Converged Infrastructure (CI) gives organizations a single, optimized package of components to run core enterprise workloads like SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server. Based on real user experiences from IT Central Station, this paper explores 10 benefits of switching from a traditional infrastructure stack to the FlexPod CI solution. FlexPod helps IT serve business clients through pre-validated storage, networking and server technologies.

This paper explores why real users of CI chose the FlexPod CI solution for their data centers. Drawn from user experiences described on IT Central Station, it highlights 10 ways the FlexPod platform, which was developed by NetApp and Cisco, increases IT responsiveness to business demands. The paper books at the ways FlexPod helps IT serve business clients through pre-validated storage, networking and server technologies.