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Talking about data center automation
BURBANK, CA — 03/12/08 — Automation in datacenters has hit new highs in the last few years. HP, IBM and other major vendors offer suites which make many aspects of system management fully automatic. A concept introduced by IBM called Autonomic Computing takes it all even further and introduces technologies which actually manage the entire operation of a datacenter, not just parts of it. The system adjusts resources according to current and anticipated workload, implements technology solutions from a stated policy, merges new branch office systems, and much more. With this level of automation being achieved or at least approached, it seems almost silly that a lower-level function such as defragmentation would not be fully automatic.
It’s interesting to read about data center automation, and what it means to different people. To the end user it might mean provisioning virtual machines in minutes without the traditional build process. To the CIO it might mean more in terms of data center reporting, of automation of processes, server provisioning and allocation within the infrastructure, chargeback and ownership – the accountability bits.
It is those things and more, but in essence should we not be taking the data center to the next level, to where we have the true follow the sun approach. Have the data center failover to the location that can supply the power in the most environmentally and cheapest way? The dynamic infrastructure where my applications, my infrastructure is virtual and follows my business, London’s data center can shut down overnight, and any 24/7 systems failover to New York so that I can have the maintenance window or just the savings in not powering a data center where there is not a specific need?
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