Hyper-converged infrastructure

A hyper-converged infrastructure (aka hyperconvergence) is an IT infrastructure framework for integrating storage, networking and virtualization computing in a data center.[1] In a hyperconvergence environment all elements of the storage, compute and network components are optimized to work together on a single commodity appliance from a single vendor.[2][3][4] The term is a neologism of Converged infrastructure.[5][6]

Features

At a high level, hyperconvergence can support data center availability and reliability requirements, infrastructure is managed and workloads are deployed through a single interface to the underlying operating hardware.[7] The difference between converged and hyper-converged infrastructures is that the building blocks of each of the subsystems in converged infrastructures are used for their originally intended purposes the server is separate and used as a server, just as the storage subsystem is separate and used as functional storage.[8][9][10]

An important aspect of hyperconvergence is to move away from monolithic, hardware-defined infrastructures and evolve into software-defined intelligent environments.[11][12][13] Its infrastructures are made up of commodity x86-based servers equipped with direct-attached storage.[14][15] It includes the ability to plug and play into the data center pool.[16][17] All physical data center resources reside on a single administrative platform for both hardware and software layers.[18] Optimally utilizing commodity servers for infrastructure needs, together with single vendor management, eliminates traditional data center inefficiencies and reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data centers.[19][20] Optimally utilizing commodity servers for infrastructure needs, together with single vendor management, eliminates traditional data center inefficiencies and reduces the total cost of ownership for data centers.[21][22]

Potential impact

The potential of the hyper-converged infrastructure defined data center is that companies will no longer need to rely [23] on different hardware and software, rather it will define applications and all of the resources they require including compute, storage, networking, security, and availability. It is likely to further drive down prices for data center hardware and simplifies management and increase resource-utilization rates.[24][25][26] A Converged infrastructure fosters IT objectives by implementing pools of computers, storage and networking resources that can be shared by multiple applications and managed collectively.[27][28]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Trevor Pott (4 May 2015). "Hyper-convergence? I believe – just not like this". The Register. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Scott Lowe (2015). The Gorilla Guide to Hyperconverged Infrastructure Implementation Strategies. ActualTech Marketing, LLC. ISBN 1943952000.
  3. ↑ David Davis, Scott Lowe (2015). Hyperconvergence Fundamentals and the Maxta Advantage. ISBN 1943952019.
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  6. ↑ Arun Taneja. "Convergence reaches a new level". TechTarget. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Steve Kaplan. "The Tesla Effect – How Hyperconvergence Solves Enterprise Storage Challenges". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Christian Perry, Stanley Stevens. Data center revolution The growing impact of software defined infrastructure.
  9. ↑ Chris Preimesberger. "HDS, Pentaho Join for Hyper-Converged Data Center System". eWeek. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Enrico Signoretti (3 July 2015). "It's not for everyone, but hyperconvergence is still a valuable solution". The Register. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Benoit Hudzia (8 April 2015). "The Private Cloud. A Balancing Act". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  12. ↑ Yevgeniy Sverdlik. "Why Hyperconverged Infrastructure is so Hot". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  13. ↑ Jon William Toigo. "Hyperconvergence: Hype and Promise". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  14. ↑ Jim Duffy. "Containers, hyperconvergence and disaggregation are hot". Network World. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  15. ↑ Danny Bradbury (14 December 2015). "Stratoscale expands hyperconvergence market". IT World Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  16. ↑ Troy K. Schneider. "Lenovo to launch hyperconverged infrastructure line". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  17. ↑ George J. Weiss (6 February 2015). "Plan Now for the Future of Converged Infrastructure". Gartner. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Evaluating Data Protection for Hyperconverged Infrastructure". Infostor. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  19. ↑ John Moore. "Selling hyper-converged architecture: A channel primer". TechTarget. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  20. ↑ Joseph F. Kovar (4 November 2014). "Cisco, Intel Invest In Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Player Stratoscale". The Channel Company. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  21. ↑ David Vellante (10 December 2012). "Converged Infrastructure Moves from Infant to Adolescent". Wikibon. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  22. ↑ Adrian Bridgwater (10 June 2015). "Nutanix: Why Cloud Was Never Really Flexible, Until Hyperconvergence". Forbes. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  23. ↑ Patrick Hubbard. "Hyper-converged infrastructure forcing new thinking for networks". Techtarget. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  24. ↑ Arthur Cole. "IT Turns to Hyperconvergence, But Is It Right for All Occasions?". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  25. ↑ Chloe Green. "Why hyperconvergence and robots are the CIO's innovation starting blocks". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  26. ↑ Darryl K. Taft. "IBM Sees Flash, Hyper-convergence Among Top 2016 Storage Trends". Eweek. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  27. ↑ Chris Evans. "Hyper-converged infrastructure systems deliver storage in a bundle". Techtarget. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  28. ↑ Patrick Hubbard. "Hyper-converged infrastructure forcing new thinking for networks". Techtarget. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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