Microsoft plans open approach to data center management
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft will take an open approach to systems management with its initiative for simplifying corporate data centers, with plans to let products from Hewlett-Packard, Computer Associates International and other vendors manage servers and software that conform to its Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI), a Microsoft official said this week.
Like efforts underway at Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, DSI aims to make it easier to deploy and manage software across large groups of servers and storage equipment. The idea is that CPU power and storage will be assigned to applications automatically as demand dictates, making more efficient use of resources. Microsoft first discussed its efforts in March, saying the various components would be rolled out over three to five years.