The DMTF has released a new spec, for the software-defined data center, and the spec has firmware implications (eg, firmware updates).
The Open Software Defined Data Center (OSDDC) Incubator recently released the white paper, “Software Defined Data Center Definition 1.0,” reviewing industry standards for the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). The paper outlines use cases, definitions, and identifies existing standards gaps, as well as possible architectures for the various implementations of SDDC.
Click to access DSP-IS0501_1.0.0.pdf
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