With the move to virtualization well underway, the data center faces its most pivotal technology refresh in its history. The current architecture was designed before the introduction of virtualization, but virtualization has been adopted into that legacy architecture at an unprecedented pace. The post-virtualization refresh, in addition to the typical challenges with a technology refresh, also has to happen with limited disruption, despite a shortage of staff and a flat budget. And, of course, the next data center refresh has to optimize this virtualized reality.
Hyperconverged architecture’s answer is to redesign the architecture around virtualization instead of trying to “shoehorn” virtualization into a legacy design. As a result, hyperconvergence is seeing a significant uptake, especially in the last two years, driven by its simplification of IT infrastructure. It reduces the need to manage discrete devices or have specialized training in component-level technology. It also makes operations more efficient while lowering costs. Any organization that is approaching a technology refresh in the data center should include hyperconverged infrastructure in its evaluation process.
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George Crump is the Chief Marketing Officer at VergeIO, the leader in Ultraconverged Infrastructure. Prior to VergeIO he was Chief Product Strategist at StorONE. Before assuming roles with innovative technology vendors, George spent almost 14 years as the founder and lead analyst at Storage Switzerland. In his spare time, he continues to write blogs on Storage Switzerland to educate IT professionals on all aspects of data center storage. He is the primary contributor to Storage Switzerland and is a heavily sought-after public speaker. With over 30 years of experience designing storage solutions for data centers across the US, he has seen the birth of such technologies as RAID, NAS, SAN, Virtualization, Cloud, and Enterprise Flash. Before founding Storage Switzerland, he was CTO at one of the nation's largest storage integrators, where he was in charge of technology testing, integration, and product selection.
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