Information technology has become a source of differentiationand competitive advantage in virtually all sectors.However, many organizations today are affected by rigid data center infrastructuresthat hinder the agility of the IT department... and the business.With the increase of mobile and web technologies, we can collect large amountsof information on the purchasing habits of our customers.However, in order to transform this into a competitive advantage, it must be possible to reconfigure,to scale in avertical and horizontal and expand the IT surface on demand.We are at a point where the IT department must be more responsive than beforeHowever, I see many data centers that literally look likea museum of obsolete decisions made by the IT department.And it is this complexity that really prevents them from meeting these new demands.The end result is that the business does not get everything it could get from the IT departmentor, in many cases, you can see that businesses avoid appealing to the IT department.The only way to overcome the level of complexity observedin today's business world is automation.The only way automation can work is if the underlying resources are separatedof the hardware and become software assets.All the CIOs we talked to, that is, all the CIOs want to do two things.One of them is to design a private cloud.And the other is to have the possibility to access external cloud resourcesand then combine them all to get the resources they wantwhen they wish, with a cost factor they deem convenient.The data center defined by the software is the appropriate architecture to do so.Today's data centers are typically designed from isolated components of operating systems,servers andstorage and networking technologies that are managed independently.This limits the ability of the IT department to respond quickly to changing business demands.The software defined data center eliminates these isolated components by reallocating each of thelayersof the data center infrastructure as a software service runningbetween industry standard hardware repositories.This creates a comprehensive platform for the data center that can be dynamically configured tomeet the needsof each and every application workload, from Windows applications to Big Dataor high performance computing, all with high levels of efficiency and automation.In the data center defined by the software, computer and memory resources are separatedof standard x86 hardware through virtualization...and are grouped into a single, scalable computing resource.Storage is virtualized into a software service that can be fully automatedand implement intelligently as needed.Networking and security are separated from hardware to create logical programmable networksandthat meet performance and scalability requirementsof the virtualized applications and data.Once the data center infrastructure is defined as a software service, you can control it,automate and manage the entire data center connection structure through the software.It becomes a self-programmable infrastructure that can be dynamically configured according toof the demands of the workloads of collective applicationsand pre-defined policies, ensuring a maximum level of availability,transfer rate, agility and efficiency.Our vCloud product series provides intelligent, policy-based automationto manage all data center services defined by the software and to be able to guarantee the requiredservice levelsfor various types of workloads automatically.Transforming the data center into a software based data center offers three important advantages.The first is that the capital costs of running an application are reduced considerably.

Information technology has become a source of differentiation
and competitive advantage in virtually all sectors.
However, many organizations today are affected by rigid data center infrastructures
that hinder the agility of the IT department... and the business.
With the increase of mobile and web technologies, we can collect large amounts
of information on the purchasing habits of our customers.
However, in order to transform this into a competitive advantage, it must be possible to reconfigure,
to scale in avertical and horizontal and expand the IT surface on demand.
We are at a point where the IT department must be more responsive than before
However, I see many data centers that literally look like
a museum of obsolete decisions made by the IT department.
And it is this complexity that really prevents them from meeting these new demands.
The end result is that the business does not get everything it could get from the IT department
or, in many cases, you can see that businesses avoid appealing to the IT department.
The only way to overcome the level of complexity observed
in today's business world is automation.
The only way automation can work is if the underlying resources are separated
of the hardware and become software assets.
All the CIOs we talked to, that is, all the CIOs want to do two things.
One of them is to design a private cloud.
And the other is to have the possibility to access external cloud resources
and then combine them all to get the resources they want
when they wish, with a cost factor they deem convenient.
The data center defined by the software is the appropriate architecture to do so.
Today's data centers are typically designed from isolated components of operating systems,
servers and
storage and networking technologies that are managed independently.
This limits the ability of the IT department to respond quickly to changing business demands.
The software defined data center eliminates these isolated components by reallocating each of the
layers
of the data center infrastructure as a software service running
between industry standard hardware repositories.
This creates a comprehensive platform for the data center that can be dynamically configured to
meet the needs
of each and every application workload, from Windows applications to Big Data
or high performance computing, all with high levels of efficiency and automation.
In the data center defined by the software, computer and memory resources are separated
of standard x86 hardware through virtualization...
and are grouped into a single, scalable computing resource.
Storage is virtualized into a software service that can be fully automated
and implement intelligently as needed.
Networking and security are separated from hardware to create logical programmable networks
and
that meet performance and scalability requirements
of the virtualized applications and data.
Once the data center infrastructure is defined as a software service, you can control it,
automate and manage the entire data center connection structure through the software.
It becomes a self-programmable infrastructure that can be dynamically configured according to
of the demands of the workloads of collective applications
and pre-defined policies, ensuring a maximum level of availability,

transfer rate, agility and efficiency.
Our vCloud product series provides intelligent, policy-based automation
to manage all data center services defined by the software and to be able to guarantee the required
service levels
for various types of workloads automatically.
Transforming the data center into a software based data center offers three important advantages.
The first is that the capital costs of running an application are reduced considerably.

The second is that...
it is possible to achieve a level of automation and operational efficiency
that before simply couldn't be reached.

