is a key component to HCI-Flex. Each appliance also includes DataCore’s predictive analytics platform Insight Services as well as encryption done at the pool level to ensure customers meet regulatory and other compliance requirements while safeguarding against the physical theft of drives and data.
In terms of hyperconverged differentiation, HCI-Flex offerings high availability with just two nodes, compared to most vendors who require a minimum of three-node configuration. DataCore’s HCI appliance supports existing or new storage area networks (SANs). Powered by Dell PowerEdge servers and Intel Xeon CPUs, HCI-Flex customers get to choose between VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors.
