Is there any indication when vSphere 6 Update 3 will be the standard on RAIL or RAIL-EHC and on the same vein 6.5a?

I understand on the standard RAIL, Vision and vRaealize suite are software options. If chosen do they come pre-installed or is this done onsite?

VXRACK-SDDC has Cloud Foundation at its core with the SDDC manager with automatic rollout of vSphere + vSAN + NSX on the nodes. vRealize can be included and fall under the SDDC Manager remit as well. There is no EHC option on this platform. The opposite is the case for RAIL the platform has now the EHC solution on top. Is there a plan to have EHC on RACK as well and Cloud Foundation as well on RAIL? Are there time frames if so? HCI Customers interested in SDDC are seeking clarity so would be good to understand positioning

I understand that EHC will bring the Day 2 elements to the table with the built out pre-configured blue prints along with other integration benefits.

Thanks the complete TLS v1.2 support in 6U3 (there were caveats to some products in U2) is an import factor for some customers of ours

Thanks. That does help with positioning. Knowing the trade-offs and build limitations is important.

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Hi experts, congratulations for providing additional options for our customers. In the introduction of this event it says that 2016 has been the year that "changed hyper-converged infrastructure for the better", could you please elaborate how this announcement represents an improvement and what are some of the features that are now available?

Well from the VxRail Platform level, this provides just another great use case for which hyper-converged infrastructure appliances can be leveraged. It goes to prove the maturity of hyper-converged infrastructure as being ready for business critical workloads and transformational IT use cases like IaaS which EHC provides.

It also brings the ability to transform IT using a smaller and more cost effective entry point for the EHC Hybrid Cloud Platform.

Enterprise Hybrid Cloud on VxRail expands to a broader market by providing an on-premises, turnkey solution for hybrid cloud deployments at price points that work for the mid-market. It is built on a foundation of VMware Validated Designs using VMware SDDC components. The new release (4.1.1) provides an automated installation process that reduces the time and cost of delivery.  A new subscription-based support model includes all professional services to support an annual upgrade. This makes it easier for customers to take advantage of the latest enhancements to the vRealize Suite and the VMware stack, by building the cost of services into the annual contract. Enterprise Hybrid Cloud on VxRail further extends the value of the VMware SDDC by offering a rich set of workflows such as backup, encryption and Databases as-a-Service integration. It is built and sustained as a single hardware and software entity, with simplified lifecycle management. In summary, we are working hard at Dell EMC making complex infrastructure simple in a service oriented era!

It has been a year since the launch of VxRail, can you share with us some of your most prominent findings that led you to come up with the current version? Also, how has adoption been ever since its launch?