In our latest Cruz in Action video, we take a high-level overview of where we are with server management in the latest release of Cruz Operation Center (CruzOC) v8. First, we review our legacy server management capabilities and then we introduce the latest server support for Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC) in v8.
+Who isn’t interested in lowering the costs of their data center and network operations?
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Every successful organization relies on IT infrastructure that is well-maintained and optimized for performance and security. Prioritizing maintenance and optimization of their data center and network infrastructure is critical and requires consistent attention to OS and firmware versions and identifying which devices require an upgrade. This task can be complicated when there is a very large scale of essential devices are running old and outdated firmware. When a device is running outdated firmware, it will be a drag on the IT infrastructure and cause inefficiencies within an organization to arise. +
Are you tired of just fighting fires and looking for IT operations tool to automate repetitive manual tasks? +
Innovation driven by cloud, NFV, IOT and virtual reality is compelling the market to define and manage different relationships between solutions and infrastructures.
Most of the new business models require more distributed delivery options to support both technical requirements such as latency, connectivity and
power management while adhering to regulator factors such a HIPAA data security.
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Utilize consolidated dashboards, topology and hierarchical views, geo-tagging, and multi-tenancy for improved visibility into converged infrastructures. +
First, what is multi-tenancy? With Cruz, it is the ability to have multiple tenants, which can be a user, groups, a company etc., all using a single software
instance. This architecture provides significant cost benefits since only a single system requires patch, maintenance or version updates.
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“An explosion of online video could triple bandwidth consumption again in the next five years.” *
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The benefits of virtualization have been proven in many business models. Application and network elasticity, virtual desktop, power management, and resource sharing have all contributed to innovative application deployment and significant cost reductions. Invariably, a key enabler of virtualization is automation. +