Sangfor Listed as a “Sample Vendor” in Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2023

A Sample Vendor for Hyperconvergence

Gartner Inc. recently published the Hype Cycle for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2023¹, a brand-new Hype Cycle consisting of 28 of the most hyped technologies specific to data center infrastructure.

Sangfor, a global leader in AI-enabled and integrated cybersecurity and cloud computing, is pleased to be listed among 8 Sample Vendors for Hyperconvergence in the Hype Cycle. We believe this latest recognition is a further affirmation of our leadership in the Hyperconvergence market after being named as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Full-Stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software².

Drivers of Hyperconvergence

The Gartner Hype Cycle rates hyperconvergence with High Benefit Rating and provides a list of Drivers of the technology. These include:

1. "Hyperconvergence leads to lower operating costs, especially as it supports a greater share of the compute and storage requirements of the data center."
2. "Larger clusters are now in use, and midsize organizations are considering hyperconvergence as the preferred alternative for on-premises infrastructure for block storage."
3. "Hyperconvergence vendors are achieving certification for more demanding workloads…and end users are beginning to consider hyperconvergence as an alternative to integrated infrastructure systems for some workloads."
4. "As more vendors support hybrid and public cloud deployments, hyperconvergence is a stepping stone toward public cloud agility as suppliers are expanding hybrid cloud deployment offerings for cloud-native applications."
5. "A number of niche hyperconvergence suppliers offer scale-down solutions to address the needs of remote office/branch office (ROBO) and edge environments."

How Sangfor HCI Aligns with the Drivers of Hyperconvergence

Sangfor HCI is a state-of-the-art infrastructure solution that caters to a wide range of digital transformation use cases. Critically, these use cases are strategically aligned with the main drivers of hyperconvergence as per the Gartner Hype Cycle report. These use cases include:

1. Data Center Consolidation: Sangfor HCI seamlessly converges compute, storage, networking, security, and management into a unified software stack. This integration drastically reduces the data center's physical footprint and operating costs while enhancing efficiency and agility.
2. Software-Defined Storage (SDS): Sangfor aStor is a powerful SDS solution that supports block, file, and object storage within a single physical or virtual appliance. It dynamically allocates storage resources based on the specific requirements of business applications.
3. Mission-Critical Application Hosting: Sangfor HCI boasts robust specifications that make it an ideal platform for hosting mission-critical business applications, providing outstanding performance, reliability, and security features to run demanding workloads like SAP, for which Sangfor has achieved certification.
4. Hybrid Cloud: Sangfor Hybrid Cloud integrates Sangfor HCI-based private cloud and Managed Cloud for flexible and optimized workload deployment between both environments as well as unified management and operations, consistent performance, and security.
5. Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO): Sangfor Nano Cloud is an all-in-one appliance based on a single HCI node. It is designed to handle ROBO workloads and is managed centrally from HQ using Sangfor Cloud Platform (SCP), offering distributed cloud computing and centralized data protection capabilities.

New Sangfor HCI 6.9.0

On July 11, 2023, Sangfor HCI reached a major milestone with the launch of HCI 6.9.0 – the most powerful version of our leading platform to date! HCI 6.9.0 pushes technological boundaries to deliver next-level performance, reliability, security, and operability to your infrastructure and mission-critical applications. You can catch up on the official launch video here to discover all the latest features and upgrade to the most powerful HCI.

Sources

1. Gartner, Inc., Hype Cycle for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2023, By Henrique Cecci, Philip Dawson, Published July 13, 2023
2. Gartner Inc., Market Guide for Server Virtualization, by Michael Warrilow et al., published 26 May 2023

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