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While C-suite executives focus on high-level technology strategies, IT directors tasked with implementing a hybrid cloud infrastructure strategy, are at the forefront of a hybrid cloud adoption transition. Before diving into implementation, it’s crucial to have a clear picture of your current infrastructure and the desired end state. Conduct a thorough inventory of your existing…

As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries heading into 2025, technology organizations of all sizes face critical decisions about the infrastructure supporting on-premises, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and AI workloads. While public cloud platforms have historically dominated, a hybrid approach—combining on-premises hardware with cloud resources—offers a compelling solution for balancing flexibility, cost-efficiency, and performance. This article targeted…

To meet the growing number of data center services and private-cloud applications, IT departments are replacing traditional direct attached storage (DAS) with NVMe flash-based arrays and storage targets that utilize NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) technologies. You may be surprised to learn that the NVMe protocol is not limited to connecting flash SSDs by PCIe within…

The challenge to meet the performance demands of on-prem data center applications and services – including high-performance computing (HPC), cloud computing, SQL/NoSQL databases, virtualization (VMs/containers), AI/ML and data analytics – has forced organizations to explore an all-flash NVMe solution. Generally, IT departments migrate to NVMe from traditional SATA or SAS storage in the data center,…

Need to drive up storage capacity while driving down TCO? Western Digital’s large-capacity enterprise HDDs are now available up to 18TB. The high-capacity Ultrastar DC HC500 Series HDDs can help solve TCO challenges at where storage density and cost-efficient infrastructure is crucial. The purpose-built DC HC500 Series product family is based on Energy-Assisted Magnetic Recording…