Hyperconvergence — a gentle introduction to web-scale
summary
Explains the concept of web-scale infrastructure focused on horizontal scalability using uniform x86 building blocks, rather than traditional enterprise elements like SANs and dedicated backup/archive systems. Describes how Gartner interprets this ‘Google-style’ data center approach as a future direction for corporate IT and highlights hyperconvergence as a gentle introduction to achieving web-scale operations.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:40Web-scale as trigger
- 8:28Enterprise infrastructure problems
- 13:52Web tech success in public sector
- 17:27Enterprise evolution to hyperconvergence
- 19:35What are hyperconverged systems
- 22:34How hyperconverged platforms work
- 25:14Benefits of hyperconverged solutions
- 27:49Hyperconverged systems market
- 32:54Smooth transition to hyperconvergence
- 33:59Migration to hyperconverged platforms
- 36:28Why enterprise adopts hyperconvergence
- 39:42Hyperconvergence challenges
- 41:17Future: microservices and clouds
- 43:36Digitalization and import substitution
- 45:28Q&A
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