DataON Introducing Intel Select Solutions

DataON, a division of Area Electronics Systems, Inc. and a provider of hybrid cloud solutions for Azure Stack HCI with cloud-based Azure Services, is announcing an enhanced line of Intel Select Solutions, powered by the 2nd gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

The platforms leverage performing compute cores, built-in acceleration, advanced security and the Intel hardware and software to propel network, cloud and enterprise customers into the data-center future. They will provide additional customer value with increased performance and frequency.

These solutions add to DataON’s first and second gens of Intel Select Solutions that accelerate the deployment of workload-optimized data center infrastructure, verified for performance on Intel architecture.

Intel created Select Solutions to reduce the time required to evaluate, select, and purchase hardware for workloads and applications. They are benchmark-tested with high-priority workloads, helping businesses realize smooth deployments and performance. By eliminating guesswork and ensuring predictability with pre-defined configurations, businesses can take advantage of new technologies faster.

• Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI V2 are performance-optimized for hyper-converged compute and storage. It improves performance by utilizing Intel Optane persistent memory as cache storage for Storage Spaces Direct to accelerate the cache tier for storage at DDR4 speeds vs. PCIe/SATA speeds.
• Select Solutions for SQL Server V2 are a single-node, scale-up solution for both traditional and transactional environments and concurrent transactional and analytical workloads. Built on Windows Server 2019 and SQL Server 2019, it provides a unified solution for business operations (OLTP) and enterprise data warehousing (HTAP), with the ability to scale with expanding needs.

“DataON was an inaugural partner for Intel Select Solution for Windows Server SDS and the first Intel Premium Partner to offer all four validated configurations for Azure Stack HCI,” said Howard Lo, VP sales and marketing, DataON. “Our customers have told us how Intel Select Solutions have helped them use their end solutions more effectively and allow them to focus on their business and not their IT. Select Solutions with the newest 2nd gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors continue to provide the foundation for an industry-leading ecosystem with Intel technology.“

“Many data center architects are challenged with finding solutions to help address increased demands for VMs, storage and applications,” said Jake Smith, senior director of data center solutions and technologies, Intel. “Select Solutions featuring new 2nd gen Xeon Scalable processors, delivered through leaders like DataON, not only accelerate their time-to-solution, but also provides the foundation for their data center future.“

DataON Difference
The firm is exclusively focused on customers who have made the Microsoft choice to deploy Windows Server-based hybrid cloud and storage solutions. Its team of Microsoft experts know how to design, deploy and support Windows Server storage and will work with customers to performance tune workloads with benchmarks.

DataON solutions are:

• Customer-proven with over 650 enterprise deployments, over 1,000 Windows Server and over 150PB of HCI clusters deployed.
• Provided as a complete and turnkey experience, with white glove service.
• Certified for Windows Server 2016 and 2019.
• Validated for Azure Stack HCI, Microsoft’s highest certifications for its hyper-converged solutions. Azure Stack HCI solutions provide the highest level of performance, manageability, and security offered.
• Verified Select Solutions for Azure Stack HCI. DataON is the first Intel Premium Partner to offer all 4 verified configuration solutions: data center base, data center plus, edge base, and edge plus.
• Exclusive DataON MUST monitoring and management tool that integrates with Windows Admin Center to provide the management and hybrid cloud services experience for Azure Stack HCI environments from a single integrated console.