Module 3: Modern Data Center Environment (Building a Modern Data Center) Flashcards
What is the DIY approach?
integrate best in class infrastructure from different vendors
What are the benfits of DIY?
provides specific functions w/ more config options
enables organizations to pick and choose
gives customer flexibility to switch vendor when needed
What is a drawback of DIY?
requires integration and testing for compatibility between different components
What is the Greenfield Method of DIY?
allow architects to design exactly what is required with specific infrastructure
What are the benefits of the Greenfield Method?
enable business to migrate infrastructure to different technology at whim
can fit specific needs of business
What is the Brownfield Method of DIY?
involves upgrading or adding new infrastructure to already existing infrastructure
What are the benefits of the Brownfield Method?
allows orgs to repurpose existing hardware
may also cause integration issues by adding new stuff
What are vendor-ready solutions?
pre-integrated systems of compute, networking, storage, and management - flexibility of choice is limited
How is management between DIY and vendor ready different?
DIY = multiple management tools
vendor-ready = single management interface
What is converged infrastructure?
self contained unit for hardware components of a data center in a single system
What is hyper-converged infrastructure?
self contained unit like converged infrastructure except hardware is abstracted by software layer
What are the benefits of DCaaS?
allows customers to focus on outcomes by renting equipment and not managing
