by John Mark V. Tuazon
Computerworld Philippines
August 24, 2010

BORACAY, AKLAN — With the introduction of EMC’s VPLEX, a new technology which enables the concept of storage federation, jumping to the cloud has now become more sensible for enterprises, a company executive remarked recently.

Launched only in May during the recent EMC World in Boston, VPLEX will allow companies to create a storage pool and move stored data within, across, and among data centers. Currently, only VPLEX Local and VPLEX Metro, which allows movement of data within and between two data centers, respectively, are available in the market.

With the entrance of VPLEX, deploying a private cloud solution is now a more viable option. “The enabling technologies currently present has already reached a level of maturity,” expressed Ronnie Latinazo, country general manager, EMC Philippines.

“The technology on the server, VMWare, and now the technology on storage side, VPLEX, together allows companies to come up with a wholly virtualized infrastructure, and offer private cloud services to their users,” he added.

Latinazo said it makes sense to implement a cloud infrastructure right now, since most systems in data centers are operating on siloes, and most data used are unstructured. “The typical IT infrastructure of today is not integrated and complex. It is hard to manage, or if manageable, it is inefficient because it is still working on siloes. It is inflexible because there’s a lot of control, and as such, it’s costly,” he related.

Another compelling reason for firms to look for better ways to run their infrastructure, Latinazo said, is the proverbial innovation-versus-maintenance gridlock, which has hounded organizations over the years.

“Based on studies, in a typical company’s budget, 72% goes to maintenance of the system, and only 28% is left to investments that change the way they do work and contribute value to the organization,” he shared, adding: “There alone is the dilemma: budgets are not rising, yet there are a lot of inefficiencies.”

On the flip side, data growth is projected to reach an all-time high, as it is forecasted to reach at least 35 zettabytes by the year 2020. “It’s a problem that companies need to address, are facing, and have no choice but to address. It’s a perfect storm to compel companies to take action,” Latinazo added.

The Journey
The move to the cloud is but a natural progression in the evolution of computing, according to Latinazo. Global enterprises have moved from the centralized environment of mainframes back then, to the client-server setup for less-critical applications, and, more recently, the deployment of business applications through the Web.

“The next inflection point we see is really the journey to IT cloud services, with companies transforming their data centers into private clouds,” he said, adding that the cloud provides lower IT costs, improved business agility, and higher quality of service to its users.

EMC is well-poised to deliver such private cloud services, especially that it has acquired a mass of solutions that help to address cloud concerns all around.

The company has expanded its portfolio to reach both ends of the information management spectrum, from its traditional core enterprise solutions down to the consumer market in recent times.

With this positioning, IDC pegs EMC as the consistent market leader in information management in the Philippines, Latinazo shared. Now on its 10th year, EMC Philippines’ key focus for its customers is in helping them undertake the journey towards the private cloud, he added.

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