In Q3 2024, SmartX continued receiving recognition from IDC and Gartner for our HCI-powered Enterprise Cloud Platform (ECP) and native hypervisor ELF. We also hosted the HK Grand Opening Event and VMware HCI Alternative Webinar to strengthen our collaboration with HK & MO partners and customers. Moreover, we enhanced SmartX ECP with features like file storage services, unified management of physical-server-based Kubernetes clusters, and VPC networking, allowing you to support both VMs and containers deployed on heterogeneous servers with one platform.

Analysts’ Recognitions

IDC Report: SmartX Continues to Lead China HCI Software Market in 2024Q1

According to “IDC China Software-defined Storage and Hyperconverged System Market Overview, 2024 Q1” report, SmartX continues to lead the China HCI software market with a share of 26.2%, which takes over a quarter of the market. >>Read More

SmartX Named a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s Market Guide for Server Virtualization for the Second Year

In Gartner’s “Market Guide for Server Virtualization” report, SmartX was again recognized as a representative vendor due to the rich enterprise features of its native hypervisor ELF and its capabilities of VMware replacement and migration. >>Read More

HK & MO Events

Partnership for Transformation: SmartX HK Grand Opening and Channel Kick-off

In September, SmartX successfully hosted the HK Grand Opening and Channel Kick-off Event, bringing together 75 partners from Hong Kong and Macao to help more HK and MO enterprise customers modernize their IT infrastructures with restricted budgets but increased efficiency using SmartX ECP. >>Read More

HK & MO Webinar: VMware HCI Alternative – More Than Replacement

In our recent webinar, VMware HCI Alternative – More Than Replacement, SmartX experts shared their insights on Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, and introduced how to achieve a full-stack VMware replacement and IT infrastructure modernization through SmartX ECP. >>Read More

Additionally, SmartX showcased its products and solutions at the Belt and Road Software Pavilion (Hong Kong) 2024.

Product Upgrades

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SMTX File Storage in HCI 6.0: Providing Diverse Data Storage Services with One Platform

In the latest upgrade, SMTX OS introduced SMTX File Storage (SFS), which enables SmartX ECP to offer stable, high-performance, and scalable distributed file storage services. Enterprises can meet diverse data storage needs using a single platform, reducing the costs associated with legacy NAS procurement while boosting storage reliability and performance. >>Read More

SKS 1.3 Released: Now Supports Physical Machine-Based Clusters and Offers Enhanced Container Visualization in SmartX ECP

We also upgraded our SMTX Kubernetes Service to 1.3 version with support for physical machines as cluster nodes and enhanced visualization features, which greatly improves the user experience of container management on SmartX ECP. >>Read More

VPC Networking in SmartX ECP: Secure, Flexible, and Highly Available

Everoute 3.0 (software-defined network and security component of SmartX ECP) introduces Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networking, which provides secure and isolated network space for VMs in SmartX enterprise cloud environments. >>Read More

Solution for Hybrid Workload Management

Introducing SmartX VCCI Solution: Efficient Integration of VM and Container Resources

To better support mixed workloads of VM and container, SmartX introduces the VM-Container Converged Infrastructure (VCCI), allowing users to centrally manage infrastructure resources, enhance interconnectivity between virtualized and containerized applications, and boost resource utilization. >>Read More

For more information on SmartX ECP, please visit our website, and download SmartX ECP Product Portfolio Brief.

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