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The concept of the software-defined data center has been bandied around the industry for several years now.
Essentially it refers to the idea that all of the IT infrastructure within a facility -- networking, storage, and compute -- can be virtualized and software controlled.
More recently some progressive industry experts and suppliers have tried to apply the same approach to facilities infrastructure.
For example back in 2013, data center management software specialist Power Assure became one of the first companies to introduce the concept of “software-defined power.”
The company’s CTO, Clemens Pfeiffer, wrote an article for Data Center Knowledge at the time where he outlined the proposition:
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The concept of the software-defined data center has been bandied around the industry for several years now.
Essentially it refers to the idea that all of the IT infrastructure within a facility -- networking, storage, and compute -- can be virtualized and software controlled.
More recently some progressive industry experts and suppliers have tried to apply the same approach to facilities infrastructure.
For example back in 2013, data center management software specialist Power Assure became one of the first companies to introduce the concept of “software-defined power.”
The company’s CTO, Clemens Pfeiffer, wrote an article for Data Center Knowledge at the time where he outlined the proposition:
Read More
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