Building the dynamic data center
Date
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10/1/2010
In the new virtual era, organizations need to get a lot more for a lot less. Technologies such as virtualization have provided some improvements but have also added to the complexity of the environment. Increasingly, organizations must manage two infrastructures — physical and virtual — and have created 'virtual machine sprawl.' In effect, one type of management complexity has been substituted for another.
The Dell™ Virtual Integrated System (VIS) helps meet these challenges. Through three main elements — VIS Infrastructure, VIS Delivery Center and the Integration Suite — VIS addresses IT efficiency in the virtual era by effectively managing technology as well as the people and processes that manage the technology. Individual components such as Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM), and VIS Creator help simplify and streamline IT management, while Dell services can help organizations design and implement effective solutions.
VIS is designed to facilitate the data center transformation from statically to dynamically managed, and to address the operational challenges created by this transformation. It streamlines key activities in the data center using an open architecture that seamlessly integrates into the existing environment, and extends the benefits of virtualization while increasing infrastructure efficiency by helping reduce the time wasted on repetitive tasks. These advantages translate into rapid, cost-effective resource provisioning and workload deployment, as well as increased efficiencies in IT processes, cycle times and service levels — without compromising choice or simplicity.
The Dell™ Virtual Integrated System (VIS) helps meet these challenges. Through three main elements — VIS Infrastructure, VIS Delivery Center and the Integration Suite — VIS addresses IT efficiency in the virtual era by effectively managing technology as well as the people and processes that manage the technology. Individual components such as Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM), and VIS Creator help simplify and streamline IT management, while Dell services can help organizations design and implement effective solutions.
VIS is designed to facilitate the data center transformation from statically to dynamically managed, and to address the operational challenges created by this transformation. It streamlines key activities in the data center using an open architecture that seamlessly integrates into the existing environment, and extends the benefits of virtualization while increasing infrastructure efficiency by helping reduce the time wasted on repetitive tasks. These advantages translate into rapid, cost-effective resource provisioning and workload deployment, as well as increased efficiencies in IT processes, cycle times and service levels — without compromising choice or simplicity.