How to Spend Smarter, Not Bigger on the Cloud in 2019

Global IT spend is projected to hit roughly $3.8 trillion this year, an increase of 3.2% from 2018’s total according to research conducted by Gartner. Perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the principle forces driving this growth is the cloud. Spend on enterprise software solutions, which includes cloud technology, is projected to grow by 8.5% from last […]
ACI & NSX Part 2 - How They Work (and How They Work Together)

This is the third post in a weekly, ongoing, deep dive into the subject of segmentation. Additionally, it is part two of a post exploring the ins and outs of ACI and NSX. Each post in the overarching segmentation series will be written by a member of Arraya’s technical or tactical teams, focusing on a […]
ACI & NSX: Part 1 - Diving Deep into Cisco's ACI

This is the second post in a weekly, ongoing, deep dive into the subject of segmentation. It is also part one of a two-part look at ACI and NSX. Each post in the overarching series on segmentation will be written by a member of Arraya’s technical or tactical teams, focusing on a specific piece of […]
Dell EMC Support Update: Circle These Dates on Your Calendar

Over the next few weeks and months, a number of key Dell EMC solutions will reach their end of service life (EOSL) dates or see extended EOSL support run out. For those waist-deep in the 2019 budgeting process, now is the time to prepare for life after these solutions. Otherwise, organizations will have to enter […]
Overview: VMware Cloud on AWS – Is It Worth The Hype?

VMware became the talk of the cloud world this summer with the announcement of completely overhauled pricing and configuration schemes for its VMware Cloud on AWS platform. In case you missed it, in the waning days of August, the tech leader kicked off VMworld by slashing the price of VMware Cloud on AWS in half. […]
VMworld 2018 Recap: 3 Things You Should Know

VMworld 2018 may be in the books but don’t count on its impact fading any time soon. Once again, VMware’s annual technology showcase didn’t disappoint in terms of noteworthy announcements. Once our Data Center team had time to digest all of the news to come out of the conference, we got their take on the […]
5 Questions SMBs Still Have About IDPA DP4400 (Plus Our Answers)

Dell EMC’s newest offering in the SMB data protection space, called Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) DP4400, arrived with a bang earlier this summer. While the name may not exactly roll off the tongue, Dell EMC’s promises regarding the solution’s cost to protection and data deduplication rate have drummed up plenty of conversation nonetheless. Here […]
5 Signs a Data Center Modernization Project is in Your Future

Has your business embraced data center disruption? Normally, putting “data center” and “disruption” that close together in a sentence would be enough to set pulses racing at the thought of unplanned downtime, panicked recovery attempts and furious C-Level leaders. However, the phrase doesn’t have to be a negative. Instead, it can open the door to […]
An Insider’s Guide to the Arraya Tech Summit

Is June 7th circled on your calendar? It should be! That’s the date of the Arraya Tech Summit! Now in its fourth year, the Tech Summit has grown into our flagship event. If you haven’t joined us for a Tech Summit, it’s a full day of deep dives into the tools and trends shaping IT. […]
Arraya Insights Radio: Dell Technologies World 2018: Top Stories and Takeaways

Arraya Insights Radio Episode 8: Dell Technologies World 2018: Top Stories and Takeaways Earlier this month, Arraya Solutions made the trek to Las Vegas for Dell Technologies World 2018 and came back just bursting with new insights regarding what’s here and what’s coming next from the Dell Technologies family, including our strategic partners Dell […]