This document debunks several myths about software-defined infrastructure (SDI). It summarizes that SDI is not the same as virtualization alone, but rather is a full infrastructure ecosystem that includes virtualization. It also explains that SDI can improve security through custom policies based on workload parameters rather than network components. Additionally, SDI does not leave legacy infrastructure behind but rather incorporates both legacy and virtualized resources under one manageable system. SDI also does not replace hardware entirely but rather virtualizes hardware capabilities to improve flexibility and lower costs.
Assessing the Business Value of SDN Datacenter Security Solutionsxband
CTOs, CIOs, and application architects need access to datacenter facilities capable of handling the broad range of content serving, Big Data/analytics, and archiving functions associated with the systems of engagement and insight that they depend upon to better service customers and enhance business outcomes. They need to enhance their existing datacenters, they need to accelerate the building of new datacenters in new geographies, and they need to take greater advantage of advanced, sophisticated datacenters designed, built, and operated by service providers. IDC terms this business and datacenter transformation the shift to the 3rd Platform.
70% of today's IT budget is spent on simply managing and maintaining the IT infrastructure, with only 30% funding strategic initiatives to fuel innovation. IT managers need to address today's operational challenges and find ways to leverage IT infrastructure to transform spending - putting more dollars to work to solve new problems.
What makes the next-generation firewall better than the traditional firewalls in protecting your data from hackers? Know more information from Netmagic!
Digital Businesses Need to Rethink Their Network StrategiesAbhishek Sood
This report from ZK Research explores why it’s critical that digital businesses rethink their network strategies and embrace a software-defined future. Access now to discover:
The challenges of traditional networks
Why SD-WANs are the foundation for new enterprise networks
How you can chart a path to the SD-WAN
Key criteria for evaluating SD-WAN solution providers
Redington Value Distribution's ‘Value Journal’, a monthly news journal whose purpose is to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the March Edition:
• HPE Delivers Data-Centric IOT Security
• Dell EMC unveils new integrated partner programme
• Cisco releases Secure Internet Gateway in the cloud
• Redington Value partners with Nexthink as MEA VAD
• Symantec launches integrated partner programme
• Gemini appoints Redington Value as META distributor
• HPE Aruba introduces new capabilities for Niara
• Barracuda announces 'Cloud Ready' programme
• Gigamon to roll out channel enablement initiatives in 2017
• Trend Micro Launches Deep Security 10
The Briefing Room with John Myers and Alteryx
Live Webcast on Nov. 27, 2012
What's the biggest challenge with Big Data so far? By and large, it's the big pain in delivering the right data in a timely fashion, and in a way that decision-makers can easily use. That's quickly changing because of the tremendous demand for tools that even non-technical business users can effectively employ. Capabilities are being designed by software vendors large and small, to provide easier access and more intuitive ways for working with Big Data. Even still, the effort to make Big Data useful is very much a work in progress.
Check out this episode of The Briefing Room to hear veteran Analyst John Myers of EMA explain why Big Data poses challenges and opportunities for professionals looking to better understand their markets, prospects and customers. Myers will be briefed by Paul Ross of Alteryx, who will tout his company's efforts to "humanize" Big Data using their strategic analytics platform, designed to: 1) facilitate access to Big Data, especially in combination with other data sets; 2) give analysts an intuitive, workflow-based approach for build the targeted analytics their business needs; and, 3) make the consumption of these analytics by decision-makers as simple as using the apps they use at home.
Visit: http://www.insideanalysis.com
Assessing the Business Value of SDN Datacenter Security Solutionsxband
CTOs, CIOs, and application architects need access to datacenter facilities capable of handling the broad range of content serving, Big Data/analytics, and archiving functions associated with the systems of engagement and insight that they depend upon to better service customers and enhance business outcomes. They need to enhance their existing datacenters, they need to accelerate the building of new datacenters in new geographies, and they need to take greater advantage of advanced, sophisticated datacenters designed, built, and operated by service providers. IDC terms this business and datacenter transformation the shift to the 3rd Platform.
70% of today's IT budget is spent on simply managing and maintaining the IT infrastructure, with only 30% funding strategic initiatives to fuel innovation. IT managers need to address today's operational challenges and find ways to leverage IT infrastructure to transform spending - putting more dollars to work to solve new problems.
