\u201cAt this point, quite a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
We hear you. 2020 has thrown enough curveballs. It\u2019s hard to blame any business tempted to cut a few corners for the sake of simplicity.<\/p>\n
Unless, of course, you\u2019re talking about your IT infrastructure. Then we want to check what kind of \u2018simple\u2019 you mean.<\/p>\n
The old kind of simple delivered a no-brainer agility boost\u2014with stubborn headaches. The new kind of simple gives you:<\/p>\n
What are we talking about? The evolution of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI).<\/p>\n
It\u2019s simple, really.<\/p>\n
That was the thinking behind HCI 1.0.<\/p>\n
The first generation of hyperconverged infrastructure combined server hardware and locally attached storage with intelligent software.<\/p>\n
You got (supposedly) hassle-free, flexible building blocks\u2014think \u2018plug and play\u2019\u2014instead of all those inefficient legacy servers, networks and storage arrays.<\/p>\n
Want more compute and storage? Just add another node.<\/p>\n
Great. Except what if you only need more storage or more compute right now, not both?<\/p>\n
Nope, sorry, with the old HCI you had to provision and pay for both. And what about those nagging performance and reliability concerns? Erm, never mind\u2026<\/p>\n
You were paying for a compromise, basically. And that was fine. Operational simplicity. General purpose. Plug it in and forget about it.<\/p>\n
HC1 was \u2018good enough\u2019.<\/p>\n
Of course, nothing is ever that simple. 2020 has proved that in spectacular fashion.<\/p>\n
Some might say that lower performance and unconvincing uptime were always a recipe for disaster. Or at the very least, dissatisfied customers. And all those wasted resources were bound to raise eyebrows at some point.<\/p>\n
Times have changed. We\u2019ve all had a wakeup call.<\/p>\n
Now HCI 1.0 is only good for businesses with unlimited budgets and limited imagination for risk, or, for that matter, opportunity.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, innovation has risen to the occasion. Say hello to HCI 2.0.<\/p>\n
HCI 2.0 delivers all the benefits promised by HCI 1.0, and more. The crucial difference? With HCI 2.0, storage and compute are disaggregated. That means you can add as much\u2014or as little\u2014storage or compute as you need.<\/p>\n
Along with all that super-efficient, flexible scale, you also get enterprise-level speed and absolute resilience.<\/p>\n
HCI 2.0 takes just 15 minutes to deploy, from rack to apps1<\/sup>, and boasts up to a 93% reduction in time spent to deploy, manage, and scale storage2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n That means your business can respond faster to changing conditions, without ever spending on storage or compute you don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n That new data hungry project you\u2019re working on? Just add more storage.<\/p>\n The compute-heavy app that\u2019s going to help you seize market opportunity? Just add more compute.<\/p>\n With HCI 2.0, you accelerate time to market\u2014while putting the brakes on waste. And, because it\u2019s underpinned by HPE Nimble Storage dHCI, you can do it all with 99.9999% availability3 <\/sup>.<\/p>\n To make it even easier, all that ultra-flexible IT manages itself, with HPE InfoSight\u2014our AI-powered autonomous monitoring and management platform. And, of course, HPE\u2019s market-leading support.<\/p>\n Before you do anything else, take a look below and see if any of these resonate right now:<\/p>\n \u201cI need to move a lot faster and put IT ahead of business initiatives for once.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf I could get help and expertise with the routine stuff, our people could do so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI need to align our costs to business benefits, and I\u2019m constrained by our capital budget.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m worried about our ability to control performance, security, compliance, and our data.\u201d<\/p>\n If it\u2019s a \u2018yes\u2019 to any or all of the above, then HCI 2.0 is designed for you. Increased business agility. Simpler IT. Lower costs. Proper control.<\/p>\n Visit to find out how<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0HPE HCI 2.0 can really make doing business simpler.<\/p>\n 1<\/sup> \u201cESG Technical Validation: HPE Nimble Storage dHCI – Disaggregated Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Business-critical Workloads<\/a>\u201d. Tony Palmer and Alex Arcilla for Enterprise Strategy Group, June 2019.<\/p>\n 2<\/sup> \u201cHPE Storage Substantiation<\/a>\u201d, May 2020<\/p>\nDo any of these challenges sound familiar?<\/h3>\n