Coverged & Hypercoverged Infrastructure

Descriptions

What is Converged Infrastructure (CI)?

Converged Infrastructure (CI) is a data center management approach that focuses on minimizing interoperability issues between storage systems, servers, and networking devices. It aims to streamline operations and reduce costs associated with physical infrastructure, including cooling, power, and cabling. CI integrates these elements into a unified, compact, and powerful system, resulting in a simplified and efficient infrastructure.

Benefits of Converged Infrastructure:

  • Cost-effective and easy deployment: CI systems are quick to implement and offer a lower upfront cost.
  • Reduced support and maintenance costs: By integrating components, CI simplifies management, reducing ongoing maintenance expenses.
CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE

What is Diverged Infrastructure?

Diverged Infrastructure represents the separation of computing, storage, and networking resources into distinct, specialized components. In this model, storage management is treated as an application, resulting in an integrated platform where hardware communication is largely virtualized, often managed through a hypervisor. This eliminates the need for dedicated communication hardware, optimizing resource management and flexibility.

Characteristics of Diverged Infrastructure:

  • The network is virtualized, achieved through hypervisor technology.
  • Combines invisible services with underlying hardware architecture, improving efficiency.

 

HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE

CI vs. HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastructure)

Businesses are increasingly seeking solutions that reduce physical hardware dependencies while expanding IT resources for their users. As companies transition from one-to-one relationships between physical servers and storage to multi-virtual machine setups managed by a single storage controller, they are adopting either Converged Infrastructure (CI) or Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI).

Key Differences:

  • CI: Combines storage, compute, and networking into a single physical system, simplifying infrastructure management.
  • HCI: Takes this integration further by consolidating these resources into a software-defined environment, eliminating much of the hardware complexity while offering greater flexibility.

Both approaches aim to simplify infrastructure management, improve flexibility, and offer scalable, efficient solutions for modern data centers. Code Agrius provides both CI and HCI solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of businesses, helping them achieve greater efficiency and adaptability in their IT environments.