Get to Know the Federation Software-Defined Data Center
�Software-defined� anything – it�s rapidly becoming a top item on every IT decision maker�s �To Do� list. The potential benefits are too significant to ignore or pass off as the latest trend. There�s not a single IT manager today who isn�t challenged by the velocity of change, the unprecedented exponential growth in data, and the near-instant demand for IT services. A Software-Defined Data Center delivers the speed, flexibility and control IT needs to support the applications of the new mobile-cloud era, as well as the legacy applications that run the business.
But for many customers, the question is not �Should we adopt a software-defined strategy� but more to the point, �How quickly can we adopt a software-defined strategy?� Faced with a variety of choices and challenged to move fast, customers need more than a �Do it Yourself� answer.
And that�s why today�s announcement by the EMC Federation of businesses — EMC Information Infrastructure (EMC II), VMware (NYSE:VMW), Pivotal and RSA. is so relevant. Today, the Federation announced the availability of the Federation Software-Defined Data Center. This solution is a combined effort of the Federation to bring best-of-breed products into a fully integrated, engineered, tested and validated solution for customers and partners. Designed to meet the needs of mission critical enterprise applications, the Federation Software-Defined Data Center will help IT managers and decision makers accelerate their transition to a Software-Defined Enterprise.
By abstracting, pooling, and automating across the infrastructure – compute, storage and networking – we have enabled an environment that can deliver IT at business speed. This solution includes a reference architecture, solutions guide, and newly developed software that automates hundreds of orchestration workflows to accelerate deployment.
The Federation Software-Defined Data Center solution includes:
• Management and Orchestration: VMware vCloud Automation Center, VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite, VMware IT Business Management Suite, EMC Storage Resource Manager
• Hypervisor: VMware vSphere, the industry�s most widely deployed virtualization platform
• Networking: VMware NSX, the network virtualization and security platform for the software-defined data center. VMware NSX brings virtualization to existing networks and transforms network operations and economics.
• Storage: EMC ViPR and EMC Storage, EMC Storage Resource Manager
I invite you to learn more about the solution – visit emcfederation.com for more details on the Solution and the Federation.
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