Data Centers: Is Software-Defined Data Center Next Reality? PDF

Change of use to a data center once meant that the building itself changed its use. But now, it is becoming more a case of changing applications (software) and less dependent on hardware changes (e.g., computers and network remain the same). The net result is a data center whose use can rapidly change in load profile (e.g., steady load versus volatile load). It can also rapidly change in Tier Level (e.g., redundancy).