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Experts answer: Should you go all-in on HCI technology?

Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is undeniably on the rise, but is it mature enough yet for you to risk moving away from your tried-and true systems, even if they are a bit slower? Should you go all-in on hyper-convergence technology? Our experts are here to help.

In this e-guide, learn more about how hyper-converged systems differ from traditional storage architecture, top considerations buyers should have on their checklist when shopping for these systems, and how HCI has matured.

Read on to then learn what factors are moving the storage industry away from hard disk drives, and towards HCI.

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    HCI and VDI have historically gotten along well together. In fact, one of the first and still popular use cases for hyper-converged technology is as a work-from-home infrastructure platform for serving virtual desktops to remote users, the need for which is now greater than ever.

    However, the adoption of HCI for edge computing workloads is also growing—and ROBOs are starting to take full advantage of this setup.

    Read our expert guide on The Evolution of HCI Networking to dig further into these parallel trends and:

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    Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) has been proven to be attractive to the modern organization, with use cases ranging from general-purpose computing to hybrid cloud and from business-critical applications to edge and Internet of Things (IoT) workloads.

    Dell VxRail HCI is a key component of Dell’s offerings to organizations looking to accelerate their transformation into digital businesses while simplifying and modernizing datacenter infrastructure, especially as hybrid cloud deployments become more prevalent.

    In this IDC white paper, learn from organizations that are running business-critical applications on VxRail to understand its impact on the IT and business operations of the modern business.

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