In our March 8 blog post, we described how not all platforms are created equal and how we fill technology gaps to bring different platforms to the level of the highest common denominator. That enables the concept of the “software defined infrastructure,” wherein a management tool becomes a “single pane of glass” to normalize management capabilities across your entire infrastructure – physical, virtual and cloud. And we’re not just talking about viewing what’s going through that pane of glass; we’re talking about real management capabilities.

The software defined infrastructure is another layer of abstraction that makes it possible to create data centers with keystrokes and mouse clicks. The enabler behind this is ConVirt, which adds automation and orchestration that spans virtualization, cloud platforms, networking and storage across the enterprise. The result is high availability and workload management capabilities, for example, that previously did not exist, as well as delivery of powerful function that previously wasn’t possible.

So, for example, you can designate resources to create a virtual data center from Amazon EC2, Eucalyptus, OpenStack, as well as local infrastructure clouds. You have the ability to set quotas for resource allocations and user access.

This is our vision and your reality with ConVirt Enterprise Cloud. It’s possible to create a software defined infrastructure – the equivalent of a data center where no lifting servers or messing with cables is required. We do this by decoupling physical infrastructure from the computing resources that are delivered to users. We do this today and created this video so you can see how.

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