VMware updates vSAN with multi-cloud customers in mind

VMware on Tuesday announced the latest version of vSAN, its software-defined storage platform, with features like native hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) security (an industry first), intelligent operations that bring down the total cost of ownership (TCO), and support for the latest hardware and applications.The Palo Alto company has been releasing new versions of vSAN about every six months, and version 6.6 includes more than 20 new features. Some of those key updates give customers the sort of flexibility they'll need as they move toward a multi-cloud environment, said Lee Caswell, VMware's VP of products, storage & availability.