<s>
Dynamic	B-Operating_System
Infrastructure	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
concept	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
,	O
whereby	O
the	O
underlying	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
can	O
respond	O
dynamically	O
and	O
more	O
efficiently	O
to	O
changing	O
levels	O
of	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
assets	O
such	O
as	O
storage	O
and	O
processing	O
power	O
can	O
be	O
provisioned	O
(	O
made	O
available	O
)	O
to	O
meet	O
surges	O
in	O
user	O
's	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Infrastructure	O
2.0	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
Data	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
premise	O
of	O
dynamic	B-Operating_System
infrastructures	I-Operating_System
is	O
to	O
leverage	O
pooled	O
IT	O
resources	O
to	O
provide	O
flexible	O
IT	O
capacity	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
allocation	O
of	O
resources	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
demand	O
from	O
business	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
achieved	O
by	O
using	O
server	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
to	O
pool	O
computing	O
resources	O
wherever	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
allocating	O
these	O
resources	O
on-demand	O
using	O
automated	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
for	O
load	B-Application
balancing	I-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
efficient	O
approach	O
than	O
keeping	O
massive	O
computing	O
resources	O
in	O
reserve	O
to	O
run	O
tasks	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
once	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
otherwise	O
under-utilized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamic	B-Operating_System
Infrastructures	I-Operating_System
may	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
security	O
and	O
data	O
protection	O
when	O
workloads	O
are	O
moved	O
during	O
migrations	O
,	O
provisioning	O
,	O
enhancing	O
performance	O
or	O
building	O
co-location	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamic	B-Operating_System
infrastructures	I-Operating_System
were	O
promoted	O
to	O
enhance	O
performance	O
,	O
scalability	O
,	O
system	O
availability	O
and	O
uptime	O
,	O
increasing	O
server	O
utilization	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
routine	O
maintenance	O
on	O
either	O
physical	O
or	O
virtual	O
systems	O
all	O
while	O
minimizing	O
interruption	O
to	O
business	O
operations	O
and	O
reducing	O
cost	O
for	O
IT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamic	B-Operating_System
infrastructures	I-Operating_System
also	O
provide	O
the	O
fundamental	O
business	O
continuity	O
and	O
high	O
availability	O
requirements	O
to	O
facilitate	O
cloud	O
or	O
grid	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
networking	O
companies	O
,	O
infrastructure	O
2.0	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
networks	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
movement	O
and	O
scale	O
requirements	O
of	O
new	O
enterprise	O
IT	O
initiatives	O
,	O
especially	O
virtualization	O
and	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
companies	O
like	O
Cisco	O
,	O
F5	O
Networks	O
and	O
Infoblox	O
,	O
network	O
automation	O
and	O
connectivity	O
intelligence	O
between	O
networks	O
,	O
applications	O
and	O
endpoints	O
will	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
reap	O
the	O
full	O
benefits	O
of	O
virtualization	O
and	O
many	O
types	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
examples	O
of	O
server-level	O
dynamic	B-Operating_System
infrastructures	I-Operating_System
are	O
the	O
FlexFrame	O
for	O
SAP	O
and	O
FlexFrame	O
for	O
Oracle	O
introduced	O
by	O
Fujitsu	O
Siemens	O
Computers	O
(	O
now	O
Fujitsu	O
)	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamic	B-Operating_System
infrastructures	I-Operating_System
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
intelligence	O
gained	O
across	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
design	O
,	O
every	O
dynamic	B-Operating_System
infrastructure	I-Operating_System
is	O
service-oriented	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
supporting	O
and	O
enabling	O
the	O
end	O
users	O
in	O
a	O
highly	O
responsive	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
utilize	O
alternative	O
sourcing	O
approaches	O
,	O
like	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
to	O
deliver	O
new	O
services	O
with	O
agility	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
organizations	O
already	O
have	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
a	O
dynamic	B-Operating_System
infrastructure	I-Operating_System
that	O
will	O
bring	O
together	O
the	O
business	O
and	O
IT	O
infrastructure	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
systems	O
can	O
be	O
optimized	O
for	O
energy	O
efficiency	O
,	O
managing	O
spikes	O
in	O
demand	O
,	O
and	O
ensuring	O
disaster	B-General_Concept
recovery	I-General_Concept
readiness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
green	O
issues	O
are	O
a	O
primary	O
driver	O
in	O
10%	O
of	O
current	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
outsourcing	O
and	O
hosting	O
initiatives	O
,	O
cost	O
reductions	O
initiatives	O
are	O
a	O
driver	O
47%	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
are	O
now	O
aligned	O
well	O
with	O
green	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combining	O
the	O
two	O
means	O
that	O
at	O
least	O
57%	O
of	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
outsourcing	O
and	O
hosting	O
initiatives	O
are	O
driven	O
by	O
green	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
vendors	O
promoting	O
dynamic	B-Operating_System
infrastructures	I-Operating_System
include	O
IBM	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Sun	O
,	O
Fujitsu	O
,	O
HP	O
,	O
Dell	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
