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HCI Storage Solutions:
How StorMagic and Scale Computing Compare in Delivering HCI for Large Scale Edge Deployments
Competitive Intelligence
By Jerome M. Wendt
DCIG President & Founder
Importance of the Edge
Edge locations represent the new sources of data that will
drive current and future business decisions.
HCI Storage Solutions forLarge Scale Edge Deployments
Enterprise Characteristics
✓ Availability
✓ Performance
✓ Resiliency
✓ Scalable
Edge Friendly
✓ Adaptable/Agile
✓ Cost-effective
✓ Simple to Deploy and Manage
✓ Small Footprint
Many edge HCI storage solutions offer these features
but do not deliver on them equally.
Two HCI Server-based Edge Storage Solutions
StorMagic SvSAN vs Scale Computing HC3
StorMagic SvSAN vs Scale Computing HC3
StorMagic SvSAN vs Scale Computing HC3
StorMagic SvSAN
➢ StorMagic SvSAN and Scale Computing HC3 represent two of the best HCI solutions for edge environments.
➢ StorMagic SvSAN specifically architected for enterprises with dozens, hundreds, or thousands of remote sites.
➢ SvSAN capitalizes on the availability of reliable, low bandwidth network connections to deliver HA.
➢ Minimum hardware requirements often more important than maximum hardware capacities in edge locations.
➢ The more remote sites, the greater the potential savings that SvSAN offers.
➢ In choosing SvSAN, one may continue using the management platforms associated with Microsoft or VMware.
Key Questions to Ask
➢ Is it important for you to use an HCI solution that fits into your organization’s current Microsoft or VMware management framework?
➢ Does your company want or need flexibility in the hardware it deploys at its edge locations?
➢ Do you want or need to re-use hardware at remote sites?
➢ How much processing power and storage capacity do your remote sites require?
