Comparing Software Defined Data Centers vs. Traditional Data Centers (SlideShare)

SPONSORED BY LEAD GENERATION BEST PRACTICESFOR COLOCATION DATA CENTERS

Comparing Software Defined Data Centers vs. Traditional

Data Centers

Data center technology professionals are faced with constantly escalated demand

for computing capacity. The constraints of network hardware in traditional data centers don’t allow for the scalability

required for storage, user content serving, and authentication.

Sponsored by http://www.DataCenterLeadGen.com

http://www.datacenterleadgen.com/

Software-Defined Data Centers (SDDC’s) use virtualization, which efficiently allocates computing resources, and can leverage

hybrid on premise/cloud capacity.



Virtualization technology provides administrators the ability to:•Partition multi-tenant environments securely•Migrate data from one virtual server to another with ease•Shift information management from a purely technical function to a business function•Streamline upgrades, moves, and deployments into repeatable processes



You Can’t Teach an Old Data Center New Tricks

Consider traditional data centers, with: • A broad footprint of dense racks of physical servers• Static IP addresses• Network switches• Routers• Firewalls• IPS and other security gear



Need more capacity? Hopefully, you’ve planned ahead. You’ll need to rack and stack servers, load operating system

software, database apps, and web server software, connect cables…



Or you can reduce the amount of physical boxes, floor space, and infrastructure which

makes up your on-premises data center. Optimize use of power, cooling and

telecommunications infrastructure by leveraging virtualization software.



Instead of complex backup and recovery processes, or labor-intensive systems

consolidation work, SDDC’s simplify that process.

Data can be replicated or migrated faster than ever before, ensuring your applications and/or

content are available to those who need it.



Shift Your Focus above the Application Layer

An SDDC provides data center executives the opportunity to:• Provide high availability services• Meet demanding Service Level Agreements• Leverage cloud services for scalable storage• Focus on applications, not databases, web servers or server operating systems• Reduce cost of energy, cooling, telecommunications lines, and hardware maintenance



Are You Prepared to be on the Leading Edge?

Gartner suggests that although by 2020, many data center operators will be running SDDCs, businesses should be conservative about adopting the model right away. Some of the factors Gartner suggests considering

before migrating to an SDDC include:



• IT skills for managing Virtual Machine applications•Your appetite for hybrid data management services•Readiness to move from being locked into a single server hardware vendor to VM software lock-in•The readiness of your data to be migrated to a virtualized environment, and the quality of your planning roadmap to get it there•Whether existing SDDC platforms reduce infrastructure technology enough to justify the expense of moving from traditional data centers to an SDDC



If you have the expertise on staff to manage an SDDC, you can realize time and savings costs including:

• Security hardware and network perimeter simplification• Storage appliances can be decommissioned, and often replaced by cloud services•Reduction in the number of network appliances like switches, routers, and hubs•Access to innovative management console software, to allow IT management personnel to react to peaks and valleys in traffic and demandSponsored by

http://www.DataCenterLeadGen.com


By their nature, data centers constantly evolve to deliver more content, use less energy and respond to more aggressive security threats. Software-Defined Data

Centers provide a streamlined foundation for data management which is scalable

and secure.



Have you adopted or piloted SDDC platforms in your data center environments?

What have your experiences been?



Tell us about it in the comments section below!



Copyright © SP Home Run Inc. SP Home Run is a Registered Trademark of SP Home Run Inc. All Worldwide Rights Reserved.

Recommended Reading

Learn How Colocation Data Centers Can Create a Scalable, Data-Driven, Marketing and Sales Funnel That Powers Growth

Download Your Free Copy Now at http://www.DataCenterLeadGen.com



Comparing Software Defined Data Centers vs. Traditional Data Centers (SlideShare)

Technology

Transcript of Comparing Software Defined Data Centers vs. Traditional Data Centers (SlideShare)