All-in-one infrastructure
New cloud data centers
When Dell started building large data centers and rumors had been swirling for quite a while about it wanting to buy Rackspace. Now we have the official announcement: Dell will build multiple data centers to offer IaaS, PaaS and storage as a service. Dell will offer a PaaS service based on Microsoft Windows Azure and it’s possible that Dell’s IaaS and storage services will be based on the OpenStack platform. Dell is an OpenStack project member.
These are all big steps for Dell, which until now has been building its cloud computing identity through software products and partnerships to add value to Dell’s servers and through some highly dense PowerEdge servers designed for cloud data centers. With vStart and the promise of cloud services, Dell is showing that it wants to finally shake its commodity-box-maker image and hang with the big boys.
-Cheers
vStart is a Dell’s take at a converged infrastructure system almost like Cisco’s Unified Computing System, HP’s BladeSystem Matrix or IBM’s CloudBurst. vStart has compute, storage, networking and management software into a single unit, and comes preloaded with VMware’s ESXi hypervisor. Dell’s goal is to give customers a product that is ready to run right out of the box with no complex assembly required.
New cloud data centers
When Dell started building large data centers and rumors had been swirling for quite a while about it wanting to buy Rackspace. Now we have the official announcement: Dell will build multiple data centers to offer IaaS, PaaS and storage as a service. Dell will offer a PaaS service based on Microsoft Windows Azure and it’s possible that Dell’s IaaS and storage services will be based on the OpenStack platform. Dell is an OpenStack project member.
New Solution Centers Provide Blueprints for the Future
Dell will open 12 Global Solution Centers this year and is planning 10 more over the next 18 months, to better bring open, capable and affordable solutions to organizations around the world. This global network of solution centers will provide a backdrop for customers to learn about Dell’s industry-focused solutions and domain expertise.
These are all big steps for Dell, which until now has been building its cloud computing identity through software products and partnerships to add value to Dell’s servers and through some highly dense PowerEdge servers designed for cloud data centers. With vStart and the promise of cloud services, Dell is showing that it wants to finally shake its commodity-box-maker image and hang with the big boys.
-Cheers
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