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A Next Generation Data Center

A Next Generation Data Center is a storage environment that uses software to virtualize, optimize and simplify data management.  In taking advantage of these tools an agency becomes more agile and its IT tools and enterprise applications are more powerful.  It doesn’t matter what type of storage is being used – cloud-based, spinning disk or an all flash array – the software creates the basis for a Data Fabric making it simple to move data across different environments and put it to work in support of mission-critical activities. The best news for data center managers is that you don’t need any more physical space or real estate to build a NGDC.  In fact, because Next Generation Data Centers are virtualized environments, leveraging the cloud and flash storage, they can help agencies consolidate their data centers’ physical footprint and drive agile operations and efficient acquisition processes. Key Discussion Points How are data centers evolving? How is the next generation of stora