What makes the next-generation firewall better than the traditional firewalls in protecting your data from hackers? Know more information from Netmagic!
Digital Businesses Need to Rethink Their Network StrategiesAbhishek Sood
This report from ZK Research explores why it’s critical that digital businesses rethink their network strategies and embrace a software-defined future. Access now to discover:
The challenges of traditional networks
Why SD-WANs are the foundation for new enterprise networks
How you can chart a path to the SD-WAN
Key criteria for evaluating SD-WAN solution providers
Redington Value Distribution's ‘Value Journal’, a monthly news journal whose purpose is to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the March Edition:
• HPE Delivers Data-Centric IOT Security
• Dell EMC unveils new integrated partner programme
• Cisco releases Secure Internet Gateway in the cloud
• Redington Value partners with Nexthink as MEA VAD
• Symantec launches integrated partner programme
• Gemini appoints Redington Value as META distributor
• HPE Aruba introduces new capabilities for Niara
• Barracuda announces 'Cloud Ready' programme
• Gigamon to roll out channel enablement initiatives in 2017
• Trend Micro Launches Deep Security 10
The Briefing Room with John Myers and Alteryx
Live Webcast on Nov. 27, 2012
What's the biggest challenge with Big Data so far? By and large, it's the big pain in delivering the right data in a timely fashion, and in a way that decision-makers can easily use. That's quickly changing because of the tremendous demand for tools that even non-technical business users can effectively employ. Capabilities are being designed by software vendors large and small, to provide easier access and more intuitive ways for working with Big Data. Even still, the effort to make Big Data useful is very much a work in progress.
Check out this episode of The Briefing Room to hear veteran Analyst John Myers of EMA explain why Big Data poses challenges and opportunities for professionals looking to better understand their markets, prospects and customers. Myers will be briefed by Paul Ross of Alteryx, who will tout his company's efforts to "humanize" Big Data using their strategic analytics platform, designed to: 1) facilitate access to Big Data, especially in combination with other data sets; 2) give analysts an intuitive, workflow-based approach for build the targeted analytics their business needs; and, 3) make the consumption of these analytics by decision-makers as simple as using the apps they use at home.
Visit: http://www.insideanalysis.com
Redington Value Distribution's ‘Value Journal’, a monthly news journal whose purpose is to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the September Edition:
• HPE Acquires SGI for $ 275 Million
• Dell-EMC deal set to close in September
• Oracle Minicluster S7-2 Engineered System
• Trend Micro Achieves recommended status from NSS Labs
• Cyberark secures enterprise cloud orchestration and automation
• Fortinet launches universal wireless access points
This document is designed to provide organizations with a practical understanding of the IT technology device lifecycle, and how to implement a plan for retiring IT assets. It will give decision makers clear steps to forming a secure, compliant, and environmentally responsible transition plan for their end-of-life business enterprise technology.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
Strategic, Privacy and Security Considerations for Adoption of Cloud and Emer...Marie-Michelle Strah, PhD
Prepared for Ministers and Senior Officials from the Caribbean and distinguished participants and attendees of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Organization of American States (OAS), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on the occasion of the Caribbean Stakeholders’ Meeting: The Importance of ICTs and their Impact on Regional Development, May 26-28, 2014 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Introduction to Modern Data Virtualization 2021 (APAC)Denodo
Watch full webinar here: https://bit.ly/2XXyc3R
“Through 2022, 60% of all organisations will implement data virtualization as one key delivery style in their data integration architecture," according to Gartner. What is data virtualization and why is its adoption growing so quickly? Modern data virtualization accelerates that time to insights and data services without copying or moving data.
Watch on-demand this webinar to learn:
- Why organizations across the world are adopting data virtualization
- What is modern data virtualization
- How data virtualization works and how it compares to alternative approaches to data integration and management
- How modern data virtualization can significantly increase agility while reducing costs
Not long ago, if you asked an IT executive about transformation, there was a good chance you’d get a technology-centric response. You’d hear about consolidation and virtualization, power and cooling, security and availability. Today, the responses are different. This edition of Unleashing IT is all about transformation. Not technology change, but business change through the use of technology.
