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Sponsored By: Alcatel Lucent and VMWare
Breaking Down the Application and Network Infrastructure Silos
Thursday October 4, 2012 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM PST
The course of the last decade has seen the introduction of a completely disruptive technology to computing, that of virtualization. Virtualization has brought enormous flexibility to computing including the ability to dynamically optimize resource utilization based upon current workloads. Unfortunately, this new found flexibility for computing has not been matched by an equivalent capability for the data center network. The traditional network has generally has very little awareness of the applications that are generating traffic over it and conversely, the new virtual application control systems are unaware of the conditions prevailing within the network. Thus the network and the applications are operating effectively in silos and with that, any attempt by the network or the application controllers, i.e. the hypervisor, to improve resource utilization in most cases can only achieve a suboptimal result. Alcatel-Lucent has joined forces with VMware to provide an application fluent data center network that is completely pre-integrated with VMware's hypervisor vCenter to support virtual machine mobility, taking a significant step in breaking down the Application - network silos.
Attendees will learn?
- The requirements for automation in Data Center Networks to meet the needs of virtualized workloads.
- Specific challenges faced in design and deployment of data center networks due to server virtualization, and virtualized applications such as desktop virtualization
- Best practices to reduce the total cost of ownership with a data center network tuned for the delivery of virtualized workloads
- New VMware pre-integrated data center network solution from Alcatel-Lucent providing the automation required for today's virtualized workloads.
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Mark Bashrum, Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Strategic Intelligence, ESI International
Advancing the organization and achieving business success require developing new products, finding new markets and building enabling systems and infrastructure. Keeping execution aligned with the strategy to accomplish these objectives has always been one of the most difficult challenges in running a business. In the current environment the task seems more daunting than ever due to the following:
- Harsh economic realities and the resulting environment of scarcity have often meant that those individuals once responsible for championing programs to implement and sustain process improvement, change management and project management competencies are no longer with the firm or are dispersed across a newly reorganized and often fragmented organization.
- Along with organizational improvement efforts, many of the support structures meant to reinforce a culture of execution have also been disbanded or diminished. This has left the development, training, and reinforcement of project management best practices, methodologies and systems floundering.
- With few exceptions, most industries are experiencing the aging of their workforce and the inevitable loss of critical human capital.
- Tough regulatory requirements associated with new legislation are impacting many industries. Healthcare, pharma, and financial services have all seen a barrage of compliance mandates over the past few years, which are diverting their best and brightest resources to meet hard deadlines to avoid punitive consequences for non-compliance.
As with most challenges, meeting them comes down to ensuring the basics are in place. Delivering desired outcomes depends on project-focused competencies and a culture of execution. The key professionals in your organization who are responsible for advancing your strategy through new products, new markets, and new systems must have a solid foundation of competencies and be supported by a culture and structure that drives execution... Read More
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