Word of the Day: FlexPod

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |April 20, 2018

FlexPod FlexPod is a reference architecture for server, storage and networking components that are pre-tested and validated to work together as an integrated infrastructure stack. The stack consists of products from multiple vendors and is sold by storage vendor NetApp Inc. or its value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators. A FlexPod converged infrastructure stack consists of NetApp FAS storage, Cisco Systems Inc. Unified Computing System (UCS), and either VMware Inc. or Microsoft Corp. hypervisor technology. NetApp added SolidFire to its FlexPod lineup in mid-2017 with FlexPod SF, which runs SolidFire's Element OS (operating system) on Cisco servers. FlexPod is available in several versions:   FlexPod Datacenter - designed for enterprise applications and virtualization in large enterprises. FlexPod SF - designed to support multiple applications, clients and tenants with the storage capacity each one needs. FlexPod Express - designed for small and medium-sized enterprises and branch offices. FlexPod Select - designed for specialized, data-intensive workloads like big data and analytics. Dell EMC's VxBlock Systems, a competing product, is shipped as a pre-configured product. When FlexPod components are sold, however, they must be configured based on FlexPod design guidelines. Quote of the Day "FlexPod architectures can help an organization achieve a higher degree of reliability by using components that are certified to work with one another." - Brien Posey   Trending Terms hypervisor NetApp SolidFire converged infrastructure all-flash array hyper-convergence solid-state storage   Learning Center Emergencies force Safelite to break glass, add NetApp FlexPod An auto glass supplier best known for on-the-spot replacement of automobile windshields turned to a NetApp FlexPod and SolidFire implementation to consolidate and retire aging storage from several vendors. Safelite's implementation was the basis for NetApp SolidFire SF reference architecture. Hyper-converged infrastructure solutions to set 2018 pace Hyper-converged infrastructure solutions, along with flash storage and cloud-based technology, will see more customer investment in 2018. FlexPod SF converges NetApp SolidFire onto Cisco hardware FlexPod SF is the first FlexPod architecture to use all Cisco hardware; only the SolidFire Element OS comes from storage vendor NetApp. All-flash HCI storage requires new management tools, techniques Before you deploy all-flash HCI storage systems, understand the new management and analytics demands they'll bring to your team. NetApp FlexPod eases integration within data centers Voters said NetApp FlexPod's scalability and flexibility helps it stand out among other converged and hyper-converged competitors. Writing for Business _________ of the cost, we should seriously think about moving to a converged infrastructure. A. Irregardless B. Regardless Answer   Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.