Hyperconverged Infrastructure HCI is a software-defined data center processing solution that integrates compute, storage, and networking resources. Provide virtualized computing, distributed storage, and networking by using software instances running on server hardware. What are the key features and benefits of HCI? How does HCI help improve data center processing efficiency in cloud computing?

Key features of hyperconverged infrastructure。Hyperconverged infrastructure has many features, such as software-defined integration. Hyperconverged infrastructure integrates computing, storage, and network resources on the same platform in a software-defined manner, simplifying data center management and operation and maintenance.

HCI uses a distributed design, each node has computing and storage capabilities, and is deployed in a cluster to form a unified resource pool, achieving modular and seamless expansion.

Hyperconverged architecture can support horizontal scaling, using the number of nodes to expand the computing performance and storage capacity of the entire cluster at a price, providing better performance and scalability.

Simplify management. HCI provides a unified management platform that makes IT easier and more efficient to deploy, manage, and scale your IT infrastructure.

High performance: Through distributed storage layering technology, logical striping technology, and optimized NUMA and large page memory technology, hyperconverged architecture can meet the high performance requirements of critical applications.

The application of hyperconverged infrastructure in cloud computing

Virtual Desktop architecture (VDI) : The hyper-converged architecture solves the startup storm problem and provides high-performance, highly reliable, easy to maintain, and easy to manage IT systems, improving office efficiency in remote and branch offices.

Private cloud: Building a private cloud based on hyperconvergence can bring optimal efficiency and flexibility to the data center and meet the private cloud's requirements for IaaS layer virtualization.

Development and testing: Under the guidance of the "Internet +" thinking mode, the development and testing of enterprises are also developing in the direction of agile development and microservices, and the development and testing cloud is built based on hyperconvergence, which can quickly achieve environment acquisition, production network environment simulation, automatic operation and maintenance, etc.

Big data: Building a big data platform based on HCI can not only meet the needs of big data systems for computing performance and storage capacity, but also provide better scalability and scalability.

How to improve the efficiency of data processing：

Resource pooling: The hyper-converged architecture allows computing and storage resources to be pooled and allocated to different VMS and applications on demand, improving resource utilization.

Automated operations: Hyperconverged architectures often include automated tools that automate tasks such as backup, recovery, load balancing, and failover, reducing human intervention and increasing efficiency.

Data localization: Hyperconverged architecture allows data to be processed on local nodes, reducing data transmission across the network, reducing latency, and increasing data processing speed.

Elastic scaling: Dynamically adjusts resource allocation based on service requirements, ensuring that resources can be rapidly expanded to meet service requirements under heavy loads.

Data protection: Using technologies such as snapshot, replication, and backup to ensure data security and reliability and reduce the risk of data loss.

Unified management platform: The unified management interface simplifies the management of computing, storage, and network resources and improves O&M efficiency.

Through these approaches, Hyperconverged infrastructure provides cloud computing with an efficient, flexible, and scalable infrastructure that helps organizations increase data processing efficiency, reduce costs, and accelerate the pace of business innovation.