Delivering scale out 'simplicity'

The VxRack Systems are fully software-defined leveraging EMC ScaleIO software-defined storage and including built-in networking to ensure seamless scaling and in addition it can decouple scaling of compute and storage enabling customers to take full advantage of a hyper-converged architecture without limitations. Another unique attribute of the VxRack Systems is the unparalleled flexibility enabled by a choice of software stacks that define the personality of the system. These software stacks bring together technologies from across the EMC Federation and partners to offer customers the ability to map their VxRack Systems to their application environments. These systems include:

A VxRack System offering flexible choice of hypervisor, including the industry-leading VMware vSphere, or KVM or bare metal. The system leverages EMC ScaleIO software-defined storage, Cisco top of rack Nexus switching and can optionally incorporate factory integration of the VMware vRealize management and orchestration suite.

A VxRack System offering tailored for VMware environments, offers a fully integrated VMware stack based on VMware’s EVO:RACK technology and VMware Virtual SAN.
VxRack Systems are architected to connect into the recently announced VCE Vscale™ Architecture, and will be supported by VCE Vision® software to achieve a unified data center architecture that spans multiple locations and geographies, adding another dimension to scale and flexibility offered by VCE.

“Over the past five years, customers have trusted VCE to enable them to rapidly deploy data center scale converged infrastructure so they can focus on delivering next-generation IT services to their businesses. This customer trust combined with our deep experience delivering simplified, operationally efficient solutions positions VCE perfectly to redefine the hyper-converged segment with the scale out VxRack engineered systems. The VxRack Systems are purpose built to enable enterprises and Service Providers to support existing Tier 2 and emerging born in the cloud applications with massive scale capability and cost optimisation,” said Praveen Akkiraju, VCE CEO.

The VxRack Systems complement VCE’s flagship Vblock® and VxBlock® converged infrastructure platforms which are built on best of breed technologies and are the primary platform for mission critical Tier 1 workloads such as ERP systems and core enterprise applications. EMC’s VSPEX Blue Hyper -Converged appliance offers customers a simple, turn-key experience for departmental applications, ROBO and SME use cases. Together this portfolio of Blocks, Racks and Appliances offers the most comprehensive converged infrastructure portfolio to accelerate and simplify the customer’s journey to the cloud and big data.