A hyper-converged technology offers data center
alternatives for CIOs eyeing to replace old equipment, reinforce latest
applications, and/or broaden IT resources to far-off workplaces or localities.
The Hyperconvergence Platform
Hyperconvergence is a technology platform offering IT
solutions in the computing, networking, storage, and virtualization in a
unified package. It is a platform that promises efficiency and costs savings to
accrue eventually. The savings it accumulates in data center space and the
reduced administrative encumbrance only adds up to the point making some
industry watchers reason that hyper-converged technology benefits it presents
can outdo the public cloud in several applications. This technology may be
conveyed in the configuration of a hyper-converged device or as a software-only
execution.
Though the extent and advantages it offers are uncomplicated,
the resulting financial benefits of hyper-converged technology are a little
difficult to pinpoint. It is the case if it comes to hardware analogy
because, in some industry professionals’ point of view, the cost of
hyper-convergence hardware presents less costly than traditional
hardware, but it is not knowingly so.
Benefits of Hyper-Convergence Technology
Hyper-convergence benefits include streamlined management,
trouble-free acquisition, and reduced footprint. Though integrated systems do
not deliver the wide-ranging benefits related to hyper-convergence, its single-vendor support system is outstanding.
Auspiciously, a single-vendor design, support system, and delivery process are
also features of hyper-converged technology making it an advantage for
customers of single-vendor contact for the entire life of the hyper-converged
system, beginning from the preliminary inquiries to the entire system set-up and
utilization. And since these systems are tested and verified, customers have
not as much of a need for experimental projects, and people that are chosen to
run the systems can do so for much shorter periods. Overall, lessened intricacy
in these processes directly translates to time saved, effort, and thus lower
operational costs.
Hyper-convergence nodes automatically develop a unified cluster aimed to permit failover of the
applications and data amongst the nodes of a cluster. This application can be
relocated among nodes in a live state while services continue to operate. In an
unexpected complete node breakdown, applications are instinctively restarted on
other nodes to minimize lost time.
In each node, all resources are aggregated into a sole
cluster forming a single super-server for both you and the applications.
Whenever additional computing power is needed or more storage is needed, just
add a node. Storage is incorporated seamlessly into the hyper-convergence
cluster as a global entity that is native to applications running on
hyper-converge. Also, the hypervisor is integrated seamlessly with
hyper-convergence. There’s no need to buy virtualization software or licenses
from any seller, and besides, there’s no need for any prior knowledge or training
in visualization to use hyper-convergence. Furthermore, atypical node types can
be combined and synchronized into a single cluster, affording suppleness to
building a faultless infrastructure for applications.
Figure 2: A
Type 2 hypervisor (sometimes called a ‘Hosted’ hypervisor) runs inside an
operating system which in turn runs on the physical hardware. | Source: https://www.flexiant.com |
Hyper-convergence solutions are extensively used in education, financial services, government, healthcare industries, and manufacturing. It is perfect for DR sites, remote and main offices, and any kind of environment where applications require high availability, not complexity, and prohibitive costs. Hyper-convergence has been built specifically for easy deployment, with organizations with small IT staffs, and to be managed by IT professionals who would like to expend more time concentrated on business demands and applications instead of troubleshooting infrastructure and hardware problems.
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