We recognized a clear market need and a unique way to tackle the challenges.
Software innovation and new business models are introducing change at an unprecedented pace. Only those that embrace the present and innovate rapidly at scale can help web-scale businesses solve the significant challenges ahead as new virtualized platforms emerge.
The software-defined data center is where it starts
Traditional data centers have found ways to scale, however, the cost and complexity of incremental approaches resulted in frustration by technologists who needed agility and flexibility in order to best serve their businesses.
Web-scale infrastructures demand a fundamentally different approach
Scale-out models decouple software from the homogenous low-cost compute infrastructure layer. Open frameworks enable abstractions across the application, storage and network layers so networks can better address bursty and unstructured application loads.
Guiding principles:
Open standards and interoperability.
Investment protection of existing and new infrastructure.
Modularity and federated solutions.
Business continuity and operational efficiency minimizing failure domains.
Programmatic control requires more than just APIs.
Deploy clean, well-behaved interfaces and a partner ecosystem approach that avoids vendor lock-in.
Drive better business insights.
Application-oriented, quantified outputs
Automation and policy-driven operations.
Best practices, organizational learning
Change is a constant.
Flexibility, industry engagement