VirtualizationHowTo on Intel Optane Benefits in StarWind HCA

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StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) has recently innovatively and cost-efficiently integrated Intel Optane into its configurations as “hot tier” storage. But what does that even mean? In short, it’s used as write-back cache, in front of capacity flash, to allow for the most optimal performance of all HCI components within.

Read the article by Brandon Lee of VirtualizationHowTo on what Intel Optane is, how StarWind HCA makes it work in a unique way, and why you should care about it.