Techtarget: Interpretation of the basic concept of super fusion cloud

stay 《 Hyper fusion is becoming the building of private clouds “ footstone ” The mainstream solution of , But do you know the relationship ？》 In the article , We have discussed how to conduct private cloud based on commercial hyperconverged products IaaS Stratiform cloud transformation , And its integrated deployment 、 The unique advantages of flexible distributed architecture and software definition pattern .

TechTarget executive editor James Alan Miller A recent article also discussed the technology trend of super converged cloud .James Think , Hyperfusion and cloud are prerequisites for each other , Exist side by side and play a part together , It will inevitably promote the new type of super converged cloud IT The emergence and application of infrastructure . With hyperfusion , Private cloud has cloud features such as rapid expansion , Cloud service providers can also expand cloud platforms on demand , meanwhile , The enterprise's multi cloud strategy also drives the hyper convergence manufacturers to continuously enrich the services they provide HCI Product characteristics .

The following content , Yes James Miller The core points of the thesis are translated and sorted out ：

What is the foundation of hyperconverged cloud ？

Yun He HCI The key is to virtualize resources to virtual machines that host various businesses , And for private clouds , Hyperfusion can simplify deployment and management , Thus reducing costs and saving resources .

With the help of hybrid clouds , Hyper convergence makes it easier to 、 be based on HCI Cloud 、 Standard enterprise class IT Infrastructure , Integration with the public cloud . For cloud service providers , Hyper converged cloud can reduce or eliminate the interference of resource use , That is, one tenant occupies the resources of other tenants .

How does hyper convergence improve the success rate of private cloud ？

Through rapid expansion , The cloud can respond to business needs in a timely manner , Quick assessment , And speed up IT Resource self-service . However , Private cloud using traditional data center architecture is difficult to realize these advantages . Hyper convergence can make the private cloud more like a cloud , Implement the calculation 、 Storage 、 Rapid expansion of network and other resources .

Compared with a typical data center architecture , adopt HCI, You can reduce the time it takes to build a private cloud virtualization infrastructure from weeks to hours , This enables enterprises and organizations to rapidly deploy private clouds from a small scale , Then expand as needed .

CSP Why build a cloud on a hyper converged platform ？

Except for enterprise users , Cloud service providers can also take advantage of the super converged cloud to extend the service life and profitability of cloud platforms .

for example ,CSP The platform scale can be adjusted through super fusion . Because the server cluster size is fixed , If the cloud platform is too large, it will be difficult to make profits , If it is too small, overload may occur , Therefore, the scale of cloud platform is rarely determined . however ,HCI The cluster size is expanded by nodes , It can effectively reduce some risks caused by platform adjustment . meanwhile , As workload demand grows , It will also be easier to expand the small cluster hyperconverged cloud .

HCI How vendors can better support multi cloud environments ？

Hyperfusion suppliers differentiate their products in several different ways . for example , The cluster size , Node size and configuration , Storage type , Hypervisor support , Container deployment , Customer support and growing cloud .

In the last few years , Multicloud using two or more cloud computing services has become part of the enterprise cloud specification , Push HCI Manufacturers improve their products , More support for multi cloud environments .

SmartX Point of view

And James Same point of view , We think , Hyperfusion and private cloud are not replaced , On the contrary , Super fusion products make IaaS Layer really has distributed architecture and software definition properties , This brings the integration of storage and computing resources 、 Expanding on demand and investing on demand “ cloud ” characteristic , The integration deployment mode further simplifies IT Infrastructure , And reduce the total cost of ownership of the system . at present , Private cloud based on commercial hyper converged products IaaS Stratiform transformation is becoming the mainstream solution .

With SmartX For example ,SmartX Has been with a number of professionals in the industry CMP Manufacturers have established ecological cooperation relationship , Completed the docking from the cloud management platform to the super fusion platform . The scheme has been deployed in state-owned banks and large securities companies , And has the following unique advantages ：

1. Invest on demand ： Super fusion and CMP platform , Can be built from a very small scale , Make it easier for users to initiate transformation , True realization “Think big, Start Small, Move Fast” Idea .
2. Stable ： Super fusion and CMP platform , Its core products are independently developed by domestic professional manufacturers and have been tested by many industry leading customers' production environments , It can really support users to realize the comprehensive transformation of enterprise data center ;
3. to open up ： The whole scheme has good openness , Users can carry out hyperintegration and cloud management construction in batches according to the actual business needs , Professional cloud management manufacturers can integrate the user's original VMware System ,SmarX Hyperfusion also supports a variety of virtualization platforms and server hardware ;
4. Simple ：SmartX Hyperfusion Pools Resources in the simplest way 、 Transformation of distributed and software defined patterns , Compared with OpenStack Complex components ,CMP The platform is easier to use ;