NEC announced the launch of an enhanced NEC Cloud System, featuring multi-data-center functions and supporting the building and operation of OpenStack enabled cloud platforms.
The NEC Cloud System allows for unified operation of data centers with an integrated portal, even in a multi-data-center environment where different versions of OpenStack exist. In addition, multiple data centers can be integrated and managed as one virtual data center by extending Software Defined-Networking (SDN), which can be applied to the network from any single data center to cover the networks between various data centers, enabling business continuity and disaster counter measures, according to NEC.
Moreover, NEC provides a management function for data center service providers that allows for the automatic building of physical and virtual network appliances for a multivendor environment. This results in the efficient management of the entire data center.
In recent years, there has been a growing need for OpenStack to provide for the efficient operation of cloud platforms, the swift building of cloud environments and applications, and to secure the openness of cloud platforms, said NEC. Likewise, in terms of reducing costs for network building and operation and the flexible allocation of resources, expectations have grown for the utilization of Virtual Network Functions (VNF) to virtualize network functionality and Physical Network Functions (PNF).
Toshifumi Uesaka, Principal Strategist of Platform Service Division, NEC Corporation
NEC contributes to the development of cloud platforms with a high degree of openness by actively utilizing open source software centering on Red Hat OpenStack Platform, and by giving back newly developed functions to the OSS community.