How the Modern Data Center Extends Across Remote Locations Due to Automation ...Dana Gardner
A discussion on how new demands from the industrial edge, 5G networks, and hybrid deployment models will lead to more diverse types of data centers in more places.
The data center impact of cloud, analytics, mobile, social and security rlw03...Diego Alberto Tamayo
Introduction
The consumerization of IT continues to have a major impact
on business. Technology forces have emerged that are
challenging organizations’ ability to respond. Cloud computing,
mobility, social business, big data and analytics and IT security
technologies are evolving very rapidly, putting an organization’s
IT agility, speed and resilience to the test. As these technologies
mature and converge, they are demanding a total reexamination
of the underlying enterprise infrastructure: its strategy and
design, its operation and its management framework.
Redington Value Distribution's ‘Value Journal’, a monthly news journal whose purpose is to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the September Edition:
• HPE Acquires SGI for $ 275 Million
• Dell-EMC deal set to close in September
• Oracle Minicluster S7-2 Engineered System
• Trend Micro Achieves recommended status from NSS Labs
• Cyberark secures enterprise cloud orchestration and automation
• Fortinet launches universal wireless access points
This document is designed to provide organizations with a practical understanding of the IT technology device lifecycle, and how to implement a plan for retiring IT assets. It will give decision makers clear steps to forming a secure, compliant, and environmentally responsible transition plan for their end-of-life business enterprise technology.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
Strategic, Privacy and Security Considerations for Adoption of Cloud and Emer...Marie-Michelle Strah, PhD
Prepared for Ministers and Senior Officials from the Caribbean and distinguished participants and attendees of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Organization of American States (OAS), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on the occasion of the Caribbean Stakeholders’ Meeting: The Importance of ICTs and their Impact on Regional Development, May 26-28, 2014 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Introduction to Modern Data Virtualization 2021 (APAC)Denodo
Watch full webinar here: https://bit.ly/2XXyc3R
“Through 2022, 60% of all organisations will implement data virtualization as one key delivery style in their data integration architecture," according to Gartner. What is data virtualization and why is its adoption growing so quickly? Modern data virtualization accelerates that time to insights and data services without copying or moving data.
Watch on-demand this webinar to learn:
- Why organizations across the world are adopting data virtualization
- What is modern data virtualization
- How data virtualization works and how it compares to alternative approaches to data integration and management
- How modern data virtualization can significantly increase agility while reducing costs
Not long ago, if you asked an IT executive about transformation, there was a good chance you’d get a technology-centric response. You’d hear about consolidation and virtualization, power and cooling, security and availability. Today, the responses are different. This edition of Unleashing IT is all about transformation. Not technology change, but business change through the use of technology.
How the Modern Data Center Extends Across Remote Locations Due to Automation ...Dana Gardner
A discussion on how new demands from the industrial edge, 5G networks, and hybrid deployment models will lead to more diverse types of data centers in more places.
The data center impact of cloud, analytics, mobile, social and security rlw03...Diego Alberto Tamayo
Introduction
The consumerization of IT continues to have a major impact
on business. Technology forces have emerged that are
challenging organizations’ ability to respond. Cloud computing,
mobility, social business, big data and analytics and IT security
technologies are evolving very rapidly, putting an organization’s
IT agility, speed and resilience to the test. As these technologies
mature and converge, they are demanding a total reexamination
of the underlying enterprise infrastructure: its strategy and
design, its operation and its management framework.
In 2016, cloud technologies went mainstream. But with maturity came the realization that moving to the cloud doesn’t happen overnight. CIOs are prioritizing hosted computing and cloud data storage. But they’re approaching the shift as a gradual, multi-year journey.
Many startups and small businesses will continue to go all-in on cloud. But enterprises will find success in a slow but steady move from on-prem. Hybrid ecosystems—of data, software, and infrastructure—will be the reality for most established organizations.
As this shift to cloud progresses where are things are headed? This paper highlights the top cloud trends for 2017.
Top 10 optimistic data center solution providers 2020Swiftnlift
SLI is still in its infancy but is considered the next step in the evolution of data centers, virtualization and cloud computing. The combination of server virtualization, software-defined networks (SDN), software-defined storage (SDS) and automation will enable the creation of a truly dynamic, virtualized data center. SDN and SDS are still new technologies that have not yet been firmly established in the data center landscape, but they will have a place in the ultimate vision of the fully automated, fully dynamic SLI.
