1. What does the
next-generation data center
look like?
...A resource-smart, workload-aware infrastructure that can
anticipate changing demand and respond with incredible speed
Simpler. Adaptive. Responsive.
The next-generation data center responds
dynamically to disruptive change, melts
technology silos and integrates legacy
and new architectures to create a single,
manageable ecosystem.
Legacy
architectures
Servers Storage Network Facilities
Software defined environment driven by patterns of expertise
Finance
workloads
Servers Storage Network Facilities
Private
As workloads are executed, patterns
are invoked dynamically to orchestrate
all of the necessary infrastructure
resources to meet workload demands
in real time.
Patterns are based on IBM’s best
practices and expertise that have
been codified to speed IT provisioning,
configuration and integration.
Resources are abstracted from the
underlying hardware, allowing the
them to adapt to the needs of
each workload optimally
and continuously.
Technologies and capabilities for a fast-moving world
Cognitive systems
able to simulate the human
thought process, adapt and learn
to solve complex problems at
extraordinary speed
Innovation enabled by
service optimization
With the focus on services
instead of hardware, funds can be
redirected from IT operations to
business innovation
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Learn
Reason
Adapt
Interact
Patterns
• Compute platform
• Storage device type
• Network protocols
• Facilities systems
• Policies
• Service levels
• Security
Sales
workloads
SCM
workloads
CRM
workloads
Analytics
workloads
Continuous availability
with 99.999 percent uptime to
accommodate increasing
consumer expectations and
mobile and social demands
No more than 27 seconds
of downtime per month
Cohesive, centralized
management
of the physical and virtual
infrastructure and facilities systems
in real time via a single console
Integrated,end-to-end protection
extending the software controlled
environment to security and compliance
Public
Hybrid
Cloud
architectures
The evolutionary path to the next-generation data center
Consolidation and integration
• Pare down and virtualize resources
• Reduce energy and floor space demands
• Enable resource sharing
• Increase utilization
2 Optimization and standardization
• Define and prioritize IT services
• Establish workload and service
standards
• Employ standards for consistent,
reliable deployment and management
• Build a foundation for automation
3 Simplification and automation
• Automate provisioning and management
• Simplify cloud processing
• Enable self-service capabilities
via a standard catalog of services
4 Dynamic optimization
• Implement a software defined
environment
• Leverage analytics and cognitive
computing
• Orchestrate resources dynamically
and holistically
• Capture knowledge and adapt
software controls for future
workloads
Want to know more?
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IBM’s white paper, “The next-generation data center: A software defined environment where service
optimization provides the path,” explores the evolution of the data center and IBM’s vision for the future.
Learn how the next-generation data center can transform a static IT infrastructure into a resource-smart,
workload-aware infrastructure. Open your business to new ways of working and innovating.
Read the paper today at: http://bit.ly/N-GDCpaper
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