What is Hyperconverged Infrastructure?

How Does Hyperconverged Infrastructure Work?

• All critical data center functions run on a tightly integrated software layer, as opposed to purpose-built hardware. 
• Three software components make up a hyperconverged platform: storage virtualization, compute virtualization, and management.
• The virtualization software abstracts and pools the underlying resources, then dynamically allocates them to applications running in VMs or containers. 
• Configuration is based on policies aligned with the applications, eliminating the need for complicated constructs like LUNs and volumes. 
• Advanced management features further reduce manual tasks and help automate entire operations.

What Is the Difference Between Hyperconverged and Converged Infrastructure?

Hyperconverged and converged IT infrastructures both integrate the four components of a data center. While hyperconverged systems accomplish this through software, making it hardware-agnostic, converged solutions rely on hardware. A converged infrastructure data center uses many of the same products as traditional IT, just with a simplified architecture and easier management.

Why hyperconverged infrastructure?

When you eliminate traditional IT silos and manage everything from a single tool, the result is lower OPEX and CAPEX associated with running your IT infrastructure. And with hyperconverged infrastructure, you don’t have to sacrifice security, flexibility, or scalability. Learn why VMware hyperconverged infrastructure has the most HCI customers in production worldwide in this infographic.

How will it integrate with your existing environment?

To deliver most value and ultimately a path to the complete software‐defined data center (SDDC), a hyperconverged infrastructure solution shouldn’t be tied to a specific hardware platform. VMware HCI allows you the maximum choice and flexibility, with the freedom to choose your preferred platform, fully integrate with your existing infrastructure, and protect and optimize existing investments.

Can the solution efficiently and cost-effectively grow when, where, and how you need it?

Data center scaling can be a costly, complicated process. VMware hyperconverged infrastructure is designed for simplicity and scalability so that you can be more responsive to rapidly changing business needs. Only VMware has the complete set of offerings for a fully software-defined data center in production today. This means the agility to deploy applications, standardize IT across environments, and future-proof your IT for public clouds.