思科，EMC和VMware…阿卡迪亚?

这一点肯定会在市场上引起反响。你们有些人可能已经听说过“Alpine”，这是阿卡迪亚的代号。VMware、Cisco和EMC刚刚宣布，他们将联合起来，进行重大投资，使数据中心能够作为一个统一的团队，通过提供产品(vblock)、服务和支持来加速虚拟化的价值。2020欧洲杯预赛思科和EMC将组建一家名为Acadia的合资公司，以帮助加速虚拟化的采用，以及从物理计算到虚拟计算、最终到云计算的透明过渡。阿卡迪亚将建立、运营和转移一个集成的端到端解决方案，并从联盟中获得预先集成的解决方案。Acadia不打算发布独立的vblock，而是将其留给频道和合作伙伴。(播客:思科- emc venture让客户访问云)快速提示:vblock是思科UCS, EMC存储和VMware vSphere集成为一个单一的模块单元。它们有小型的(Vblock 0)，中型的(Vblock 1)和大型的(Vblock 2)。阿卡迪亚国家公园恰好是我在缅因州最喜欢去的地方之一。Mainers喜欢说“你不可能从这里到达那里。”“阿卡迪亚吗?我将收集一些研究和VCE (VMware, Cisco, EMC)公司简介，并将在稍后发布一个博客，提供更多细节。这里有一些细节和a链接在公告：公告详细介绍：1.第一个产品：Vblock基础架构包今天在虚拟计算环境联盟推出的Vblock基础架构包，以加速虚拟化的IT基础设施的风险最小化，复杂性和时间效益。Vblock基础架构包是经过验证的设计平台，整合IT基础架构从思科，EMC和VMware，这在规模，以满足交付所有权和全面虚拟化的一个突破总成本当今最苛刻的使用情况。Vblock基础架构包可以通过购买后附加的计算和存储能力，一个关键的区别与今天的整体IT系统很容易地扩展。Vblock基础架构包可以通过互补系统集成商，服务提供商，渠道合作伙伴，和ISV进行扩展。Vblock基础架构包的早期试用客户已经在运营的成本交付其减少40％，管理虚拟化的数据中心基础设施。2020欧洲杯预赛Vblock基础架构包的下列家庭正在由虚拟计算环境联盟提出：Vblock的2是一个高端配置，支持多达3,000-6,000虚拟机是完全可扩展的，以满足最苛刻的IT需求的大型企业和服务提供商。设计用于大规模和“绿色字段”虚拟化，Vblock的2采用思科的统一计算系统（UCS）的优点，纳克斯1000V和多层向开关（MDS），EMC的Symmetrix V-Max的存储（由RSA固定），并在VMwarevSphere平台。Vblock的1是一个中等规模的配置，支持800至3,000虚拟机提供广泛的IT能力，各种规模的组织。专为整合和优化举措，Vblock的1是由可重复利用模型思科的UCS，1000V的Nexus和MDS，EMC的CLARiiON存储（由RSA担保），以及VMware vSphere平台的。 Vblock 0 will be an entry-level configuration available in 2010, supporting 300 up to 800 virtual machines, for the first time bringing the benefits of private clouds within reach of medium-sized businesses, small data centers or organizations, and for test and development by channel partners, systems integrators, service providers, ISVs, and customers. Vblock 0 is also comprised of a repeatable model leveraging Cisco's UCS and Nexus 1000v, EMC's Unified Storage (secured by RSA), and the VMware vSphere platform. Also today, EMC is introducing IonixTM Unified Infrastructure Manager as an integrated, unified element manager for Vblock. Unified management is a central factor in helping customers reduce operating expenses. As an element manager, Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager is designed to support a wide range of enterprise management consoles. A comprehensive security framework based on EMC RSA security products, including RSA enVision, has been validated with Vblock Infrastructure Packages. RSA security solutions are layered onto the Vblock architecture to deliver security policy management and security at three levels: identity, information and infrastructure. Vblock is designed to extend a customer's existing enterprise security controls to the virtual infrastructure and does not require the customer to replace security software already in place. Further Vblock Infrastructure Packages will be developed to serve business needs across three categories: shared services, applications and vertical industry solutions. For example, the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure on Vblock solutions will enhance the provisioning, scale-out and back-end management of enterprise applications and users. To help ensure solutions are de-risked and highly secure, Vblocks will be ISO 27001 compliant. Vblock Infrastructure Packages are scheduled to be available this quarter direct from authorized systems integrators and channel partners. EMC, Cisco and VMware components can be purchased directly from the respective companies or their authorized partners. 2. Integrated Presales, Professional Services and Support The Virtual Computing Environment coalition has committed to unify customer engagement with investments spanning dedicated pre-sales, professional services and single support experience to provide a seamless, end-to-end customer and partner experience. The Virtual Computing Environment coalition Solution Support Team is a cross-company presales team, fully trained in all elements of Vblock architecture and go-to-market resources to work with customers and partners and to facilitate engagements. Virtual Computing Environment coalition professional services, jointly developed and delivered, will help customers to understand how to maximize value and speed time to solution. These offers include: the Cloud-based Business Advisory Service, Private Cloud Strategic Impact Advisory Service, Private Cloud Architecture Impact Advisory Service, Virtual Desktop Advisory Service, Cloud Computing Strategy Service, and Vblock Design and Implementation Service. Virtual Computing Environment seamless support offers customers unmatched technical support and rapid problem resolution for virtualization and private cloud solutions. The coalition companies will leverage in-depth cross training and investments in joint problem re-creation labs as well as integrated processes and best practices with a single point of accountability. 3. Acadia Solutions Joint Venture and Investment The Virtual Computing Environment coalition today also introduced Acadia — a Cisco and EMC solutions joint venture to build, operate, and transfer Vblock infrastructure to organizations that want to accelerate their journey to pervasive virtualization and private cloud computing while reducing their operating expenses. Acadia expects to begin customer operations in the first calendar quarter of calendar year 2010. Founded on a Vblock architecture that incorporates Cisco, EMC and VMware technologies, Acadia will train and help customers and an ecosystem of service providers and other partners to build, operate and transfer Vblock Infrastructure Packages to customers or their partner of choice. In addition to Cisco and EMC as the majority investors, the build-out of Acadia's global capabilities in 2010 also has been capitalized by investments from VMware and Intel. "We have been pleased to contribute industry leading data center building blocks to server and storage solutions from EMC and Cisco. We look forward to extending these relationships by supporting their Virtual Computing Environment coalition in a similar fashion," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and General Manager of Intel's Data Center Group. "Our investment in Acadia will provide a deployment option for customers looking to take advantage of Intel's latest data center innovations." 4. Vblock Partner Ecosystem The Virtual Computing Environment coalition has established a robust set of partners committed to the coalition. This includes representation from the entire partner ecosystem, including systems integrators, value added resellers, service providers, and independent software vendors. There are six system integrators at launch: Accenture, Capgemini, CSC, Lockheed Martin, Tata Consulting Services, and Wipro. The entire community of partners will augment, sell and deliver Vblock solutions to accelerate the journey to pervasive virtualization and private cloud for organizations of all sizes. The Vblock partner ecosystem will offer systems integrators and channel partners a business and technical solution on-ramp to private cloud infrastructures. Click here to read commentary from systems integrators and channel partners participating in this ecosystem. Vblock Infrastructure Packages support a broad range of operating systems and applications, enabling partners and customers to rapidly migrate existing applications to Vblock, accelerating broad-scale virtualization and time to results.