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Converged Infrastructure combines several traditionally siloed IT components into a single optimized solution. By converging servers, data storage, networking equipment and software, Converged Infrastructure solutions provide a scalable and more cost efficient way to quickly deploy a more simplified IT infrastructure.
Characteristics of a Converged Infrastructure include:
Converged Infrastructure platforms deliver quantifiable benefits to an organization, including:
Convergence is a cultural change, not just a technical one. A few key guidelines will help you smooth the way:
When moving toward a Converged Infrastructure solution, here are some important considerations:
These solutions are completely integrated and sold as a completely integrated IT offering, but they are comprised of the following technologies:
Networking |
Typically large modular core switches |
Servers |
Blade servers |
Virtualization Software |
Hypervisor and management software |
Data Storage |
Network attached storage |
This unified approach to IT infrastructure heralds the convergence of network and compute layers, which simplifies data center manageability and improves flexibility and utilization. It also allows IT to focus more on delivering services to end users, and less on how to piece together disparate IT components and make them work together.
Your CDW Account Manager and certified Data Center Architects are ready to assist you with every phase of choosing and leveraging the right solution for your IT environment. Our approach includes:
Data Center Workshop—The cornerstone of the Private Cloud Accelerator engagement, this half-day session with a Data Center Architect provides for:
Discovery Workshops—Based on information gathered in the Data Center Workshop, CDW will recommend a series of Discovery Workshops to capture a complete and accurate picture of your current data center environment. Topic areas may include: Network, Server, Storage and/or Physical Environment. Discovery Workshops are led by Solution Architects highly specialized in the topic areas. The Solution Architects will document and address:
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