cloud computing & virtualisation
SPECIAL FEATURE
Complete visibility
For more than eight years , TrackIT ’ s software and solutions have provided complete visibility of DC / IT assets for some of the world ’ s largest companies and demonstrated the value of having accurate , trusted asset data .
TrackIT has taken customer and market insight on board and developed a new cloud based asset management solution for enterprise businesses – TrackIT Pro .
The new software allows users to manage any type of physical asset ( including DC , IT and M & E assets ) on one intuitive platform . TrackIT Pro requires no installation , is entirely web based and fully responsive – simply browse to the site and start populating assets quickly and accurately from any device . Drag and drop CAD plans into locations to automatically generate multiple layers of information and overlay the assets to build up a true environment representation in minutes . As assets move and change , dynamically report on space and resource capacities to help plan and manage IT areas . Optionally , layer on additional information such as environmental monitoring using the TrackIT Pro API to visualise all available data in one place .
The software is designed to empower enterprise clients with full visibility and the insight they need to make more intelligent strategic decisions to more effectively manage their entire DC / IT asset lifecycle . For further information visit : www . bit . ly / 2eAZg4X
Easy transition
IBM has announced new , enterprise class , all-flash storage designed to provide small , mid-sized organisations and global enterprises with primary storage for cloud or cognitive applications and workloads .
Also new is IBM ’ s ‘ Flash In ’, a storage migration program designed to help companies looking to leverage IBM ’ s expertise , like Dell and EMC clients , easily transition to IBM storage solutions as part of a journey to become cloud and cognitive businesses .
Clients today are embracing all-flash storage to deliver speed and response times necessary to support growing data workloads across public , private and hybrid cloud environments , as well as the demands of cognitive applications and workloads . IBM Storwize V7000F and IBM Storwize 5030F are all-flash arrays that meet the needs across the wide breadth of primary storage applications , workload and use cases .
Built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize , the Storwize all-flash solutions reduce the cost and complexity of data centre and cloud environments . The IBM management software improves storage efficiency with features such as real time data compression , thin provisioning and snapshotting across nearly 400 different storage arrays from a multitude of vendors . For further information visit : www . ibm . com / systems / storage
Efficient and evergreen
Pure Storage has introduced the availability of petabyte scale storage for mission critical cloud IT , anchored by the release of the next generation of FlashArray // m , the company ’ s flagship all-flash storage array , which now delivers high performance with the simplicity and agility of public cloud .
The FlashArray // m now offers customers petabyte scale capacity with a measured 99.9999 per cent availability and always-on Quality of Service – virtually eliminating storage downtime and application performance risk . Pure Storage has also launched ‘ Outside the Box ’ – an ongoing informational video series for the technical community .
With the release of the next generation FlashArray // m , Pure Storage is equipping customers with smart storage , storage that is purpose built to be effortless , efficient and evergreen – and capable of delivering the simplicity , automation , resiliency and customer friendly business model which are all essential for cloud IT .
For further information visit : www . purestorage . com
Resilient platform
Telefonica has evolved its Virtual Data Centre ( VDC ) solution , utilising VMware vSphere , VMware vCenter and VMware vCloud Director .
This solution is available in Spain , Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Colombia , Mexico and Peru , adding the US to its global coverage .
VDC is an IaaS cloud solution implemented on completely private communications that provides a comprehensive solution for the deployment of infrastructures on a flexible and resilient platform with full security guarantees . The solution is particularly appealing for multi-national customers , customers requiring infrastructure services and customers who need to hybridise their private clouds .
In addition , Telefonica and VMware are working to develop a centralised management model that will enable VDC customers to manage the cloud infrastructure deployed in their various local nodes , as well as their international cloud connectivity services through a single portal . For further information visit : www . telefonica . com
Flexible service
Exponential-e has announced the introduction of Cloudnet , a new , flexible self-service offering allowing enterprises to connect their business sites with their business applications .
Nuage Networks from Nokia has been selected as the partner for this new service . Using its private cloud network , delivered through a single piece of fibre , Exponential-e will offer greater efficiency and automation by enabling enterprises to directly connect their business Internet to hosted and third party applications and network services .
The increasing demand in cloud services is driving demand for greater automation that delivers a premium customer experience while allowing organisations to control , scale and deliver services more quickly . Using Nuage Network ’ s powerful plug-and-play solution , Exponential-e will introduce automation from the network branch to the applications in the data centre so that organisations can reconfigure cloud and connectivity services on demand through a simple self-service interface . Setting up a connection at a new location can be done in no time , using Exponential-e ’ s smart connectivity or third party access . For further information visit : www . exponential-e . com
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