Cloud Computing: VCE adds two new converged infrastructure models, SAP certification

Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: Lucas Mearian.

Calling it the biggest news since its creation, VCE today added two low-end models to its line of Vblock pre-configured, cloud-computing systems. VCE also announced it is teaming with SAP AG to add the SAP HANA database to its Vblock system. Models prequalified to work with the in-memory database software are called Vblock specialized System SAP HANA.

The new Vblock System 100 and System 200 models join the System 300 and System systems. Additionally, VCE unveiled a new software management application said to give users a single view of their entire Vblock environment. The new software, called VCE Vision Intelligent Operations, allows the preconfigured systems to be managed in a "much simpler converged way," said Nina Hargus, VCE’s chief marketing officer…

"What we heard from customers is ‘don’t invent another management tool,’" Hargus said. "So we’ve done native integration with VMware. We have APIs which allow us to plug into any management framework". Founded in 2009, VCE (Virtual Computing Environment), is a joint venture of EMC, its VMware subsidiary and Cisco Systems. VCE sells preconfigured and pretested cloud computing systems called Vblocks. VBlocks include Cisco’s UCS (Unified Computing System) servers and networking switches, EMC’s storage arrays and VMware virtualization software…

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