デルはHCIでクラウドをエッジに橋渡し

Dell Technologiesは、自動化や簡素化された操作などのハイパーコンバージドインフラストラクチャ（HCI）のメリットを、遠隔地やスペースに制約のあるエッジロケーションまで拡張する、2つの新しいVxRailsシステムを発表しました。Dell Technologies announced two new VxRails systems that it says extend the benefits of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), like automation and simplified operations, to remote and space-constrained edge locations. The new HCI systems launch as Dell Technologies once again wins the No. 1 hyperconverged infrastructure vendor title, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker for the first quarter of 2020. In terms of branded HCI products, Dell Technologies was the largest supplier with $666.3 million in revenue and a 33.6% share. Nutanix generated $260 million in branded hardware revenue, representing 13.1% of the total HCI market during the quarter. Meanwhile, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) finished the quarter in the No. 3 spot with $118.7 million in revenue, which amounted to a 6.0% share. VxRail is Dell’s HCI product line that it co-engineers with VMware. These systems run VMware’s hybrid cloud software stack on Dell EMC hardware. The first of the two new Dell HCI systems, the ruggedized VxRail D Series, is the smallest and lightest VxRail to date at 20 inches deep. It uses second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and can withstand extreme temperatures, sustain 40G of operational shock, and operate at up to 15,000 feet. It is certified to withstand temperatures as cold as 5 degrees Fahrenheit and as hot as 131 degrees Fahrenheit for up to eight hours, said Shannon Champion, director of product marketing for hyperconverged infrastructure at Dell Technologies. “D, for durable,” she said, about the D Series machines. “I mentioned resilience to heat and cold, and it’s also resistant to sand, dust, and has a rugged build and rigid cover to withstand sudden shocks.” Dell built these systems for edge locations that require resilient infrastructure, such as onboard ships at sea or in aircraft. Champion said they also work well for space-constrained locations such as manufacturing floors or industrial and oil and gas environments. The second new system, VxRail E Series, is a single-socket system powered by AMD EPYC 2 processors, which marks the first time that VxRail uses AMD chips. These platforms provide up to 64 high-performance cores and support for PCIe 4 — the fourth generation of the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express motherboard interface that doubles the bandwidth available to graphics cards, hard drives, solid-state drives (SSDs), WiFi, and Ethernet cards. E Series can be deployed at the edge or in data centers, and are available in NVMe, all-flash, or hybrid storage configurations. “This is an ideal platform for desktop VDI, analytics, and computer-aided design,” Champion said. “From a networking perspective, we’ve also got you covered with a range of options between 10G and 25G speed ports in multiple different form factors.” With today’s updates, VxRail will also support Intel Optane Persistent Memory and Nvidia Quadro RTX GPUs. Intel Optane Persistent Memory maintains data integrity even when power is lost, which means less downtime and quicker workload recovery. Dell says this makes VxRail the first fully integrated VMware HCI system to support the full range of Intel Optane technologies for the data center including second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Intel Optane persistent memory, and Intel Optane SSDs. Plus, by using Nvidia Quadro RTX GPUs, which combine with Nvidia virtual GPU software, customers can bring accelerated rendering, AI, advanced graphics, and compute to the data center for a range of workflows. Additionally, the new VxRail HCI System Software makes lifecycle management easier and helps streamline updated with the ability to run pre-upgrade health checks on-demand and cloud-based management and orchestration, Champion said. And as with all VxRails, the two new systems support the latest VMware software releases. This means organizations can deploy and manage applications and data across clouds, the data center, and the edge using the same software stack and management tools. Last month, the company announced updates to its Dell Technologies Cloud including offering VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on VxRail. The latest version of the hybrid cloud software stack embeds Kubernetes natively into vSphere, which provides the compute virtualization technology for VMware Cloud Foundation. It uses Kubernetes as its control plane, and this allows developers and IT teams to use a single platform to manage both legacy workloads built on virtual machines and newer, containerized apps. “For cloud, it’s all about Kubernetes, and Dell Technologies Cloud platform, which is VCF on VxRail can deliver that consistent infrastructure for both traditional and cloud-native applications,” Champion said.