Should You be All-In?
It’s true that the Cloud presents an easy path to big data requirements. After all, the Cloud is infinitely scalable with maintenance and security built-in. But how many organizations are able to move all its databases, web services and applications to the Cloud in short order?
What’s more, the main issue present in the big data demand is that the Cloud has limitations with I/O. Big data needs scalable I/O pipes to perform adequately, and cross-platform. Although Cloud and big data are interrelated, to get the most out of big data, you need a more complete solution. And since the I/O burden is one that in-house infrastructure likely can be relied upon to handle extreme big data processing requirements at the application side, the winning solution will be one that incorporates an organization’s existing infrastructure.
Hybrid Cloud Solutions Harness Your IT
Hybrid leverages the power of your on-premises server investment for tasks like crunching numbers and analyzing data, while the private Cloud portion can meet spikes in requirements as it handles other big data needs, such as data rendering and processing.
Businesses will be able to control and reduce their overall operating costs with a flat-fee billing model for Cloud services, while benefiting from their IT investment already made for high performance infrastructure and keep the warm data in local repositories.
Assessing In-House Infrastructure
An organization’s existing infrastructure will need to be whip-smart to take advantage of Hybrid Cloud for big data. Will your existing IT be able to handle the compute power, and needed I/O bandwidth, to be ready for your organization’s big data challenge? Likely, upgrades are in your future.
Advantech is the latest firm to offer ready-built integrated systems designed to make it easier for organizations to build and operate enterprise infrastructure optimized for virtualized workloads - a key ingredient in your big data performance and flexibility needs. Contact Advantech today and we can find the easy solution and best service for a complete enterprise ecosystem.
