Hyper-Convergence technology is a computer infrastructure used by data centers to integrate virtualization, storage, networking, and computing resources. A single vendor runs one system that optimizes all of these resources so they work together. Hyper-Convergence is a new idea: the next level after converged infrastructures. Hyper-convergence helps data centers meet their scalability and reliability needs.
Difference between hyper-convergence and convergence
Hyper-convergence differs from ordinary convergence in that, in regular converged systems, the components are discrete: the server works as a server, the storage works just as storage, etc. With hyper-convergence, the components work together through intelligent software. It’s much easier to expand hyper-converged systems.
With standard convergence, a vendor offered hardware and software that IT teams could manage easily, with minimal compatibility issues, although each component still ran independently. In hyper-convergence systems, the architecture integrates the components tightly, so they work even better together. The slight trade-off is that, in hyper-convergence IT systems, the components don’t work on their own.
Hyper-convergence didn’t even exist a few years ago. It is now very hot, and expectations are it will continue to grow as companies evolve from standard IT to converged IT to hyper-converged IT. Data centers are gravitating to hyper-convergence to meet the needs of business IT departments.
The appeal of hyper-convergence
There are many advantages to hyper-convergence technology. Hyper-convergence is:
- Easier to control and more flexible than convergence technology because it centralizes operations instead of keeping them discrete.
- Less costly than converged technology because it uses x86 hardware. Some vendors sell just the software. Others are selling a combination of software and hardware.
- More dependent on management and data control than networks.
- More scalable. Hyper-converged technology is a simpler computer architecture due to its ability to use the software at the storage controller layer to scale up instead of adding more hard drives, additional CPUs, or more memory.
- Easier to administer. Basically, with a hyper-converged system, one IT team can manage storage, virtualization, and the servers, instead of three teams.
IT teams currently use hyper-convergence technology for general IT needs and remote office tasks. In the future, though, businesses will use it to deploy new software applications easily, the same applications that drive revenue for many companies. Hyper-convergence decreases the need for different computer systems because a single source can run them all.
Hyper-convergence allows for the inclusion of a virtualization hypervisor software into the overall infrastructure instead of having to license it from a third party and look to that outside party for management, maintenance, and support.
Get more information about hyper-convergence infrastructure by calling an experienced professional
Hyper-convergence is expanding as a valuable data center tool for many reasons. The integrated design can save money and administrative costs while offering more scalability and better performance. To learn more about hyper-convergence technology and whether it’s right for your business, please call Volico at 305 735 8098 to speak with one of our knowledgeable representatives. We can help your company choose the right technology solutions in an ever-changing IT world.
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