Modernize the Data Center with Software-Defined Infrastructure
Take a page from the cloud architecture playbook and develop an on-premise infrastructure that is elastic, agile, highly available, and ready for the hybrid future.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.The current data center cannot adequately deliver on quickly evolving business and user demands:
- Risking the possibility of moving data center operations to the public cloud.
- Struggling with the cost and complexity of legacy infrastructure.
- Positioning the data center as the bottleneck to business growth and success.
Modernizing the data center with SDI will help you achieve an agile cloud-like data center:
- Allowing software to execute on tedious and time-consuming tasks.
- Pooling and abstracting data center resources to optimize resource allocation and utilization to achieve cloud-like agility.
- Simplifying and optimizing data center tasks through automation and orchestration.
- Delivering products and solutions to the end user in a fraction of the time.
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Module 1: Establish a Vision and Assess the Current State of IT
The Purpose
- Solicit stakeholders for their intentions toward the modernization.
- Assess the current state of IT.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Identified the current state of IT and its readiness for software-defined infrastructure (SDI).
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| 1.1 | Current IT Assessment and Technical Debt Assessment |
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| 1.2 | Current Skills Matrix |
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| 1.3 | IT Platform Assessment |
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Module 2: Explore SDI-Enabling Technologies and Create Projects
The Purpose
- Introduce SDI-enabling technologies.
- Complete the tool and create projects.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A list of projects that will be used to modernize the data center to SDI.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Virtualization Maturity Assessment |
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| 2.2 | SDI Skills Matrix |
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| 2.3 | Process Comparison |
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| 2.4 | Project Creation |
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Module 3: Plan the Modernization
The Purpose
- Identify and prioritize appropriate modernization projects.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Effective planning that will ensure ideal results from the modernization effort.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Continued Project Creation |
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| 3.2 | Pilot Project Creation |
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| 3.3 | Project Prioritization |
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Module 4: Communicate the Modernization
The Purpose
- Assemble the final communications report.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A final report that will be used to communicate to all stakeholders.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Final Communications Report |
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