How does HCI Benefit Federal Agencies?
Federal agencies are often caught between competing needs. They need to keep data secure but accessible. They need to modernize their technology, but they also need to protect it. For mission-critical systems, essential data and private/confidential information, HCI solutions may provide a greater level of balance than now ubiquitous cloud-based infrastructures.
Below, we’ll explore some key HCI benefits for federal agencies, many of which also apply to private organizations.
Making data and services more available
High performance with the ability to scale up quickly is one of the most important features of hyper converged infrastructure. An HCI solution increases data availability, making it easier and faster to access information and services. Because the system is entirely self-contained within its stack, it can be more efficient than even a well-integrated traditional system. Federal agencies can better meet data availability requirements, a regulatory compliance issue.
Improving security and protecting data
For federal agencies, security is of the utmost importance. As a self-contained system, HCI can help increase security within an agency while limiting vulnerabilities and exposure that a cloud-based system could potentially introduce. By keeping data and services on-premises, HCI is inherently less prone to external threats common to a cloud environment (albeit not completely immune).
Cost savings for deployment and maintenance
Cost savings will always depend on the deployment. For some entities, cloud solutions will be more affordable. But for at least some companies, HCI can offer a significant reduction in the total cost of ownership. Its modular architecture requires less hardware to get it up, virtualization provides flexibility and its ease of maintenance reduces the need for robust internal IT teams.
Embedded flexibility and improved employee experience
HCI offers a virtualization platform that enables the creation of multiple VMs and makes it easy to move them around, allowing for better flexibility. It also provides an overall improved user experience by enabling faster deployment of applications and services. This helps federal agencies quickly respond to changing needs while providing employees with an intuitive, responsive technology environment.
Freeing organizations from legacy solutions
HCI can help a federal agency move away from legacy systems and solutions which may be unable to meet the demands of today’s government agencies. Many agencies may find it difficult to switch to SaaS or a cloud solution, but they can trade their on-premises servers for a hyperconverged solution. On-premise deployments aren’t always the solution for agencies but can be used in tandem with cloud applications or hosted within a data center.
Discover the benefits of HCI with Red River
It’s not all easy. It can be difficult to determine how to create and deploy your hyperconverged infrastructure. You must find the right HCI vendor and invest in the right architecture.
As a leader in enterprise IT solutions and services, Red River works with federal agencies to help them leverage the latest technologies. We understand HCI and its benefits, which allows us to provide our customers with tailored solutions that meet their unique needs, even within the public sector. We work closely with our partners in Dell Technologies’ federal team to deploy advanced HCI solutions like Dell’s rugged and fully automated VxRail.
Free your agency from legacy solutions. Improve your security while also improving your organization’s availability. You can future-proof your organization with the benefits of HCI. Contact us today to find out more.