‘In this special issue, we introduce Top 10 Optimistic Data Center Solution Providers – 2020’ in order to assist business to choose the right companies. We have featured Optimistic Data Center Solution Providers as the cover story. It specializes in the use of emerging techniques and practice for developing nation.
We have introduced profiles of FutureSoft, Locuz Enterprise Solutions, NetDataVault, Nikom, Proactive Data System, Serverwala Data centers, Sify Technologies, STTelemedia Global Data Centres, Tech9labs, and Techvivid Systems.
Our in-house editors have come up with some adroitly written articles such as -
Data Center Maintenance: A Plan for Guaranteeing Smooth Functionality of Equipment, Infrastructure and Design Tips to Help your Data Center to Go Green, Steps for Successful Data Center Consolidation.
Orbyfy Smart Buildings and Infrastructure_vFx.pdfOrbyfy
Orbyfy’s Fabric+ is the data fabric for the built environment and critical infrastructure. Providing a unified data network, simplified data management, built-in data integration, self-service, centralized data store, security, and federated data governance. Integrated data lifecycle management end-to-end.
Software-Defined Storage Accelerates Storage Cost Reduction and Service-Level...DataCore Software
In this White Paper, IDC, a major global market intelligence firm assesses DataCore in the Software-Defined Storage (SDS) space.
DataCore is one of the leading providers of hardware independent storage virtualization software. Its customers are actively leveraging the benefits of software-defined storage in IT environments ranging from large datacenters to more modest computer rooms, thereby getting better use from pre-existing storage equipment.
This White Paper further discusses the emerging storage architecture of software-defined storage and how DataCore enables its customers to take advantage of it today.
Download this IDC White Paper to learn about:
- The four major forces that have led to a major transformation in changing the way we use IT to do our jobs and how datacenters need to adapt.
- Why companies are switching to SDS and the benefits, including significant reductions in cost, that they can expect upon adoption.
- An Overview of DataCore’s SDS solution and the key differentiators that make it well equipped to handle the next generation of storage challenges.
Software Defined Storage Accelerates Storage Cost ReductionDataCore Software
IDC, a major global market intelligence firm, assesses DataCore in the Software-Defined Storage (SDS) space. DataCore is one of the leading providers of hardware independent storage virtualization software. Its customers are actively leveraging the benefits of software-defined storage in IT environments ranging from large datacenters to more modest computer rooms, thereby getting better use from pre-existing storage equipment.
This IDC Technology Spotlight discusses the emerging storage architecture of software-defined storage and how DataCore enables its customers to take advantage of it today.
The cumulative effect of decades of IT infrastructure investment around a diverse set of technologies and processes has stifled innovation at organizations around the globe. Layer upon layer of complexity to accommodate a staggering array of applications has created hardened processes that make changes to systems difficult and cumbersome.
Digital transformation has increased the importance of the network, particularly the edge, where customers, employees, cloud applications and IoT devices connect to the enterprise. The legacy static and non-dierentiated network edge of years past is no longer suicient for many reasons, so as companies embark on digital-transformation plans, their networks must evolve.
VMblog - 2020 IT Predictions from 26 Industry Expertsvmblog
Find out what's going on in the world of #artificialintelligence, #machinelearning, #cloud, #kubernetes, #containers, #virtualization, #security, #disasterrecovery, #networking, #data and so much more in 2020. Read these #predictions from 26 of the industry's leading experts to learn more! Hear from industry thought leaders from companies like Altaro, Citrix, Commvault, Datacore, IGEL, Kaspersky, Liquidware, SolarWinds, Veeam, Vembu, VMware and more. And make sure to also read the more than 430+ other expert predictions here: http://bit.ly/2QVorPI at VMblog.com.
1. Software Defines the Infrastructure
of a Future-Ready Enterprise
Debunking popular myths of a software-defined infrastructure
Every new technology is fueled by a vision, a new world of
future possibilities that can hardly be imagined in our current
state. The problem is that these visions tend to gloss over the
often long and complex process of getting from here to there.
