Virtink: A Lightweight Virtualization Add-on for Kubernetes
Today, we are excited to announce the Virtink project, an open-source and lightweight virtualization add-on for Kubernetes.
Unprecedented Scalability: Explore SmartX HCI’s Flexible Scale-out Options
Due to the limitation of centralized storage, it’s usually difficult and risky for the IT infrastructure based on legacy virtualization architecture to scale out. Hyperconvergence, on the contrary, enables flexible expan
SPDK Vhost-user: Improve I/O Storage Performance in Hyperconvergence
In this article, we focus on SPDK Vhost-user and explain how to leverage this technology to improve the I/O performance of Virtio-BLK/Virtio-SCSI storage in KVM. In particular, we tested vhost-user’s performance on SMTX
SmartX Releases HCI Kit Community Edition
SmartX, a modern IT infrastructure innovator, has released the HCI Kit Community Edition, a free version of its hyperconvergence product SmartX HCI. The Community Edition includes core HCI software SMTX OS and management
Hyperconvergence vs. Legacy VMware Virtualization Infrastructure: Four Differences and Five Advantages
In this article we would answer these questions by explaining the differences between the hyperconverged and legacy VMware virtualization infrastructure.
How to achieve seamless and zero-downtime upgrade of IT infrastructure software and hardware?
As anyone who has worked as an IT infrastructure administrator knows, upgrades of software, hardware, and patches can always be nightmares. This is because IT infrastructure upgrades may incur unexpected problems and cau
SmartX Releases Network and Security Component of HCI, to Support “Zero Trust” Cloud Infrastructure
SmartX has announced the addition of a new Network and Security component to its hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). With micro-segmentation at its core, the new component aims to help customers secure east-west traffi
SmartX Releases SMTX ZBS 5.0, Sets A New Performance Benchmark for Distributed Block Storage
SmartX has released the newest version of SMTX ZBS (version 5.0), an upgrade of its leading distributed block storage product specifically designed and developed for production environments.
SmartX Releases First HCI Solution Using Intel Optane PMEM in App Direct Mode to Achieve Ultra-low Latency
Leading hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) provider SmartX announced its latest high-performance, low-latency HCI solution and SmartX Halo P series appliance built with SmartX’s core software SMTX OS and Intel® Optane™
SmartX ZBS CSI Driver Officially Merged on K8s Drivers List
SmartX announced that the Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver of its distributed storage platform SMTX ZBS has been added on Kubernetes CSI production drivers list so as to integrate block storage system with Kubern
