Modern Data Center solutions solve business problems by improving efficiency, reliability, scalability, security and innovation. Robust network, storage and server infrastructure, along with cloud-ready application platforms, enable data-driven decision making, performance optimization, cost control and the creation of new business opportunities. By realizing Modern Data Center solutions, businesses can solve current and future challenges, gain a competitive edge and achieve their goals.

In this briefing, we will look at VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) — both the strategy and the practical implementation. Understanding how VCF works, what its strengths/weaknesses are and how to best utilize VCF within your organization is key to properly leveraging VCF platform.

Infrastructure Automation is the cornerstone that allows IT to provide consumable infrastructure for development and application teams inside your organization. Automation is also key to reducing toil and having engineering and operations teams focus on important work and driving your business into the future. However, for many, getting started with Automation can seem like a daunting task, and prioritizing where to start can be a difficult decision.

High-performance computing (HPC) is the ability to process data and perform complex calculations at high speeds delivering performance and scale. Artificial intelligence (AI) and HPC high performance architectures are converging. Some analytics workloads do better with HPC rather than standard compute infrastructure. While some AI frameworks are intended to be executed on desktop or workstation architectures, there are certain situations where ultra-fast, high-capacity HPC scale up approaches are preferred. Scale up and out are the domain of HPC.