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What to Look for When Searching for a VMware Alternative

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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The following criteria should be among the top considerations when searching for an ideal alternative to VMware, according to experts at VergeIO.

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  • The following criteria should be among the top considerations when searching for an ideal alternative to VMware, according to experts at VergeIO.
  • Cost – High usage fees and licensing complexity make VMware inaccessible to many organizations worried and confused about how much a VMware infrastructure will ultimately cost them.
  • Complexity – As onerous as VMware can be, many open-source alternatives are far more complex than VMware.
  • The company recently announced its risk-free VMware conversion services to those looking for a frictionless transition of VMware virtual machines to VergeOS with just a few clicks.

Rackspace Technology Launches SDDC Enterprise and Business for SAP with VMware Virtualized Compute, Storage, Networking and Cloud Management

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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The single-tenant VMware solutions power mission-critical SAP and SAP HANA (High-performance Analytic Appliance) environments with fully integrated hardware and software stack for private cloud.

Key Points: 
  • The single-tenant VMware solutions power mission-critical SAP and SAP HANA (High-performance Analytic Appliance) environments with fully integrated hardware and software stack for private cloud.
  • The Rackspace SDDC Enterprise and SDDC Business offer numerous add-on services ranging from VMware vRealize® Suite, physical and virtual ops management, and Rackspace Data Protection to manage Disaster Recovery (DR) and VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) interconnect services.
  • Leverages alliance partnerships with Dell and VMware to deliver the SDDC Enterprise and Business for SAP with VMware virtualized compute, storage, networking, and cloud management.
  • Click here for more information on SDDC Enterprise and Business for SAP with VMware.

VMware Accelerates Data-Driven Innovation with New Advanced Data Services Capabilities for VMware Cloud Foundation

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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VMware Data Services Manager will deliver best-in-class management for a wide range of data services, not just databases, as a natively integrated experience for VMware Cloud Foundation customers, serving the needs of IT admins, data teams, and developers alike.

Key Points: 
  • VMware Data Services Manager will deliver best-in-class management for a wide range of data services, not just databases, as a natively integrated experience for VMware Cloud Foundation customers, serving the needs of IT admins, data teams, and developers alike.
  • VMware Cloud Foundation is delivered as a service by hundreds of Cloud Services Providers (CSPs), including those delivering VMware Sovereign Clouds .
  • VMware is also announcing that Google Cloud AlloyDB Omni will be the first third-party PostgreSQL-compatible database natively integrated with VMware Cloud Foundation through VMware Data Services Manager and VMware vSAN.
  • The next generation of VMware Data Services Manager, as well as VMware Live Recovery, new VMware Aria Operations capabilities, and updates across VMware Cloud Foundation, are all expected to be available in VMware’s Q4 FY24.

VMware and Google Cloud announce planned PostgreSQL-compatible Database Solution for traditional and generative AI applications on VMware Cloud Foundation

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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VMware Explore 2023 – Today, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) and Google Cloud (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced an expanded partnership to deliver Google Cloud’s AlloyDB Omni database on VMware Cloud Foundation, starting with on-premises private clouds.

Key Points: 
  • VMware Explore 2023 – Today, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) and Google Cloud (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced an expanded partnership to deliver Google Cloud’s AlloyDB Omni database on VMware Cloud Foundation, starting with on-premises private clouds.
  • AlloyDB Omni will be the first third-party PostgreSQL-compatible database natively integrated with VMware Cloud Foundation through VMware Data Services Manager and VMware vSAN.
  • The upcoming delivery of AlloyDB Omni on VMware Cloud Foundation will give customers access to an enterprise-grade version of PostgreSQL with full enterprise support from Google Cloud.
  • Google-powered AI capabilities: VMware Cloud customers can smoothly build enterprise-grade applications with AlloyDB AI, an integral part of AlloyDB Omni.

MinIO Teams with VMware to Deliver Natively Integrated Object Storage Solution for VMware Cloud Foundation

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MinIO Inc., creators of the MinIO object storage suite, announced today an expanded partnership and a technical preview to deliver object storage on VMware Cloud Foundation by integrating with VMware Data Services Manager. This solution will combine VMware Cloud Foundation's more secure enterprise-class infrastructure and the MinIO Object Store to deliver a fully integrated experience for mission-critical workloads running on VMware Cloud Foundation. 

Key Points: 
  • MinIO to be the first 3rd party object store natively integrated with VMware Data Services Manager, empowering organizations to engage with data intensive workloads
    BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MinIO Inc. , creators of the MinIO object storage suite, announced today an expanded partnership and a technical preview to deliver object storage on VMware Cloud Foundation by integrating with VMware Data Services Manager.
  • This solution will combine VMware Cloud Foundation's more secure enterprise-class infrastructure and the MinIO Object Store to deliver a fully integrated experience for mission-critical workloads running on VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • This combined solution is further evidence of the importance object storage holds in the modern enterprise and we are excited to have MinIO natively integrated with VMware Data Services Manager."
  • Now together with MinIO, we are bringing this capability to VMware Cloud Foundation as a natively integrated data service to help accelerate data-driven innovation."

MinIO Teams with VMware to Deliver Natively Integrated Object Storage Solution for VMware Cloud Foundation

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MinIO Inc., creators of the MinIO object storage suite, announced today an expanded partnership and a technical preview to deliver object storage on VMware Cloud Foundation by integrating with VMware Data Services Manager. This solution will combine VMware Cloud Foundation's more secure enterprise-class infrastructure and the MinIO Object Store to deliver a fully integrated experience for mission-critical workloads running on VMware Cloud Foundation. 

