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Rationalizing Infrastructures<br />
Optimizing the Data Center topology to cut<br />
down costs and reduce carbon footprint<br />
Virtualization and consolidation to cut<br />
down costs and improve flexibility<br />
Not only does better server design deliver<br />
energy savings, but so do infrastructure<br />
consolidation and virtualization. These two<br />
approaches provide the answer to two<br />
major limitations faced by data centers: on<br />
the one hand a lack of space, which makes<br />
it more complicated to deploy new<br />
computing capacities and causes a<br />
significant rise in temperature; and on the<br />
other, the under-utilization of servers that<br />
are already installed. As a result server<br />
resources are better utilized and the<br />
information system becomes more flexible.<br />
Virtualization and consolidation of<br />
infrastructures is one of <strong>Bull</strong>’s major areas<br />
of expertise, both when it comes to servers<br />
and data storage. The architecture of<br />
<strong>Escala</strong> servers (blade servers, partitionable<br />
multiprocessors and clusters) offers many<br />
options for server and application<br />
consolidation.<br />
<strong>Bull</strong>’s Bio Data Center<br />
A new vision of the Data Center to:<br />
• Manage heterogeneity and reduce carbon footprint within the Data Center;<br />
• Optimize Data Center topology to liberate power and increase flexibility;<br />
•<br />
Deliver the levels of services (SLA) required by users with highly automated processes.<br />
Easier system administration<br />
<strong>Bull</strong> System Manager software suite can<br />
handle all <strong>Escala</strong> servers, from entry level<br />
to blade servers and large clusters as well<br />
as <strong>Bull</strong> servers. Thanks to powerful event<br />
collection and handling functions, <strong>Bull</strong><br />
System Manager supports the management<br />
and control of systems and their associated<br />
operating systems. <strong>Bull</strong> System Manager is<br />
equally capable of interoperating with<br />
other systems administration platforms,<br />
such as Open Master from <strong>Bull</strong> Evidian.<br />
A proven methodology for your large<br />
consolidation projects<br />
The <strong>Bull</strong> UNIFY methodology offers a<br />
structured approach, taking into account<br />
the complexity of consolidation projects as<br />
well as the organization’s technical,<br />
organizational and financial objectives.<br />
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