Building N1 Grid Solutions

The N1 Grid is Sun's vision, strategy and architecture, as well as a set of products, that redefine the nature of data center computing. The N1 Grid architecture uses the network, physically and logically, as its fundamental organizing principle. It is about understanding the challenges inherent in delivering services and managing today's complex IT infrastructures, recognizing the various technology and business trends that have led us here. By reconciling these challenges and trends, the N1 Grid architecture leads us to the conclusion that a fundamental shift is required in our understanding, architecting, and management of the data center so that the economics of delivering services can be radically changed. The book starts with an overview of how the N1 Grid architecture came about and takes the reader through the process of preparing, architecting, and implementing data center infrastructure that realizes the N1 Grid architecture vision and enables services and value to be delivered more efficiently and more flexibility today, while preparing for future technologies.