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HCI as a VMware Alternative

Explore how VergeOS emerges as the compelling choice for IT professionals considering HCI as a VMware alternative. With better data protection, seamless migration, and improved performance, VergeOS’ UCI approach surpasses standard HCI solutions in meeting crucial requirements and delivering a superior experience.

Overcome the Aging IT Hardware Challenge

IT Professionals, especially those working within mid-sized data centers, must overcome the aging IT hardware challenge. In years past, the solution was to buy new hardware, which is more complicated than it sounds since it sets off a whole round of research and vendor evaluations….

The Public Cloud as a VMware Alternative

If you’re looking for a VMware alternative with lower costs, superior performance, and excellent support, this blog explores if the Public Cloud meets these requirements. The article discusses the upfront and long-term costs of the Public Cloud, its performance, and the quality of support. Learn how VergeIO’s ultra-converged infrastructure with its powerful storage capabilities can offer a long-term cost advantage over the Public Cloud, VMware, and other alternatives. Schedule a test drive to experience VergeIO’s efficiency, data protection, and simplified operations firsthand.

Snapshots or Clones for Data Protection?

Most storage solutions will provide IT professionals with either snapshots or clones for data protection, but are the differences between the two functions significant enough to make it part of your selection criteria? Like all things in IT, the answer depends.

VMware Scale Comparisons

During our “InBrief” Event with Truth In IT, one of the most frequently asked questions was about VMware scale comparisons. This series of questions moved beyond the more general Comparing VMware to VergeOS and focused specifically on how VergeOS handles the demands of scale compared…

Understanding VMware DR Components

Understanding VMware DR components allows IT professionals to dramatically reduce spending without compromising recoverability. There are four main components to a VMware disaster recovery (DR) strategy: The products you select for each of these components impact how much that component will cost and has a…

Preparing VMware for Minor Disasters

IT professionals often plan for major disasters like floods, fires, and hurricanes, impacting their VMware environment, but they also need to spend time preparing VMware for minor disasters. Unlike a major disaster, a minor disaster typically doesn’t require the organization to resume data center operations…

Comparing VMware to VergeOS

Most of the questions in a recent event we did with Truth In IT were about comparing VMware to VergeOS. There were so many we couldn’t answer them all during the session. Since we think these are questions that even IT professionals who didn’t attend…

Lowering VMware DR Costs

As IT budgets tighten, an area to explore is lowering VMware DR costs. The costs to maintain a disaster recovery (DR) process and site add up quickly. Cutting costs, though tempting because it is rarely actually used, may put the organization at risk if a…

The Four Don’ts of a VMware Exit

The industry is full of advice on things you should do when considering a VMware alternative, but did you know there are four don’ts of a VMware exit? Accepting a vendor’s excuse for why you must do these “don’ts” can lead to higher costs, unsuccessful…