THEME: The Dynamic Data Centre

As corporate dependency on IT systems grow, CIOs and administrators seek methods to improve data centre efficiency, reduce rising costs, and increase IT agility to meet the demands of a growing business. Virtualisation of physical resources frees those IT services for dynamic provisioning and movement to respond real-time to corporate needs. However, the dynamic nature of the virtualised data centre requires encompassing management in order to orchestrate an efficient and cost effective solution. Furthermore, corporate data growth coupled with increased dependency on IT systems is required to compete in today’s ever growing global economy. High availability demands on IT systems, services, and facilities are no longer a luxury, but a necessity especially as virtualisation enables system consolidation and paves the way for the dynamic data centre.

The dynamic data centre is born from the orchestration of virtualised IT systems and resources. The key technologies and concepts that come together harmoniously include:

• Server virtualisation technologies and trends beyond consolidation
• Storage virtualisation technologies in support of system virtualisation
• Practical management and operations of the virtualised data centre
• Building high availability and disaster resiliency into the dynamic data centre
• Efficiency in data centre design, energy consumption. operations, and management
• Standards and trends that enable the dynamic data centre

TOPICS:

Server Virtualisation: Beyond Consolidation
2008 marks the year of choice in x86 virtualisation solutions. Server virtualisation is maturing and growing beyond simple consolidation; it is becoming the keystone to enabling the dynamic data centre.
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Storage for the Virtual Data Centre
Storage virtualisation must integrate with server virtualisation to form the foundation required for the dynamic data centre. Orchestration of resources is made possible by seamless integration of virtualised storage and servers.
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Data Centre Efficiency: Energised, Miniaturised, and Automated
Management automation, energy, and space efficiencies are important aspects of the dynamic data centre. Improved infrastructure agility, dense system platforms, efficient power and space design are key data centre technological focal areas.
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