Managing the pain points of the hyperscale ecosystem A larger ecosystem brings with it the potential for larger problems
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ith a minimum of five thousand servers on a ten thousand square foot or larger footprint, hyperscale data centers are continually challenged by increasing bandwidth, storage, computing power, and speed requirements. The rapid scalability that defines hyperscale computing can only be accomplished through a combination of new hardware (horizontal scaling) and improved performance of existing data centers (vertical scaling). Finding the talent and resources to build or expand hyperscale data centers is a pain point that only grows stronger as the scale increases, especially with aggressive installation timelines. This can lead to reduced or omitted fiber and system verification testing, exposing
data centers to downstream failures and rework. Given the massive scale and energy requirements, Internet content providers (ICPs), big data storage, and public cloud operators face growing pressure to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.
Sameh Yamany VIAVI
With data centers already consuming approximately three percent of the world’s electricity and emitting a volume of CO2 comparable to the airline industry, clean energy conversion and netzero carbon footprint commitments are on the rise.
Hyperscale and 5G
Hyperscale data centers themselves will become primary beneficiaries of the 5G services they enable > Sameh Yamany, Chief technology officer, VIAVI
5G changes the hyperscale definition Just as demand and sustainability compete for the hyperscalers’ attention, 5G has entered the picture with a new blueprint for hyperscale computing. Core functions in the cloud continue to anchor the network architecture, but distributed edge computing and disaggregation to support ultra-low latency 5G use cases move hyperscalers out of their
State of 5G infographic’ Whitepaper: Hyperscale and 5G, the future is now (Viavi whitepaper eBook: Practical guide Viavi webinar: to owning and operating Managing the data 5G networks (Viavi eBook center lifecycle from Viavi site) end-to-end eBook: Tools and techniques for successful implementation, maintenance and monetization (Viavi eBook from Viavi site) Network cloudification: Distributed, disaggregated, native cloud based, and fully automated -DCD
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