Key Points: 
  • MinIO to be the first 3rd party object store natively integrated with VMware Data Services Manager, empowering organizations to engage with data intensive workloads
    BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MinIO Inc. , creators of the MinIO object storage suite, announced today an expanded partnership and a technical preview to deliver object storage on VMware Cloud Foundation by integrating with VMware Data Services Manager.
  • This solution will combine VMware Cloud Foundation's more secure enterprise-class infrastructure and the MinIO Object Store to deliver a fully integrated experience for mission-critical workloads running on VMware Cloud Foundation.
  • This combined solution is further evidence of the importance object storage holds in the modern enterprise and we are excited to have MinIO natively integrated with VMware Data Services Manager."
  • Now together with MinIO, we are bringing this capability to VMware Cloud Foundation as a natively integrated data service to help accelerate data-driven innovation."

Supermicro Launches Industry Leading vSAN HCI Solution, Delivering up to 4.7X Performance at 3X Lower Cost*

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for Cloud, AI/ML, Storage, and 5G/Edge, today announced a new VMware vSAN solution optimized to run enterprise class hyperconverged virtualized workloads. As virtualized workloads become more advanced, processing power and storage performance requirements increase, requiring greater capacity to meet application SLAs and maximize virtual machine density. This solution also utilizes the latest Intel AMX accelerator for AI workloads.

Key Points: 
  • "Supermicro continues to lead the HCI industry with the first Gen5 vSAN solution based on the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors," said Charles Liang, president and CEO, Supermicro.
  • "Our industry leading Supermicro BigTwin platform supports the latest generation of flash storage media in dense, multi-node form factors optimized for HCI to run vSAN out of the box.
  • Supermicro's X13 BigTwin and vSAN customers can benefit from 4.7X higher throughput and 8.2X lower latency on the HCIBench benchmark with gen-over-gen performance improvements.
  • The Supermicro X13 BigTwin solution is available as a 2U 2-node or 2U 4-node configuration with optional liquid cooling.

Supermicro Launches Industry Leading vSAN HCI Solution, Delivering up to 4.7X Performance at 3X Lower Cost*

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for Cloud, AI/ML, Storage, and 5G/Edge, today announced a new VMware vSAN solution optimized to run enterprise class hyperconverged virtualized workloads. As virtualized workloads become more advanced, processing power and storage performance requirements increase, requiring greater capacity to meet application SLAs and maximize virtual machine density. This solution also utilizes the latest Intel AMX accelerator for AI workloads.

Key Points: 
  • "Supermicro continues to lead the HCI industry with the first Gen5 vSAN solution based on the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors," said Charles Liang, president and CEO, Supermicro.
  • "Our industry leading Supermicro BigTwin platform supports the latest generation of flash storage media in dense, multi-node form factors optimized for HCI to run vSAN out of the box.
  • Supermicro's X13 BigTwin and vSAN customers can benefit from 4.7X higher throughput and 8.2X lower latency on the HCIBench benchmark with gen-over-gen performance improvements.
  • The Supermicro X13 BigTwin solution is available as a 2U 2-node or 2U 4-node configuration with optional liquid cooling.

VMware Cloud Helps Modernize, Optimize, and Better Protect Today’s Multi-Cloud Enterprises with New Offerings and Capabilities

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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“Our latest VMware Cloud advancements further modernize cloud infrastructure and deliver a single cloud operating model that improves developer productivity and advances security.”

Key Points: 
  • “Our latest VMware Cloud advancements further modernize cloud infrastructure and deliver a single cloud operating model that improves developer productivity and advances security.”
    VMware Cloud combines VMware Cloud Foundation Software and VMware Cloud Services.
  • VMware Cloud services simplify the deployment and operations of VMware Cloud Foundation environments across any cloud or on-premises environment.
  • VMware Managed – VMware Cloud on AWS is a VMware-managed cloud service with fully integrated hardware and software.
  • VMware Ransomware Recovery is also expanding VMware Cloud service support to include protection of workloads in Google Cloud VMware Engine (available today).

Media Alert: Supermicro Open Storage Summit 2023 Starts August 15th

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 15, Supermicro will kickstart its highly anticipated Fourth Annual Open Storage Summit. This virtual event spans three weeks and gathers the brightest minds in the storage industry, including drive manufacturers, compute components manufacturers, software developers, and Supermicro's visionary system architects.

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  • Presenting an Open Forum of Industry Leaders on the Future of High-Performance Software Defined Storage for AI, HPC, and Data-Intensive Workloads
    SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 15, Supermicro will kickstart its highly anticipated Fourth Annual Open Storage Summit.
  • This virtual event spans three weeks and gathers the brightest minds in the storage industry, including drive manufacturers, compute components manufacturers, software developers, and Supermicro's visionary system architects.
  • To learn more about Supermicro's Fourth Open Storage Summit 2023 and register for all sessions, please visit: https://events.actualtechmedia.com/register-now/1623/open-storage-summit...
    Abstract: Uncover the latest technical advancements in flash and spinning disk storage, including the E3.S form factor and Compute Express Link (CXL), and explore the era of the 30 TB hard drive.
  • View: August 30, 2023, @ 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT or after, on-demand