Software-defined infrastructure (SDI), touted as the future
of IT infrastructure, is expected to completely transform the
infrastructure landscape, unlock critical intelligence and help
deliver new services and powerful analytics needed to run
on-demand technology for today’s businesses and consumers.
Amid all of the hype and excitement, this paper will help
IT leaders to separate fact from fiction and provide a closer
understanding of what SDI is actually all about (and what
it’s not).
Why traditional methods don’t work
Traditional infrastructure management is no longer sufficient
for future-ready enterprises. For example:
A global ecommerce company with millions of transactions
a year is heavily dependent on its IT ecosystem and needs to
scale operations depending on the season/sales. The traditional
rack-and-stack method of managing IT infrastructure
resources is less effective when faced with hundreds of
thousands of assets across multiple data centers and locations
— and can cost the company greatly to maintain.
A bank with operations across all continents and millions
of customers that wants to provide personalized services
for a customer-centric operation model requires a robust
IT infrastructure that supports the transformation from a
transaction-centric model to an application- or workload-
aware model. This means that the bank needs to move away
from traditional infrastructure approaches that are less agile
and seldom address concerns about managing distinctive
workloads or increased storage, performing richer analysis of
transaction data and handling sudden spikes in volume.
Telecommunications companies today have millions of
customers exchanging information and communicating with
each other through a multitude of networked devices. It ‘s
critical for these companies to be prepared to manage surges
in voice and/or data traffic that constantly exert pressure on
the backbone of the infrastructure. Revamping traditional
methods of infrastructure management helps automate traffic
management, improve bandwidth engineering and tailor the
network according to customer needs.
2. 2
Thanks to a silent revolution over
the last decade, it’s now possible to
virtualize and automate a majority of
the operating environment, including
the server, storage and network, using
an SDI.
An SDI is an end-to-end abstraction
layer of an enterprise’s infrastructure
resources, such as storage, compute
and networking, that is controlled,
managed and governed using software.
It includes virtual and physical
resources, governed by a set of
pre-defined policy frameworks.
SDI is the foundation for building agility
into the way companies deliver IT
services for a future-ready enterprise.
It allows traditional data center users
to scale their existing infrastructure
seamlessly. It provides interoperability,
enabling organizations to implement
solutions on any hardware regardless
of the original equipment manufacturer.
And all of these benefits add up to
provide options for not only lowering
costs, but also significantly improving
speeds and reducing the complexity of
provisioning, deploying and maintaining
infrastructure resources.
Myth and misconceptions of SDI
Though SDI is an exciting concept with
a lot of market buzz surrounding it, not
everyone is on board with transforming
the traditional approach to
infrastructure management.
On one hand, there are estimates of
increasing demand for SDI solutions.
According to a 2015 report from
MarketsandMarkets, the software-
defined data center market is expected
to grow from $21.78 billion in 2015 to
$77.18 billion in 2020 — at an estimated
compound annual growth rate of
28.8 percent.1
But on the other hand,
implementation has been slow. Gartner
estimates that there have been only 500
to 1,000 mainstream deployments of
software-defined networks (SDN), a key
element of SDI, globally.2
One of the possible reasons for this
could be that amid all of the hype
and excitement, it’s getting difficult to
separate fact from fiction. Read on to
demystify some of the popular myths of
SDI by taking a closer look at what SDI is
and why it matters.
Myth # 1: SDI is the same as virtualization
One of the most popular misconceptions
of SDI is that it’s just another form of
virtualization. But virtualization is only a
small part of SDI.
The SDI architecture includes several
layers of functionality on top of existing
virtualization capabilities that include:
• Virtual and physical resource pools
of enterprise infrastructure
• A service design that
manages workloads
• A deployment and runtime
environment that allocates
resources to accommodate
workload changes
SDI acts as an IT facility where the
elements of the infrastructure — namely
computer, networking, storage
and security — are virtualized and
made available as a service. It helps
organizations ensure that infrastructure
resources are effectively planned,
“Revamping
traditional methods
of infrastructure
management helps
automate traffic
management,
improve bandwidth
engineering and
tailor the network
according to
customer needs.”
