hyper-converged infrastructure

Hyperconvergence evolves away from discrete, software-defined systems that are connected and packaged together toward a purely software-defined environment where all functional elements run on commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) servers, with the convergence of elements enabled by a hypervisor.{{cite web | work = Datacentre knowledge | date = 2015-12-10 | url= http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2015/12/10/why-hyperconverged-infrastructure-is-so-hot/ | title= Why Hyperconverged Infrastructure is so Hot | accessdate= 8 February 2016 | first = Yevgeniy | last = Sverdlik}}{{cite web | work = Virtualization review | url= https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2015/08/28/hyperconvergence-hype-and-promise.aspx | date = 2015-08-28 | title= Hyperconvergence: Hype and Promise | accessdate= 8 February 2016 |first = Jon William | last = Toigo}} HCI systems are usually made up of server systems equipped with direct-attached storage.{{cite web | url= https://www.networkworld.com/article/946872/containers-hyperconvergence-and-disaggregation-are-hot.html | title= Containers, hyperconvergence and disaggregation are hot | work = Network World | access-date= 8 February 2016 | first = Jim | last = Duffy| date= 11 January 2016 }} HCI includes the ability to pool like systems together.{{cite web | work = GCN | url = https://gcn.com/articles/2015/11/04/lenovo-nutanix.aspx | title = Lenovo to launch hyperconverged infrastructure line | accessdate = 8 February 2016 | first = Troy K. | last = Schneider | date = 2015-11-04 | archive-date = 2021-04-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210416211431/https://gcn.com/articles/2015/11/04/lenovo-nutanix.aspx | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | url= https://www.gartner.com/doc/2979617 | title= Plan Now for the Future of Converged Infrastructure | publisher= Gartner | date= 6 February 2015 | accessdate= 8 February 2016 | first = George J. | last = Weiss}} All physical data-center resources reside on a single administrative platform for both hardware and software layers.{{cite web | url= http://www.infostor.com/backup-and_recovery/evaluating-data-protection-for-hyperconverged-infrastructure-1.html | title= Evaluating Data Protection for Hyperconverged Infrastructure | publisher= Infostor | date= 2 February 2016 | accessdate= 8 February 2016}}

Consolidation of all functional elements at the hypervisor level, together with federated identity management, was promoted to improve data-center inefficiencies and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data centers.{{cite web | work = Search it channel | url= http://searchitchannel.techtarget.com/feature/Selling-hyper-converged-architecture-A-channel-primer | title= Selling hyper-converged architecture: A channel primer | publisher= TechTarget | accessdate= 8 February 2016 | first = John | last = Moore}}{{qn |date= June 2017}}{{cite web | url= http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Converged_Infrastructure_Moves_from_Infant_to_Adolescent | title= Converged Infrastructure Moves from Infant to Adolescent | publisher= Wikibon | date= 10 December 2012 | accessdate= 8 February 2016 | first= David | last = Vellante}}{{cite web | url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/adrianbridgwater/2015/06/10/nutanix-why-cloud-was-never-really-flexible-until-hyperconvergence/#2715e4857a0b6333321567ab | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150613053412/http://www.forbes.com/sites/adrianbridgwater/2015/06/10/nutanix-why-cloud-was-never-really-flexible-until-hyperconvergence/#2715e4857a0b6333321567ab | url-status= dead | archive-date= June 13, 2015 | title= Nutanix: Why Cloud Was Never Really Flexible, Until Hyperconvergence | work = Forbes | date= 10 June 2015 | accessdate= 8 February 2016 | first = Adrian | last = Bridgwater}}

The potential impact of the hyper-converged infrastructure is that companies will no longer need to rely on different compute and storage systems, though it is still too early to prove that it can replace storage arrays in all market segments.{{cite web | url=http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/Hyper-converged-infrastructure-forcing-new-thinking-for-networks | title=Hyper-converged infrastructure forcing new thinking for networks | publisher=Techtarget | accessdate=8 February 2016 | author=Patrick Hubbard}} It is likely to further simplify management and increase resource-utilization rates where it does apply.{{cite web|url=http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/infrastructure/it-turns-to-hyperconvergence-but-is-it-right-for-all-occasions.html | title = IT Turns to Hyperconvergence, But Is It Right for All Occasions? | accessdate=8 February 2016 | author=Arthur| date = 4 November 2015 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.information-age.com/it-management/strategy-and-innovation/123460680/why-hyperconvergence-and-robots-are-cios-innovation-starting-blocks | title=Why hyperconvergence and robots are the CIO's innovation starting blocks | accessdate=8 February 2016 | author=Chloe Green | archive-date=26 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826124714/http://www.information-age.com/it-management/strategy-and-innovation/123460680/why-hyperconvergence-and-robots-are-cios-innovation-starting-blocks | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.eweek.com/storage/slideshows/ibm-sees-flash-hyper-convergence-among-top-2016-storage-trends.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20160921004047/http://www.eweek.com/storage/slideshows/ibm-sees-flash-hyper-convergence-among-top-2016-storage-trends.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 21, 2016 | title=IBM Sees Flash, Hyper-convergence Among Top 2016 Storage Trends | publisher=Eweek | accessdate=8 February 2016 | author=Darryl K. Taft }}

• Converged infrastructure
• Dynamic infrastructure
• Intelligent workload management
• Software-defined data center

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