Infrastructure (noun) ‘in-frə-ˌstrək-chər’: The underlying foundation or basic framework (as of a system or organization). The term infrastructure is ubiquitous in our business. But, stop for a minute to think about the gravity of its meaning. Infrastructure isn’t transient; it must be dependable, reliable and adaptable over the long term. Therefore, to safeguard IT infrastructure for the future, pay close attention to building a rock-solid foundation. In this third part of my series on Fueling Transformation, we’ll look at how Intel® technology plays a crucial role.
Better Together
Just a couple of weeks ago at Ignite, Microsoft unveiled Windows Server 2016. This is a brand new Windows Server built to empower software-defined functionalities in data centers. Windows Server 2016 is optimized for Intel’s best-in-class storage, compute and networking technologies to deliver great performance, optimization, efficiency and scalability to make data center transformation possible.
To get the most out of Windows Server 2016 and the critical workloads running on it, it’s necessary to upgrade the underlying hardware infrastructure. The new Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family is designed for next-generation data centers running on software-defined infrastructure with capabilities like Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, which are supercharged for efficiency, performance and agility across cloud-native, virtualized and traditional applications.
Upgrade for Optimal Performance
You need not ‘rip and replace’ in order to safeguard your customers’ IT infrastructure. It is important to know that by simply upgrading key infrastructure components, you can still ensure your customers will get the performance they will need when “go time” arrives.
Intel® Solid State Drive (Intel® SSD) Data Center Family provides high performance and low latency, with extended write endurance, end-to-end data protection features and the security of the 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard.
Intel® Server Boards and Chassis help customers accelerate their Windows Server 2016 deployments with preconfigured, tested and certified systems. They have been optimally designed for each workload with the required amount of CPU, memory, network, I/O controllers and storage capacity.
The upgrade path provides you with options to modernize server components with room to grow as your customers’ business needs increase. In addition, select upgrades could benefit customers who need to stall major investments but still need to scale to support the needs of the business right now.
Learn more about fueling transformation with Intel architecture and Windows Server 2016. Download the solution brief.
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