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HPE puts your backup data in the cloud with Cloud Volumes Backup
HPE made a big step with the announcement of HPE Cloud Volumes at the virtual HPE Discover event in its journey to be become an Everything-As-A-Service cloud company in 2022, dixit HPE CEO Antonio Neri...
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How-To: Deploy HPE SimpliVity nodes
In this article I will describe all the steps required to install a new HPE SimpliVity cluster. It will give you an idea of the prerequisites and information required during the installation. This...
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How-To: install the HPE Simplivity 380 vCenter Plug-in
One of the steps during the installation of an HPE SimpliVity cluster is the installation of the required Plug-in for vCenter. The plug-in for the Windows Server based vCenter is a rather easy...
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HPE introduces 6th generation MSA storage
HPE has announced the next generation of their Modular Smart Array, HPE MSA Gen 6, ideal for small and medium sized businesses looking for an affordable hybrid-flash entry level storage solution. Just...
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Lanamark error in Chrome when using HPE Passport authentication
Some time ago I got this error when authenticating to the HPE dedicated pages of the Lanamark assessment tool at https://hpe.lanamark.one. The Lanamark assessment tool is a popular tool when sizing an...
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How-To: HPE Nimble Direct Attach (FlatSAN) with HPE Synergy
Some time ago I replaced my HPE 3PAR 7400 array in my homelab with a new HPE Nimble storage array HF20. HPE 3PAR had an interesting feature called Direct Attach aka FlatSAN, that allows to connect your...
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Faster, bigger, better – Intel launches new Optane and 3D NAND SSDs
I am lucky to be part of the Tech Field Day team that was invited this week to attend the preview of the Intel Memory & Storage Moment. During the various presentations a new wave of Intel Optane...
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HPE SimpliVity networking explained
In this article I explain the networking configuration from an HPE SimpliVity HCI solution from a physical and logical point of view. An HPE SimpliVity appliance is build on the HPE DL380 or DL325...
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HCI at the Edge: HPE Edgeline & StorMagic
GigaOm released recently their first Radar report on Hyperconverged Infrastructure report for Small-to-Medium Enterprises and the Edge. I was impressed by the fact that StorMagic was selected as top...
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HPE goes to space – again
What an exciting week in space! NASA just landed a new Mars Rover called Perseverance on Mars, and just 2 days later there is the next launch already. Not that far this time, it is ‘just’ going to the...
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Major 4.1.0 update for HPE SimpliVity
It took quite some time after the 4.0 release, but finally version 4.1 for the HPE SimpliVity HCI platform is there. And it is was worth waiting, since the list of enhancements is long, including a new...
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HPE updates server portfolio with newest AMD EPYC processors
This week CPU giant AMD unveiled the 3rd generation of its EPYC server CPU family, codename Milan. This results in a new series of HPE servers embracing this new family of AMD processors. It features a...
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Bye bye Nimble & Primera, welcome HPE Alletra !
HPE picked May 4th aka Star Wars day (hoping that the force be with them?) for their big storage announcement for 2021. The invitation promised a radically new vision for data and infrastructure that...
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Discover 2021 : HPE adds Lighthouse and more at the Green Lakes
It’s that time of the year again: normally in Las Vegas, this year behind my PC in Belgium: HPE Discover goes virtual because of the reason that we all know meanwhile. Nevertheless is HPE able to...
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