Fountainhead

MAY 6, 2010

Converged Infrastructure and Unified Computing are both terms referring to technology where the complete server profile, including I/O (NICs, HBAs, KVM), networking (VLANs, IP load balancing, etc.), and storage connectivity (LUN mapping, switch control) are all abstracted and defined/configured in software.

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Fountainhead

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Think of it this way: Fabric Computing is the componentization and abstraction of infrastructure (such as CPU, Memory, Network and Storage). Virtualizing I/O and converging the transport. Transport can be Ethernet, FCoE, Infiniband, or others. Provisioning of the network, VLANs, IP load balancing, etc.

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Fountainhead

JUNE 7, 2010

And I mean I/O components like NICs and HBAs, not to mention switches, load balancers and cables. And, if you can now logically re-define server and infrastructure profiles, you can also create simplified Disaster recovery tools too. And a converged transport also allows for fewer switches needed on the network.

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