Jessica
Davis recently published an article titled HPE Hybrid Cloud Strategy Hinges On Synergy
Platform, which explains Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s
new modified cloud system that they recently launched called Synergy. This
system is designed to function enterprise cloud essentials for both public and
private clouds. Synergy offers users the
option to create their own internal cloud infrastructure that operates the same
way as an infrastructure of public clouds would. Interestingly, this article
points out that Synergy is capable of handling any type of application and
workload, and once the application or workload is no longer needed the
information will return to the pool for the sake of being repurposed for the
next application or workload. Another interesting point made in this article
was the three key components of Synergy. The first component offers a unified
API. The second component provides consistent pools of resources for the
applications and workloads to operate. Lastly the third component states that
Synergy is already equipped with software-defined intelligence, which includes OneView Composer, Image Streamer, and Frictionless update.
Another interesting point made in the article was the mention of HPE’s upcoming
launch of their new open source tool called Grommet, which will enable nontechnical
people to run infrastructure resources from a simple Web interface.
As I believe this article does a sufficient job at explain this
new cloud system developed through IT, I feel that the author overlooked some
points she mentioned in her article. First off, Davis mentions that Synergy is intended
for flexibility rather than dedicated infrastructure for specific applications.
However, she neglects to mention why flexible cloud systems are better than
dedicated infrastructures. The reader is left to question whether Synergy might
be better for certain enterprises than others. Next, I would suggest that the
author further explains what Grommet is and whether or not it is to be used
with Synergy. I say this because she only mentions that it is a new open source
tool for non-technical people. So I wondered if Grommet and Synergy are used
together in order to make resourcing easier for everyone. However, I did like
that Davis mentioned HPE’s newest releases such as HPE Hyper Converged 380 and
Grommet. I believe by mentioning these new releases she is trying to call
attention to the fact that HPE is focusing on creating more efficient and cost
friendly ways of storing and computing applications and workloads.
Article Source: http://www.informationweek.com/cloud/platform-as-a-service/hpe-hybrid-cloud-strategy-hinges-on-synergy-platform/d/d-id/1324892?
It is interesting how Synergy has attempted to everything to do everything in house. I think that makes it more attractive for customers who seek privacy without sacrificing customers who only want the power to handle public cloud usage. Creating a more powerful and cost effective means of cloud management gives Synergy a competitive edge.
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