And the third, because they are software elements, is that you can assign them and
configure them in a flexible way so that they can respond to the needs of the business
at the speed the business needs it.

The data center defined by the software really is an excellent opportunity to think
in a new, more agile and more malleable data center

.
We do not want a world where there are individual isolated components
of highly specialized hardware to handle single-target applications.
Instead, you want to think of your data center as a complete repository of resources
that can be safely and efficiently assigned to any type of application,
even those that exist today, as well as new applications that the business
will probably need in the future.
The software based architecture is adaptable.
Compensates for hardware failures and provides recovery switching, redundancy and
fault tolerance for fundamental operations.
If manual intervention is replaced by intelligent automation,
can ensure that applications are always available and in permanent operation.
Therefore, in short, what matters are the applications, since they are these
those that allow a business to generate new income or be more efficient in the way they do.
And we must not forget that, in relation to infrastructure, they represent a means to an end.
According to the way to run these applications, they must be executed quickly
and efficiently, they must present a greater availability and security,
and, in addition, meet the needs of business.
Therefore, I consider that the data center defined by the software is the platform of the future that
will allow
run all applications and ultimately be a competitive differentiator
for your business.
The data center defined by the software.
Standardized.
Integral. Adaptive.
Automated.

Information technology has become a source of differentiation
and competitive advantage in virtually all sectors.
However, many organizations today are affected by rigid data center infrastructures
that hinder the agility of the IT department... and the business.
With the increase of mobile and web technologies, we can collect large amounts
of information on the purchasing habits of our customers.
However, in order to transform this into a competitive advantage, it must be possible to reconfigure,
to scale in avertical and horizontal and expand the IT surface on demand.
We are at a point where the IT department must be more responsive than before
However, I see many data centers that literally look like
a museum of obsolete decisions made by the IT department.
And it is this complexity that really prevents them from meeting these new demands.
The end result is that the business does not get everything it could get from the IT department
or, in many cases, you can see that businesses avoid appealing to the IT department.
The only way to overcome the level of complexity observed
in today's business world is automation.
The only way automation can work is if the underlying resources are separated
of the hardware and become software assets.
All the CIOs we talked to, that is, all the CIOs want to do two things.
One of them is to design a private cloud.
And the other is to have the possibility to access external cloud resources
and then combine them all to get the resources they want
when they wish, with a cost factor they deem convenient.
The data center defined by the software is the appropriate architecture to do so.
Today's data centers are typically designed from isolated components of operating systems,
servers and
storage and networking technologies that are managed independently.
This limits the ability of the IT department to respond quickly to changing business demands.
The software defined data center eliminates these isolated components by reallocating each of the
layers
of the data center infrastructure as a software service running
between industry standard hardware repositories.
This creates a comprehensive platform for the data center that can be dynamically configured to
meet the needs
of each and every application workload, from Windows applications to Big Data
or high performance computing, all with high levels of efficiency and automation.
In the data center defined by the software, computer and memory resources are separated
of standard x86 hardware through virtualization...
and are grouped into a single, scalable computing resource.
Storage is virtualized into a software service that can be fully automated
and implement intelligently as needed.
Networking and security are separated from hardware to create logical programmable networks
and
that meet performance and scalability requirements
of the virtualized applications and data.
Once the data center infrastructure is defined as a software service, you can control it,
automate and manage the entire data center connection structure through the software.
It becomes a self-programmable infrastructure that can be dynamically configured according to
of the demands of the workloads of collective applications
and pre-defined policies, ensuring a maximum level of availability,

transfer rate, agility and efficiency.
Our vCloud product series provides intelligent, policy-based automation
to manage all data center services defined by the software and to be able to guarantee the required
service levels
for various types of workloads automatically.
Transforming the data center into a software based data center offers three important advantages.
The first is that the capital costs of running an application are reduced considerably.

The second is that...
it is possible to achieve a level of automation and operational efficiency
that before simply couldn't be reached.

And the third, because they are software elements, is that you can assign them and
configure them in a flexible way so that they can respond to the needs of the business
at the speed the business needs it.

The data center defined by the software really is an excellent opportunity to think
in a new, more agile and more malleable data center

.
We do not want a world where there are individual isolated components
of highly specialized hardware to handle single-target applications.
Instead, you want to think of your data center as a complete repository of resources
that can be safely and efficiently assigned to any type of application,
even those that exist today, as well as new applications that the business
will probably need in the future.
The software based architecture is adaptable.
Compensates for hardware failures and provides recovery switching, redundancy and
fault tolerance for fundamental operations.
If manual intervention is replaced by intelligent automation,
can ensure that applications are always available and in permanent operation.
Therefore, in short, what matters are the applications, since they are these
those that allow a business to generate new income or be more efficient in the way they do.
And we must not forget that, in relation to infrastructure, they represent a means to an end.
According to the way to run these applications, they must be executed quickly
and efficiently, they must present a greater availability and security,
and, in addition, meet the needs of business.
Therefore, I consider that the data center defined by the software is the platform of the future that
will allow
run all applications and ultimately be a competitive differentiator
for your business.
The data center defined by the software.
Standardized.
Integral. Adaptive.
Automated.