Today at the first annual
Cyxtera Conference, Cyxtera
Technologies, the secure infrastructure company, announced the launch
of its Cyxtera Extensible Data Center (CXD) Platform, a software-powered
data center architecture that brings on-demand provisioning to a broad
range of colocation and connectivity services. The company also
announced its initial CXD-powered solutions, including CXD Compute
Nodes, an on-demand hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solution; and
CXD IP Connect, high-speed, redundant Internet connectivity. Customers
can leverage these services to quickly extend existing colocation
environments within or across data centers. This ability speeds
time-to-market and enables completely 'headless' data center operations
while allowing customers to retain colocation-levels of control and
customization.
Enabling the on-demand data center: Cyxtera Extensible Data Center (CXD)
The CXD platform combines a network and
services provisioning engine with an intra-data center software-defined
network fabric that allows colocation customers to provision services on
demand or via a web console. Customers can run distributed environments
within and across data centers without dependency on contiguous floor
space. CXD's Unified Services Port allows customers to easily take
advantage of any CXD-powered service from a single network
cross-connect. Service and management connectivity is protected by
AppGate SDP, Cyxtera's flagship secure access solution.
Key Features of CXD
- Unified Services Port: enables access to multiple data center services over a single physical port
- Network Exchange: provides automated provisioning to select network service providers
- On-demand access to Cyxtera cybersecurity and threat analytics services
- High-availability, secure network fabric, backed by 99.999% availability SLA
On-Demand Compute: CXD Compute Nodes
CXD Compute Nodes, featuring Nutanix
Enterprise Cloud OS software, brings one-click application management
and mobility across public, private and distributed edge environments at
an administrative time savings of up to two-thirds that of traditional
infrastructure. Customers can provision dedicated HCI nodes on demand
via the CXD API or web console, eliminating design-to-peak
inefficiencies and speeding time to market. Cloud and managed hosting
providers can use CXD Nodes to quickly add capability in new or existing
markets without the burden of staffing and capital investment.
Enterprises can reduce the time to deploy new or augment existing
colocation infrastructure from weeks and months to hours.
Key Benefits of CXD Compute Nodes
- Provisions and automates HCI at the speed associated with public cloud but with private cloud security and control
- Simplifies and optimizes capacity management
- Eliminates onsite data center staffing needs
- Enables rapid deployment of additional computing power
- Reduces management complexity and cost with automated lifecycle management
High-Performance, Redundant Internet Connectivity: CXD IP Connect
CXD IP Connect, a blended Internet bandwidth
service, enables customers to quickly provision reliable connectivity
aggregated from multiple IP service providers. Delivered on-demand via
CXD, IP Connect reduces weeks of waiting for circuit provisioning. With
fixed and burstable options and 24/7 monitoring, IP Connect also enables
customers to respond quickly to changes in demand and accommodate for
future growth.
"We're used to point-and-click provisioning
for everything from virtual machines in the cloud to SaaS solutions, yet
the data center industry still works with a screwdriver in one hand and
a cable crimper in the other," said Randy Rowland,
President and General Manager of Data Center Services for Cyxtera. "It
can take months to deploy a single application, from provisioning
circuits to building out infrastructure in a colocation cage. CXD brings
'speed of cloud' power and provisioning to an entire range of data
center services with an extensible software-powered architecture that
will rapidly integrate Cyxtera-powered services and those of our network
and service provider ecosystem."