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Enterprises requiring an hyperconverged infrastructure solution to reduce management complexity and total cost of ownership
About Dell EMC XC Family
XC Family solutions consist of XC Series appliances, XC Core nodes, integrated Nutanix software, and Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with Intel Xeon processors to offer one of the industry’s most versatile and scalable HCI platforms. With factory-installed Nutanix software and a choice of hypervisors, XC Family systems can be deployed quickly for all virtualized workloads to reduce management complexity and total cost of ownership. Dell EMC has over 12 years of experience integrating hardware and software for appliances built with PowerEdge servers, including 3 generations of XC Family appliances and systems. That experience enables us to develop technologies that simplify and streamline common workflows performed throughout the product’s lifecycle. Factory installation of the software stack and hypervisor. Software modules that deliver fast and seamless deployment. Tools developed specifically for HCI to simplify workflow orchestration across a cluster.
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