SmartX has unveiled its upgraded hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solution, SmartX HCI 5.1, designed to provide comprehensive support for virtualized and containerized applications in production environments. This solution combines computing, storage, networking, and management capabilities into a single platform, simplifying IT infrastructure modernization and containerization for customers.

Key Products and Features:

- SMTX OS 5.1: Offers server virtualization and distributed storage.

- CloudTower 3.2: Provides operations and maintenance, resource management, and observability through a management platform.

- SMTX Kubernetes Service 1.0: Facilitates container management and services.

- Everoute 2.0: Delivers software-defined network and security functionalities, including distributed firewall and load balancing.

- SMTX Backup & DR 2.0: Ensures data protection and disaster recovery.

- SMTX CloudMove 1.0: Offers a migration tool, including support for transitioning from VMware to SmartX.

- SMTX Migration Tool 1.4: Facilitates migration from various sources to SmartX.

What's New:

- Enhanced virtualization features such as GPU passthrough and Virtual NIC QoS.

- Improved storage performance with features like large page memory allocation and CPU binding.

- Network Visualization: Displays VM data flows and security policy enforcement results.

- Software-defined network load balancer for enhanced application performance and security.

- Integration of backup and disaster recovery capabilities.

- Broader CPU and GPU compatibility.

- Expanded support for migration sources, including public and private clouds.

Benefits:

- Unified Resource Management: Reduces resource silos and costs associated with Kubernetes clusters.

- High Performance and Stability: Supports mission-critical and stateful applications in containers.

- Security and Observability: Protects workloads and provides real-time network performance monitoring.

- Operation and Orchestration: Enables fast launch, scalability, and ease of operation for VMs and Kubernetes clusters.