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| “All the technologies have evolved to the point where they can be converged into a single entity, where the end users has a range of choices — to provision their own computing capacity” |  Logicalis Ireland : Andrew Baird, sales director |
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You’ve read the stories about a dynamic data centre environment consisting of pools of high performing computing resources that can be centrally managed, readily automated and efficiently maintained. In their different ways, the major systems vendors are each positioning themselves to participate fully in this IT environment of the future. Each one has its own overarching architecture. Call it “converged infrastructure,” “dynamic infrastructure,” or “unified computing”. IT convergence is absolutely real, and it is more than simple server virtualisation. IT convergence is about taking a holistic view of the resources within a data centre — compute, storage, network, power, cooling, applications, middleware — and enabling those resources to be dynamically allocated and reclaimed as business changes dictate. Fundamentally, a converged infrastructure platform allows you to lower management costs and speed implementation and deployment of new services.The good news is that truly converged infrastructure for your business is now technologically feasible. All the technologies, servers, storage, networks and management, have evolved to the point where they can be converged into a single entity, where the end users has a range of choices — to provision their own computing capacity for specific projects, accurately allocate costs for the capacity they use and therefore becoming a service provider instead of a cost provider. Tel: (01) 295 8966 Email: darragh.muldoon@ie.logicalis.com
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| “With CI, Irish business can quickly optimise the technology to boost performance, minimise the cost and deliver true business value. Shorter deployment slashes disruption. In addition the ongoing patch and upgrade management is system-centred — not piecemeal by individual element.” | Commtech: Gerry Harvey, general manager |
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The paramount consideration is reduced risk. Most businesses use IT — few get it to offer competitive advantage. Transforming Irish business using the latest technologies can no longer wait for protracted projects to deliver on the business enablement promise. Managing corporate information infrastructure has long suffered the challenge of getting the pieces, servers, storage, networks, to work together. Whereas traditional hardware “solutions” demanded long lead time, complicated system integration and risk filled project control overheads, converged infrastructure (CI), has all integration work done ahead of time. The pre-design eliminates functional risk. Proven, preconfigured, integrated and tested, converged infrastructure is easier to install, deploy, update, and manage. Irish business can quickly optimise the technology to boost performance, minimise the cost and deliver true business value. Shorter deployment slashes disruption. In addition the ongoing patch and upgrade management is system-centred — not piecemeal by individual element. From beginning to end, it’s really about delivering on the promise — fast. With less staff tied up in scoping sessions, and a lighter procurement process, the hidden costs of getting the desired business benefits are obliterated. And that’s just for today’s needs. By choosing converged systems with the right management platform, the IT manager can lay the foundation for software-defined infrastructure, wherein all “components” can be defined in software, delivered as a service, and managed by a robust orchestration platform. This provides for scale, flexibility, agility for the reality in business which is that it is practically impossible to always predict how the business demands will evolve. Tel: (086) 843 6233 Email: gerry.harvey@commtech.ie 
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