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A Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to Hyper Converged Infrastructure

In this 12-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at:

  • Tips for buying hyper-converged systems
  • Is hyper-converged infrastructure necessary for your organisation?
  • Hyper-convergence: the good, the bad and the ugly Hyper-converged technologies are catching on, but what can they do for you?

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