“When using storage within your servers, the advantages are pretty obvious: Would you buy two forklifts when you could buy just one that carries out the same functions? Of course not. It’s all about scalable architecture, integrating server, storage and virtualization into one platform. The next stage in this disruption: hyperconvergence, in which IT administrators can have their server and storage systems integrated into one big rack, or unit. “Companies had much more time to find their ideal solutions, but, now, thanks to convergence, companies can order their architecture, have it deployed and then leave it to the resale partners to do the heavy lifting.” “In the old days, it was all about best-of-breed testing,” notes Baltazar. The main incentive is that it’s much easier to buy the architecture and then rely on the resale partners to get integration up and running-and for today’s budget-strapped companies that don’t necessarily have the resources or the time to vet a slew of new technologies, this type of technology is key. “Instead of buying the Legos and then building them, more companies have transitioned into buying the Legos already built,” says Baltazar, explaining that this comparison is a fair representation of the transition from traditional data centers to converged architecture.

In turn, the converged architecture market is becoming more specialized and better able to simplify management-and this will only continue as the market matures, according to Henry Baltazar, research director of storage for IT research firm 451 Research.īaltazar is confident that simplicity is driving the converged architecture movement and will continue to be a big source of momentum going forward. While this infrastructure integrates preconfigured components into systems for virtualization, cloud computing, big data, converged management and more, companies are benefiting from a streamlined way to manage resources, control users, and deliver content easily and more efficiently. IT professionals are increasingly turning to converged architecture to host specific workloads.

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