As IT departments to accelerate and optimize performance and availability, the siloed architectures prevalent in the past simply can't scale effectively and economically enough to keep up with these changes. The concept of a converged infrastructure, offering policy-based automation and resource allocation across pooled resources allows IT organizations to achieve their goals.

This paper provides insights into some of the major forces driving the development and adoption of management systems for converged infrastructure. In addition, it discusses the role that Egenera plays in this strategically important market with its PAN Manager solution.