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?

Questions??

Jerome Wendt

DCIG, LLC.

President & Founder

jerome.wendt@dcig.com