It’s not the first nor likely the last storage vendor to move into hyperconverged infrastructure, but Tintri Inc.’s jump aboard to the bandwagon is bound to make waves all the same. The integrated platform that it’s rolling out this morning is meant to broaden the appeal of the new arrays debuted in conjunction.

The VMstore T5000 is taking over the torch from the startup’s previous-generation series with two beefy models geared towards performance-intensive workloads such as data analytics and virtual desktops. The line draws its name from the maximum number of virtual machines that a single system can serve, which is a third more than the most expensive configuration of its predecessor.

Both the T5060 and T5080 come in a standard U2 chassis, but a rack worth of the latter packs a lot more punch with up to 1.4 petabytes of capacity and the ability to handle up to four million read and write operations per second. Tintri recons that’s enough to support as many as 100,000 virtual machines, or enough virtual desktops for an entire global workforce.

But not every organization has such as steep requirements. Others – a great many others, in fact – prioritize ease-of-use over maximizing storage density, which is the segment Tintri is targeting with its new hyperconverged reference architecture. The aptly-named VMstack enables customers to purchase its arrays in a form pre-integrated with servers, networking equipment and management software of their choosing from a selection of key partners.

There are three main configurations available on launch, for backend virtual applications, virtual desktops and, most notably, large private clouds. That particular model comes with a choice between OpenStack, the de facto platform for such environments at the top end of the scale, or VMware Inc.’s rivaling vRealize Suite.

All of the models come with the latest version of Tintri’s homegrown monitoring software that was introduced against the backdrop of the launch, which has been updated to provide better visibility into resource consumption. Administrators now have the ability to set up alerts to notify them when a virtual machine outgrows the underlying hardware and seamlessly move it to another part of their environment in response while retaining all the original settings.

Tintri will show off its new solutions at the annual VMworld conference later this month, where SiliconANGLE’s theCUBE will broadcast live from the show floor. Stay tuned.

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