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SimpliVity's latest release, backed by five guarantees
Converged Infrastructure

SimpliVity's latest release, backed by five guarantees

SimpliVity has launched its new OmniStack 3.0 Data Virtualisation Platform - its most 'robust' product launch since the company was founded.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015

Global Stories

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) stories

Converged systems revenue hits $3 billion mark
Converged Infrastructure

Converged systems revenue hits $3 billion mark

Converged systems revenue surpasses $3.1bn in Q4 2015, with hyperconverged systems driving growth, according to IDC.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Apr 2016
Lenovo, Juniper eye channel with datacenter partnership
Hyperscale

Lenovo, Juniper eye channel with datacenter partnership

Lenovo teams up with Juniper, aiming to redefine datacenter solutions with a focus on simplicity, flexibility, and performance.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2016
Dicker Data wins right to full Lenovo enterprise portfolio
Converged Infrastructure

Dicker Data wins right to full Lenovo enterprise portfolio

Dicker Data's distie deal with Lenovo has been extended to include the vendor's full enterprise range in Australia, including Nutanix and DataCore.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2016
SimpliVity gains enterprise momentum with Cisco UCS offering
Converged Infrastructure

SimpliVity gains enterprise momentum with Cisco UCS offering

SimpliVity has become a leading hyperconvergence vendor for Cisco USC with 1000 hyperconverged Cisco UCS systems sold.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2016
Converged infrastructure spend on the rise, Cisco benefiting
Converged Infrastructure

Converged infrastructure spend on the rise, Cisco benefiting

Spending on converged infrastructure set to increase in 2016, with 79% of enterprises planning to spend more. #ITinvestments.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016
Cisco flexes data center muscle with new offerings
Storage

Cisco flexes data center muscle with new offerings

Cisco is jumping into the hyperconverged market – and re-entering the storage market – with a raft of new data center offerings.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
SimpliVity rolls out new support tiers and offerings
Converged Infrastructure

SimpliVity rolls out new support tiers and offerings

SimpliVity launches new support tiers and services for enterprise applications, including its new proactive support service, OmniWatch.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2016
Harnessing the force of converged and hyperconverged infrastructure
Converged Infrastructure

Harnessing the force of converged and hyperconverged infrastructure

Converged and hyperconverged infrastructure (or CI and HCI) are being framed as the new hope of enterprise IT.

By Patrick Hubbard • 5 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016
Lenovo + Nutanix hyperconvergence deal: ANZ distribution revealed
Converged Infrastructure

Lenovo + Nutanix hyperconvergence deal: ANZ distribution revealed

Details for the ANZ distribution of the Lenovo and Nutanix joint hyper-converged infrastructure appliances deal have been unveiled.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Feb 2016
EMC and VMWare launch hyper-converged infrastructure appliance
Virtualisation

EMC and VMWare launch hyper-converged infrastructure appliance

EMC and VMWare launch new VCE VxRail Appliance family, a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance for VMware environments.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Feb 2016
Hyperconvergence demand drives SimpliVity to new highs
Hyperscale

Hyperconvergence demand drives SimpliVity to new highs

SimpliVity says its bookings and customer numbers are booming as demand for hyperconverged infrastructure soars and hyperconvergence goes mainstream.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Feb 2016
Brocade and Nutanix tackle hyperconvergence
Virtualisation

Brocade and Nutanix tackle hyperconvergence

Brocade and Nutanix unite, bolstering enterprises with hyperconverged solutions for streamlined data center operations.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Jan 2016
EMC on top in worldwide enterprise storage systems market
Hyperscale

EMC on top in worldwide enterprise storage systems market

Hyperscale infrastructure and server-based storage continue to dive spending in enterprise storage, according to IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015
Converged infrastructure set to dominate in Q4
Network Infrastructure

Converged infrastructure set to dominate in Q4

Converged infrastructure is the server infrastructure of choice for many in Q4, with VCE Vblock leading in adoption and Cisco prevalent.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Oct 2015
SimpliVity experiences global success in Q3
Converged Infrastructure

SimpliVity experiences global success in Q3

SimpliVity has grown sales bookings by 50% – and puts this down to significant customer wins, expanded partnerships and extensive hiring.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Oct 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) stories

SimpliVity's OmniStack 3.0 comes to NZ
Converged Infrastructure

SimpliVity's OmniStack 3.0 comes to NZ

SimpliVity brings its advanced OmniStack 3.0 Data Virtualisation to New Zealand, offering robust multi-site solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015