Author: Jerome M. Wendt

Organizations considering VMware alternatives may initially view the task as a hypervisor replacement exercise. Yet virtualization represents only one component of the infrastructure they may need to replace in order to regain infrastructure control.

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In finalizing DCIG’s TOP 5 research into general-purpose NAS appliances used as backup targets, I made a notable observation. I found few articles that provide guidance on which file protocol that organizations should use for backups. That omission may seem trivial.

However, organizations continually seek ways to accelerate backups and recoveries. Something as simple as choosing NFS over SMB, or vice versa, could potentially improve performance. Since all network attached storage (NAS) appliances positioned as backup targets support both protocols, why not select the better one?

Organizations increasingly evaluate HCI OSes as alternatives to traditional virtualization stacks when modernizing their IT environments. In doing so, they typically evaluate each HCI OS’s hypervisor, storage, networking, management, and licensing features. However, this approach may overlook another consideration: how certain HCI OSes require organizations to purchase and maintain specific server hardware. To avoid this, organizations should evaluate three characteristics that indicate how much hardware flexibility an HCI OS provides.