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It is primarily driven by the fact that the commoditization of hardware has led to a swath
of innovative solutions that offer a compelling alternative to traditional storage systems. However, the lack of consensus between traditional and upcoming suppliers on what SBS
really means is doing disservice to the buyer community. IDC defines software-based storage as any storage software stack that can be installed on any commodity resources (x86 hardware, hypervisors, or cloud)
and/or off-the-shelf computing hardware and used to offer a full suite of storage services and federation between the underlying persistent data placement resources to enable data mobility of its tenants between these resources.
Software-defined networking:
Architectural model that leads to network virtualization
Dynamic exchange between applications and the network
Delivering programmable interfaces to the network (eg. OpenFlow, APIs)
Management abstraction of the topology
Separation of control and forwarding functions
Converged/integrated infrastructure/systems
Integrated Infrastructure and Platforms Definition
IDC defines integrated infrastructure and platforms as pre-integrated, vendor-certified systems containing server hardware, disk storage systems, networking equipment, and basic element/systems management software.
Systems not sold with all four of these components are not counted within this tracker.
Specific to management software, IDC includes embedded or integrated management and control software optimized for the auto discovery, provisioning, and pooling of physical and virtual compute, storage, and networking
resources shipped as part of the core, standard integrated system. While such software is a critical component of an integrated system, IDC acknowledges that a number of vendors sell integrated systems with this type of
software bundled at no additional cost. IDC considers such software functionality as having no revenue and makes no attempt to separate its value from the hardware components covered in this tracker. Thus any basic
infrastructure software that has been included but not listed as an item with a price is theoretically treated as though it does not contribute any measurable value to the market.
Integrated Platform Systems
Integrated platform systems are integrated systems as defined in the Integrated Infrastructure and Platform Definition section but are sold with additional pre-integrated packaged software and customized system engineering
optimized to enable such functions as application development software, databases, testing, and integration tools (e.g., BI, content management, database, and app server middleware).
Examples of integrated platform systems include:
Oracle's Exadata
Oracle's Exalogic
IBM's PureApplication
HP's AppSystem
Fujitsu Integrated System HA Database Ready
Integrated Infrastructure Systems
Integrated infrastructure systems are designed for general-purpose, distributed workloads. They are designed to support a wide range of workloads that are likely to have differing performance profiles. While integrated infrastructure
is similar to integrated platforms in that it will leverage the same infrastructure building blocks, it is not optimized for a specific workload. Integrated infrastructure systems may be built as a complete system, with support and
infrastructure resources provided by a single technology vendor or as a partnership between multiple technology vendors.
Integrated infrastructure systems that are built through partnerships between multiple OEMs are referred to as integrated certified systems. Typically, vendors of these systems will work together to define a highly prescriptive
framework and configuration templates and will rely on a small set of certified partners to handle all aspects of pre-integration and fulfillment.
Examples of integrated infrastructure systems include:
IBM's PureFlex
Dell's vStart
Fujitsu's DI Blocks
HP's CloudSystem/VirtualSystem
VCE's Vblock
Cisco's and NetApp's FlexPod
Hitachi's Unified Compute Platform
M2M (machine to machine)
Industrial use of IoT (Internet of things) - e.g. Telematics, surveillance, smart venues/buildings
Wearable IT (e.g. Google glass, Smartwatch)
IDC defines M2M at the highest level as a technology solution that enables seamless and autonomous (without end-user inputs) wired or wireless communication between and among machines — or "things."
M2M applications are the software and tools that enable the module to conduct a specific function. These applications often align to specific verticals or specific use cases that can include but are not limited to:
In-vehicle telematics
Pay-how-you-drive insurance
Remote asset monitoring
Alarm monitoring
Fleet management
Retail POS
ATM connectivity
Smart meters
Healthcare monitoring
Consumer electronics (i.e., ereaders, photo frames, gaming devices)
Vending machine inventory monitoring
Digital signage
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