The document discusses the benefits of an agile data center, which allows enterprises to dynamically allocate virtual computing, storage, and networking resources on demand in a scalable and cost-effective manner. An agile data center minimizes obstacles like a lack of space and high costs while maximizing opportunities such as reducing power consumption, accelerating provisioning, and increasing utilization. It describes how an agile data center provides abundant computing capacity through virtualization and automation.

1. Vision - The Agile Data Center
Maximize Opportunities. Minimize Obstacles.
The Agile Data Center allows enterprises to move from dedicated assets towards dynamic resource allocation
of virtual processing, storage and network. By minimizing obstacles and maximizing opportunities, abundant
computing capacity is available, on demand, in a highly scalable, agile, secure and cost effective manner.
OPPORTUNITIES
OBSTACLES Reduce Power Consumption
AGILE
Lack of Available Floor Space and Heat Output
Operations and Accelerate Provisioning of
DATA
Maintenance Costs Systems and Software
Isolated Storage, Compute Reduce Licensing Costs
and Data Resources
Software and Hardware
CENTER Reduce Server Room Footprint
Increase Server, Storage and
Licensing Costs Staff Utilization
Labor Costs Leverage Open Standards
Proprietary Technology and Architectures
Rapid System Deployment
The Agile Data Center is capable of addressing complex business The agile data center will feature:
needs — seamlessly blending elements of cutting-edge hardware, — High energy efficiency
software, and network technologies. It is enabled by grid computing, — High-performance computing
server virtualization and data center automation— as well as — Open Source and Open Architectures
interchangeable power & cooling, processing, storage, and software — Commodity-based Hardware
components. The Agile Data Center is the next evolution of — Multi-tenant Environment
computing that will support both the strategic enterprise and — Dynamic, Elastic, and Intelligent Scalability
the tactical mission needs. — Low Start-Up and Maintenance Costs
— Lower Technology Refresh Expenses
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