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What Virtualization Platform 2017? Red Hat moves into “Top 3” with RHV 4.1!

by Community Author | Jun 21, 2017 | Community Updates, Virtualization

[Red Hat vs VMware vs Microsoft …] Red Hat has done a remarkable job evolving its Virtualization platform over the recent years. While (some) vendors started to sacrifice features or shifted focus onto wider cloud management aspects, Red Hat rightly emphazises...

New: “Cloud Management Platform” updates – compare CloudBolt 7.2 & Oracle EMCC 13c!!

by Community Author | Jun 15, 2017 | CMPs, Site Updates, Virtualization

The fast pace of the Cloud Management Platforms (CMP) market is certainly keeping our community busy. Last week Ronald provided an update on Cisco CloudCenter and this week we have updates for Cloudbolt and Oracle to cover their latest CMP releases. With their 7.2...

Thank You! Recognition for WhatMatrix Community – Runner Up at DCS awards 2017!!

by Community Author | Jun 7, 2017 | Community Updates, Site Updates

We had a great night at the DCS Awards yesterday, coming Runner Up in the crowded Special Awards “Innovation” category – amazing!!! We wanted to say THANKS to everyone who supported our nomination and ongoing efforts, whether site visitor, affiliate,...

“SDS & Hyper-Converged” Comparison updated with Nutanix AOS 5.1

by Community Author | May 11, 2017 | Hyper-converged, Software Defined Storage

A quick post to confirm the update of the Nutanix comparison listing with the capabilities added with AOS 5.1. You can select the 5.1 related editions from the dropdown menu at https://www.whatmatrix.com/comparison/SDS-and-HCI – check it out now! All credits to...

Cisco committed to closing the (hyper-converged) gap with the competition

by Community Author | May 1, 2017 | Site Updates, Software Defined Storage

If you’ve read the WhatMatrix SDS/HCI Landscape Q1 2017 report, you will have noticed that Cisco HyperFlex had to ‘up the game’ a bit throughout 2017 in order to rival some of the competition’s broad functionality and feature set. If on the other hand you...