Technical white paper 6 outcomes delivered by a softwaredefined data center an sddc delivers business outcomes across two main areas. Businesses are moving toward the software defined data center model, but the transformation is far from complete. Dspis0501 software defined data center sddc definition version 1. Exploring the software defined data center march 15, 2016 eric slack, sr. Our open source software defined perimeter sdp serves as the basis for our free and open black cloud platform. This guide covers a software defined data centers common use cases. The production engineering team at linkedin quickly recognized the value that sonic and its open source community would bring as the network operating system for our project altairdefined. A central repository holds the source code for an overarching project.
Executives guide to the software defined data center. Topic 1 describe the software defined data centersddc. Lumina networks sdn controller is a pureplay open source softwaredefined network controller powered by opendaylight. Softwaredefine your data center for a data center, its just as important to take the complicated processes of old and distill them down into repeatable, automated actions. Some say the softwaredefined data center is already here. The role of open source in data center transformation brought about by software defined infrastructure and the internet of things by imad sousou, vp and gmopen source technology center, intel. An sddc softwaredefined data center is a data storage facility in which all infrastructure elements networking, storage, cpu and security are virtualized and. The software defined data centre sddc is a datacentre where the infrastructure is virtualized on commodity hardware and consumed as a service. The linux foundations opendaylight open source softwaredefined networking sdn project released its fluorine milestone on sept. Neutron, the networking component of the opensource software openstack project, provides an applicationlevel abstraction of network.
Compute virtualization modern softwaredefined compute, also known as virtualization, is the first step toward the softwaredefined data center. At a bare minimum, a software defined data center sddc is the combination of a software defined computing platform a virtual machine or application container, software defined. At the 2014 interop and tech field day, softwaredefined networking was demonstrated by avaya using shortest path bridging ieee 802. Softwaredefined data centers are products or solutions that allow their users to. Innovate freely in the clouds of your choice with the vmware software defined digital foundation. An sddc softwaredefined data center is a data storage facility in which all infrastructure elements networking, storage, cpu and security are virtualized and delivered as a service. Introduction to vsphere and network virtualization. The world of a completely softwaredefined data center sddc is not that far off and, in fact, you can see most of the major components on display today from many vendors. Vmware cloud on aws provides an open, extensible framework that enables customers, partners, independent software vendors, and opensource software contributors to create scripts, solutions and. Dell technologies cloud learning center dell emc softwaredefined. There is no single piece of hardware or software that an organization can deploy in order to achieve a softwaredefined data center. Simplify and modernize digital infrastructure with softwaredefined data center solutions.
Think of these as software defined management sdm, or, software. Vmware cto steve herrod, executive vice president, cloud infrastructure and management raghu raghuram, and senior vice president of cloud infrastructure products bogomil. Built on our industryleading technologies, our approach brings together bestinclass virtualized compute, storage, and networking with comprehensive cloud management. While intel is well known for its processors, intel engineers across the company contribute actively to open source. Softwaredefined networking sdn is an approach to networking in which control is decoupled from hardware and given to a software application called a controller. Longtime vmware cloud and partner sales leader brandon sweeney has left to join the red hot open source automation startup.
By ensuring that its software defined storage solutions such as scaleio work seamlessly within a modern data center which already integrates wideranging technologies such as virtualization, containerization, automation and cloud and devops environment, we are making software based storage technologies relevant in the open source community. Data center administrators can use github for a similar purpose, creating open source data center automation. Softwaredefined data center is a relatively new enterprise computing phrase, but a number of vendors have announced softwaredefined data center products, including the vmware vcloud suite. The softwaredefined data center sddc is a trend that has been. For a data center, its just as important to take the complicated processes of old and distill them down into repeatable, automated actions. As the software defined data center sddc model paves the way towards the future of data centers, opensource technologies are at the. Intel is part of enabling this data center and network transformation. Software defined data centre sddc interdynamix 855 410. This guide from zdnet and techrepublic examines current trends, best practices. The snia must be acknowledged as the source of any material used in the body of any document.
Learn what a softwaredefined data center sddc is and what short and longterm benefits it can deliver. Key open source technologies for provisioning and managing compute, storage and networking resources are available today. Virtualization is a key component of a softwaredefined data center. Using the hpe oneview api, a set of hpemanaged sdks, and open source integrations, it admins and developers have a choice. Containers and their role in the software defined data center why open source will be critical to the future of sddc. Opendaylight advances open source software defined. Softwaredefined data center is a marketing term that extends virtualization concepts such as. Why open source will be critical to the future of sddc zdnet. Executives guide to the software defined data center free ebook software defined data centers. First, it enables companies to shift resources toward. Suse embraces open source nfv for softwaredefined data. What is a softwaredefined data center, and why is it important. Suse is extending what weve been doing for years in the missioncritical compute, openstack cloud and enterprise storage spaces, bringing carriergrade technology and service to the softwaredefined data center, said nils brauckmann, president and general manager of suse.
Software defined data center gbm gulf business machines. Search a portfolio of open source data center management software, saas and cloud applications. Many are turning to a softwaredefined infrastructure to meet these changing demands while supporting new business processes and methodologies such as devops. By ensuring that its softwaredefined storage solutions such as scaleio work seamlessly within a modern data center which already integrates wideranging technologies such as virtualization. Introduced by vmware more than a decade ago, x86 server. Use github for open source data center automation ideas.
Softwaredefined infrastructure sdi combines softwaredefined compute sdc, softwaredefined networking sdn and software defined storage sds into a fully softwaredefined data center. Deployment, operation, provisioning and configuration are abstracted from hardware. Virtualization and the softwaredefined data center vmware. Softwaredefined data center workshop this workshop explains how to how to design a softwaredefined data center, describes leading products vmware nsx and cisco aci and documents their. Open server summit shines on softwaredefined architectures. Dell emc explains that the sdstorages net effect for enterprises is capital and operational cost savings. To be specific, network virtualization, server virtualization, and storage. The role of open source in data center transformation. However, in an sddc all those infrastructure elements are virtualized and delivered as a service.
Modern softwaredefined compute, also known as virtualization, is the first step toward the softwaredefined data center. Luminas softwaredefined data center solution software enables the data center networking across geos, by automating the connectivity requirements for connecting tenant workloads. As the software defined data center sddc model paves the way towards the future of data centers, opensource technologies are at the heart of this technological revolution. Softwaredefined data center leaders are innovating data centers through ai. What is a softwaredefined data center, and why is it. Keynotes from fujitsu, hpe, ibm, intel, sap and suse headline global enduser. As the software defined data center sddc model paves the way towards the future of data centers, opensource technologies are. Others are heterogeneous or federated working across different services, solutions, vendors and domain focus areas. Suse to highlight open source softwaredefined infrastructure innovations at susecon 2016 in washington, d. Cisco, vmware, microsoft and opensource alternatives openstack.
Built on open source frameworks and continuous management. Those tasks are implemented through software intelligence. Faster deployment, centralized management and easy scalability are the key takeaways sddc can offer. Datamation data center 50 top open source tools for big data. Why open source will be critical to the future of sddc. Introduced by vmware more than a decade ago, x86 server virtualization has become a standard technology used by a vast majority of data centers worldwide. At a bare minimum, a software defined data center sddc is the combination of a software defined computing platform a virtual machine or application container, software defined storage, and software defined networking.
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