WHY CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE IS A MUST-HAVE FOR A DATA-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION The role of IT is changing dramatically, and that means organizations need to rethink the kind of infrastructure they need to fulfi ll their mission to become a data-driven organization. This paper looks at why data-driven infrastructure is needed, and how to evaluate and select a converged infrastructure solution to achieve those goals. The form, format and function of IT infrastructure are changing rapidly and irrevocably. The days of monolithic, expensive and rigid hardware in glass houses are fast disappearing in favor of new infrastructure options. The big driver in this shift toward a new infrastructure model has far less to do with Capex and other economic factors than it does with the central role tha

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