Intelligent Data Centres Issue 20 | Page 64

TO KEEP PACE WITH ESCALATING BUSINESS DEMANDS , BUSINESSES REQUIRE AN AGILE , SERVICE- ORIENTED IT MODEL FOR DATA CENTRES THAT LEVERAGES BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CLOUDS .
UNCOVERING THE LAYERS
Software-driven
Using such an innovative , open , software-defined approach means IT can confidently and efficiently deliver and manage both new and legacy applications across physical , virtual and cloud environments . Traditional data centres have been constructed with siloed infrastructure layers , purpose-built hardware and fragmented management , resulting in complex deployment and operations and slower delivery of IT services and applications .
Enterprises require a modern infrastructure that abstracts the traditional infrastructure silos into a cohesive platform that can respond to the dynamic needs of the business . It must support both legacy and new applications and extend to the cloud . Such an approach to modern infrastructure must be based on a software-defined hyper-converged architecture across compute , storage , network and security , with common management across all .
Having such a software-defined infrastructure platform in place that resides below the most common application platforms , such as Platform-as-a-Service ( PaaS ) and container solutions , enable operational consistency no matter where an application runs . It brings a high degree of automation to the table that delivers business value virtually from the word ‘ go ’.
All this can be coupled with a cloud management platform for private cloud deployment or run as a service from the public cloud for operational simplicity and workload flexibility . Modern data centres and the association automated they bring will result in a shift in how business is done in a digital market . No longer constrained by the limitations of legacy systems , companies can focus on new growth opportunities while still delivering a quality customer experience . ◊
TO KEEP PACE WITH ESCALATING BUSINESS DEMANDS , BUSINESSES REQUIRE AN AGILE , SERVICE- ORIENTED IT MODEL FOR DATA CENTRES THAT LEVERAGES BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CLOUDS .
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