Announcing The Open Data Center Alliance
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The Open Data Center Alliance emphasizes the need for improved infrastructure efficiency and interoperability in the face of rapidly changing technology and budget constraints. It outlines a roadmap for members to develop cloud and data center solutions collaboratively, with a focus on multi-year commitments and prioritized usage models. The alliance aims to engage industry vendors and drive discussions on infrastructure requirements in a vendor-agnostic manner.
Announcing The Open Data Center Alliance
- 1. Open data center allianceOctober 27, 2010© 2010 The Open Data Center Alliance ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDThe ODCA logo is a trademark of the Open Data Center Alliance
- 2. IT Complexity GrowingSpeed of Change AcceleratingCorp Budgets Under PressureWE ARE AT ANINFLECTION POINTWe must improve efficiency & capability of infrastructure to meet our requirementsThe need for interoperable solutions has never been greaterKeep organizational budgets in check
- 3. Enable integration of new technology innovation within existing deployments
- 4. Avoid silo data center pools that could block the full realization of cloud benefitsEnable delivery of cloud and data center solutions that meet the challenges facing data centers today and tomorrow, support solution development in an open, industry-standardandmulti-vendorfashion, and help guide in deploying solutions through member commitment to the Alliance roadmap.CommitRoadmap to guide internal IT deploymentsDeliverRequirements roadmap to and with industry CreateUnified voice for data center requirementsToday’s announcement
- 5. founding MEMBERSSteering CommitteeMember CompaniesAT&TOver 70 members across the globe
- 6. ALLIANCE LEADERSHIPSteering CommitteeIntel:Technical AdvisorMarketingTechnical CoordinationWORKGROUPSInfrastructureManagementSecurityServicesGovernment and Ecosystem
- 7. Alliance USAGE MODEL RoadmapDetailed Requirements for deploymentFocus:Long-term commitment with multi-year Roadmap. Initial Usage Models Released with 1.0 RoadmapH1 - 2011 InfrastructureScale Out StorageProximity Based StorageUnified NetworkingDevelopment:19 prioritized usage models culled from dozens of potential targets. ManagementPolicy Based Power ManagementDynamic Workload PlacementSecurityDeliveryWorkgroup development underway.
- 8. Membership to approve 1.0 in Q1’11.Trusted Compute PoolsInfrastructure ComplianceServicesCloud On BoardingCommon ProvisioningGovernment & EcosystemCloud ModelsLicensing Models
- 9. Engaging with the industryMaking our roadmap requirements a realityRolesVendors have an important role in the Alliance.Focus Workgroups drive vendor engagements and establish liaisons with complimentary industry orgs. DiscussionThe Alliance will encourage healthy industry debate on Roadmap in a vendor-agnostic fashion.FinalizationAlliance members will vote their approval of the Roadmap and Usage Models.
- 10. What’s NextQ4’10Q1’11Future.5 Roadmap at workgroups1.0 Roadmap (includes initial usage model release)Additional usage model deliveryRoadmap Enhancements.9 Roadmap membership reviewAlliance DocumentsVendorEngagement initiatedPublic Roadmap ReviewFuture Public CommsMembersServices WGMembersManagement WGWebcastsMembers Security WGMembersInfrastructure WGMembersGovt/Eco WGFuture Member CommsAlliance Steering Committee & Technical Workgroup MeetingsAllianceAll timeframes, dates and products subject to change without notice.Join the Alliance: apply for membership at www.opendatacenteralliance.org