• XC Core HCI Solutions from Dell EMC – Part 2

    Our first post covered a brief overview of the Dell EMC XC Core HCI Solution, it’s positioning within Dell Technologies HCI portfolio along with a brief history of the co-engineering and integration work between Dell Technologies and Nutanix. In this post we’ll explore Dell Technologies strengths regarding Dell EMC XC…

  • VxRail Call Home Changes in 7.0.350

    VxRail support includes Dell Secure Connect Gateway for call-home and proactive two-way remote connection for remote monitoring, diagnosis, and repair through the entire lifecycle process to ensure maximum availability. The Secure Connect Gateway technology is the next generation consolidated connectivity solution from Dell Technologies. SupportAssist Enterprise and Secure Remote Services…

  • XC Core HCI Solutions from Dell EMC – Part 1

    Welcome to this blog series focusing on Dell EMC’s XC Core HCI Solutions and it’s integration with Nutanix’s Enterprise Cloud software stack. This series aims to answer most of the common question we come across and there’s certainly a lot to cover! We have decided to break this series into…

  • VxRail Video Update (VVU) – Feb 2022 Recap

    In the first installment of the VxRail Video Update (VVU), Philip Armstrong, Curtis Edwards, Joe Mauer and Jeremy Merrill recap some of the updates that were released in February of 2022. This includes discussions around VxRail 7.0.320, VxRail, 7.0.350 and VCF 4.4. They also have discussion around some of the…

  • VxRail Upgrades – now with vLCM

    Over the summer of 2021, VxRail added quite a bit of new features around the LCM functionality in the VxRail 7.0.240 release. In addition to vLCM integration with VxRail Manager, which we’ll talk about, we also added “Configuration Drift Reporting” and “Advisory Reports”. Both those reports are beneficial in making…

  • Dell APEX: Sizing Considerations

    In this episode, we briefly cover the APEX Cloud Sizer which is an easy tool to size for APEX Cloud Services. As our customers are going through the multiple stages of Digital Transformation, there are some important questions that need to be answered: • How have applications changed? • What…

  • Modular Server Infrastructure: Build for Today While Planning for Tomorrow

    You might not know this about the MX, but it was the first modular infrastructure solution with a no-midplane chassis design. This fact might seem trivial to some, but to those who know the importance of data center scalability, this was a significant move that helped administrators alleviate any worries…

  • Part 1: Cloud Foundation on VxRail-Understanding NSX-T Deployment in the Management Domain

    So, you have successfully gone through the ‘Bringup’ for the Cloud Foundation Management domain. At the time, there wasn’t a business or operational requirement to deploy NSX-T Application Virtual Networks (AVN’s), but circumstances have changed in the interim. Perhaps you require AVN’s to support a vRealize solution or your environment…

  • Part 2 (Video): Cloud Foundation on VxRail-Understanding NSX-T Deployment in the Management Domain.

    Following on from Part 1 of this series, this post steps through the configuration and outcome of running the Edge Cluster workflow. From the initialisation of the workflow in SDDC Manager, through an examination on the physical switch layer, through to the configuration outcome in NSX-T Manager

  • CyberTalks Episode 1 – The White House Executive Order: Cybersecurity Initiative

    Thank you for joining us on CyberTalks’ first episode. In the first episode, we will White House Executive Order Cybersecurity Initiative. We have Joann Kent joining us to talk about the initiative and we’ll ask her some question to get a better understanding of the executive order. Some topics we…