VMware announced today a new release of its vSAN storage virtualization platform that features industry-first native hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) security, a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and improved all-flash performance, the company asserts.vSAN 6.6 is also the first among competitors to offer support for Intel Optane NVMe solid-state drives (SSDs), which can help boost the performance of write-intensive applications like Big Data and streaming analytics, VMware claims.Palo Alto-based VMware said the latest version of vSAN will help customers accelerate their data center modernization efforts. Many of the new features give customers and partners the flexibility that's required as they prepare for the multi-cloud era.Initially released in 2014, this is the sixth generation of VMware’s enterprise-grade native storage for vSphere and the first release this year. The storage platform is used for business-critical and cloud-native applications, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), remote office/branch office (ROBO) and disaster recovery environments. Customers looking for a complete software-defined data center (SDDC) can buy VMware Cloud Foundation, which brings together vSphere server virtualization, vSAN storage virtualization and NSX network virtualization.Highly-available vSAN management – Enables customers to monitor and manage the storage platform even if the vCenter Server is offline Enhanced site protection – Improved Stretched Clusters that provide resiliency against both site and local component failures Proactive cloud analytics – Real-time support notifications and custom recommendations to help optimize the vSAN environment Automated hardware maintenance – Intelligent operations and lifecycle management capabilities to accelerate initial hardware setup, simplify software installation, and offer one-click controller hardware lifecycle management Faster flash performance – Accelerates flash performance of business-critical and cloud-native applications by up to 50 percent Support for next-generation hardware – Enables adoption of new technologies as they arrive on the market Pricing for vSAN 6.6, which should be available May 5, starts at $2,495 per CPU. vSAN for Desktop starts at $50 per user.
Data centers, Enterprise, Networking, Storage, Virtualization
VMware vSAN 6.6: Storage Virtualization Addresses HCI Security

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