Hyperconvergence is sometimes described as the software defined data center (SDDC), because a hyperconverged infrastructure is managed centrally by a single piece of software. Storage, compute, and the virtual machines are all managed by that same application. Besides consisting of less physical equipment, hyperconvergence provides a number of important benefits to the IT environment and the business as a whole.
VMware vSAN powers industry-leading Hyper-Converged Infrastructure solutions with a vSphere-native, high-performance architecture. vSAN is a core building block for the Software-Defined Data Center.
VMware powered hyper-converged infrastructure enables you to evolve without risk, reduce TCO, and scale to tomorrow. Here’s benefits:
Other | VMware | |
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Available on multiple Public Clouds | No | Yes |
No. of OEMs with mutually certified servers | 3 | 14 |
Per VM level storage management | No | Yes |
Single management for vSphere and for HCI storage | No | Yes |
Single management for HCI and for traditional storage | No | Yes |
Fully software-defined datacenter solutions | No | Yes |
STIG approved by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) | No | Yes |
Active-Active Stretched Clusters | No | Yes |
Workload QoS | No | Yes |
Inline erasure coding | No | Yes |