Igneous Systems' new CEO talks COVID-19 and cloud; Plus, a look at VMware's acquisition of Nyansa

Modern Infrastructure Digest: News and advice for creating tomorrow's data centers

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | July 30, 2020 FEATURED STORY Igneous Systems' new CEO talks about cloud and COVID-19 By Johnny Yu, News Writer Igneous CEO Dean Darwin said COVID-19 and increased cloud adoption have increased the demand for unstructured data management. He sees a chance for Igneous to fill that demand.   Advertisement NEWS   Backblaze cloud offers free S3 migration service Backblaze provides a point-and-click migration service out of Amazon S3. In related news, the Backblaze S3-compatible APIs became generally available.   What's in a name? Dell EMC PowerFlex brand replaces VxFlex Vendor claims hundreds of Dell EMC PowerFlex customers in education, finance and healthcare. It marks the second name change for ScaleIO platform that EMC bought in 2013. EXPERT ADVICE   VMware vCenter, vSphere pricing and licensing guide VMware licenses and prices both vSphere and vCenter in various ways depending on the desired support, the size of the environment and the required functionality.   What VMware's Nyansa acquisition means for SD-WAN VMware's Nyansa acquisition brings new AI and machine learning capabilities to its networking suite. However, it could apply what Nyansa brings to the table to other areas.   How to make the right HCI deployment decisions Hyper-converged infrastructures pose different challenges depending on the deployment method. Software might not offer as much support, while choosing hardware risks vendor lock-in.   4 disadvantages of hyper-converged infrastructure systems Problems with scalability and cloud compatibility can create major issues for organizations that want to deploy hyper-converged infrastructure systems. About This E-Newsletter The Modern Infrastructure Digest is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2020 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List