Deploy, Manage, and Scale with Ease
A GIGABYTE server with a validated Microsoft Azure Stack HCI solution allows enterprises to add a consolidated all-in-one solution with simplicity and flexibility. Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is an architecture that joins networking, storage, computing, virtualization, and back up into a centralized management solution. Virtual machines (VMs) can be used for edge workloads in branch offices or retail. At the same time, virtualization-based security protect sensitive workloads. In addition, through centralized management it is easy to scale up or down a hyper-converged data center. In GIGABYTE’s H262-Z61 server, Microsoft's Azure HCI solution has been integrated.
Why Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
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Hybrid Usage
Able to run a virtual machine on premises then connect to cloud for recovery or management.
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Affordability
Small footprint server starting at 2 nodes, and a system costing less than $10k/node.
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Ease of Management
Windows Admin Center can manage the hybrid nature, while handling normal daily operations and issues.
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Support for the Best
Support the latest NVMe drives, persistent memory, and remote-direct memory access (RDMA) networking.
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Solid Performing Hardware
Azure HCI is a cluster that runs on validated hardware for performance and resiliency.
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Resiliency
Allow users, apps, and VMs in a two-node HCI cluster to run through hardware failures without disruption, and without the added expense of a hardware RAID.
Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Embrace the Power of Cloud
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Tech Comapanies
Program & web developers can use virtual machines on servers that allocate the resources accordingly while allowing them to work remotely.
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Branch Offices
Documents and workload can be shared on systems that are at different locations, reducing need for multiple servers. Servers can essentially be a cluster that shares resources.
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Schools
Student data, payroll, etc. is safely shared and stored in software-defined storage. Furthermore, consolidation and efficient resource management reduces costs.
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What is Azure Stack HCI?
Azure Stack HCI is a hyperconverged Windows Server 2019 cluster that uses validated hardware to run virtualized workloads on-premises.
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What is included in GIGABYTE's Azure Stack HCI solution?
・GIGABYTE
H262-Z61
・Windows Server 2019 Datacenter edition
・Windows Admin Center
・Optional Azure services
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What is included in the Azure Stack family?
・Azure
・Azure Stack Edge
・Azure Stack HCI
・Azure Stack Hub
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What is the difference between Azure Stack HCI and Azure Stack Hub?
Azure Stack HCI allows you to run virtualized workloads on-premises, managed with Windows Admin Center and optionally connected to Azure for hybrid scenarios. Azure Stack Hub allows you to run Azure IaaS and PaaS services on-premises to consistently build and run cloud apps anywhere.
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What do Azure Stack Hub and Azure Stack HCI solutions have in common?
Both feature the same Hyper-V-based software-defined compute, storage, and networking technologies, which meet testing and validation criteria to ensure reliability and compatibility with the underlying hardware.
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Can I upgrade from Azure Stack HCI to Azure Stack Hub?
No, but customers can migrate their workloads from Azure Stack HCI to Azure Stack Hub or Azure.
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How do I buy Azure Stack HCI solutions?
1) Buy a Microsoft-validated system
2) Install Windows Server 2019 Datacenter edition and Windows Admin Center; for management and the ability to connect to Azure to cloud services
3) Optionally use your Azure account to attach cloud-based management and security services to your workloads