Khirodra Mishra
While advancements in digital, Internet of Things (IOT), analytics
and cloud technologies grab headlines — and chief information
officers’ attention — these cutting-edge technologies need to be
supported by corresponding advancements in infrastructure
and operations.
3. 3
provisioned and managed through policy-driven automation, hardware abstraction
and simplified management layers. While SDI is a fully functioning infrastructure
ecosystem, virtualization is only a means to an end by helping to enable SDI
technology and services.
Myth # 2: SDI presents significant security challenges
Security concerns have always slowed the adoption of any new technology. When
new concepts like SDI emerge, it‘s only natural to expect some raised eyebrows.
2015 has already seen several cyberattacks that have caused serious monetary and
reputation damages as well as data loss.
With SDI’s abstraction and policy-based management capabilities, organizational
information and the IT ecosystem can become more secure in the long term.
Conventional firewalls are designed to work in relatively non-dynamic environments
where security is firmly coupled with network layer components such as IP addresses,
ports and protocols. But businesses of the future will need security that adapts to
environments where the infrastructure resourcing and provisioning dynamically
adjusts in response to changing demand for services.
SDI defines policies based on business process parameters including the application,
the user and the content. This allows internal and perimeter traffic to be routed
through one central firewall. As a result, an ecommerce company with an SDI
environment can have a specific security policy for its servers that supports customers’
sensitive information, such as credit card information and other transaction details,
regardless of the location of the resources. This means better control of security as it
dynamically adjusts compute, storage and network resources according to changing
business requirements.
At the same time, when any of these resources are removed, the security policies
associated with those resources are also removed. This custom approach makes it
more secure than traditional infrastructure management as it protects systems based
on their unique parameters.
Myth # 3: SDI leaves legacy infrastructure behind
Some chief information officers (CIOs) feel that legacy systems are hindering their
growth trajectory. According to research commissioned by Control Circle and
conducted by Vinson Bourne, nearly 80 percent of CIOs claim they are struggling to
align technical and business objectives due to dependence on legacy infrastructure.3
SDI has the potential to transform complex and expensive legacy environments into
cost-effective, agile environments with highly utilized resources and cloud-ready
infrastructure. A full SDI implementation must incorporate both legacy resources and
virtualized resources.
As we progress in this journey, CIOs will find SDI offerings that don’t incorporate
aspects of the legacy system into the overall solution. But these offerings will remain
incomplete and less efficient without combining legacy elements into the SDI design
framework. By including existing physical legacy infrastructure, SDI also overcomes
one of the major barriers to cloud adoption — the incompatibility of many legacy
architectures and applications with existing cloud environments.
4. 4
Myth # 4: SDI is a hardware killer
Another popular myth is that SDI will
completely replace the hardware. This
couldn’t be further from the truth. After
all, what would software run on without
hardware?
SDI is a software layer that utilizes
standardized (yet powerful) system
hardware as resources. It pools together
all on-premise and off-premise
infrastructure setups, including legacy
resources, under one manageable
umbrella. The hardware capability of the
infrastructure resources is virtualized,
allowing the underlying layers to be
managed through pre-defined policies.
Hardware is crucial to the SDI approach.
In fact, SDI essentially removes the need
for expensive and proprietary solutions
completely. Organizations can choose
commodity hardware and improve
business results at a much lower cost.
Dell believes there are substantial
opportunities for hardware innovation
using SDI.
Myth # 5: SDI is another name for a
workload-centric IT infrastructure
A future-ready enterprise can constantly
evolve to meet new business needs
and workloads. However, many
organizations struggle as their IT
infrastructure can’t keep up.
These inefficient systems are built on
technology-centric silos and need to
be aligned with key workloads to drive
greater simplicity and efficiency. A
Forrester report estimates that “static
virtual servers, private clouds and hosted
private clouds will together support
58 percent of all workloads in 2017,
more than double the number installed
directly on physical servers.”4
An SDI can be engineered around
these workload-centric architecture
principles. It provides the means to
automate infrastructure resources that
complement different workloads. SDI
also has the ability to execute multiple
workload-centric architectures at the
same time, allowing organizations to
effectively manage the solution using a
dedicated policy framework for security,
bandwidth, resources and isolation.
While SDI is not the same thing as a
workload-centric infrastructure, it can
certainly help organizations achieve their
workload goals.