Open Data Center Consortium completes large data analysis using model

Open Data Center Alliance is a customer-led alliance that shares the skills of cloud computing deployments with customers and tries to drive vendors to deliver the products they want. Recently, the consortium has added large data to its list of it topics.

Founded in 2010, the alliance is primarily a collective voice for corporate customers who use their purchasing power to influence the data center products that vendors sell, emphasizing interoperability and development standards.

The Alliance defines technical requirements and usage models for all aspects of cloud computing, such as identity management and data security. Members of the consortium agreed to follow these usage models and give manufacturers greater incentive to provide the products and functions they require.

ODCA has more than 300 members, including large companies such as BMW, JPMorgan Chase, Lockheed Martin and Capgemini Consulting. This week, the Coalition held its annual forecast conference in San Francisco, announcing the completion of three new usage models for software-defined networks, extended storage and information as services, or large data analysis.

Like other use models, they identify the main technical requirements in each area. These usage models also provide customers with the language that is available when submitting an RFP (Request for proposal) to the vendor, and the alliance has also established an online recommendation engine Assist tool (PEAT) to help the enterprise prepare for the RFP.

"We need a standards-based cloud solution that meets the needs of the enterprise IT department, which is exactly what ODCA is for," said Mario Mueller, chairman of the Open Data Center Alliance and BMW's vice president of IT infrastructure. ”

Now, he says, many vendors are offering cloud computing products that are incomplete, and one of the goals of the alliance is to get suppliers to understand the features and capabilities that their customers want. If a sufficient number of enterprise customers need a feature, they will listen to our comments.

Cloud products are still deficient in security, compliance and operation with existing traditional equipment, and they usually do not have the interoperability that the vendor claims.

One of the benefits of being a member of the alliance is that they share the results from the proof-of-concept test, which can help them make a purchase decision.

Even if federated members share basic architectural skills, they can still compete in the deployment of cloud services.

Another benefit of sharing test results is that the alliance can tell vendors about these results and identify which vendors are "not actually" functional or interoperability.

However, Mueller admits that it has been a challenge to try to influence how suppliers build their products. This is partly because members who use their models do not usually tell their suppliers that they are ODCA members, so the vendor is unaware of the alliance's influence.

Over time, more and more members will join the alliance, and Mueller says he has 100% confidence that suppliers will follow the alliance's advice. "The supplier needs to know what the customer wants, and only the supplier who listens to the customer will be able to achieve long-term success." ”

Vendors can also join the consortium and they will be able to see these usage models. SAP, Infosys and UOL announced in Monday that they have become members of the alliance, like Microsoft, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, but some big brands (such as IBM and Oracle) have not joined the alliance.

The alliance also updated several existing usage models in Monday, including data security, long-distance migration, reporting and carbon footprint reduction. (邹铮 Compilation)

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