Software-defined data center

Software-defined data center (SDDC; also: virtual data center, VDC) is a marketing term that extends <a href="/facts/Virtualization/bEqH0Wtf">virtualization</a> concepts such as abstraction, pooling, and automation to all <a href="/facts/Data_center/DS5wJY41">data center</a> resources and services to achieve <a href="/facts/IT_as_a_service/4LYPVMF5">IT as a service</a> (ITaaS).
In a software-defined data center, "all elements of the infrastructure — networking, storage, CPU and security – are virtualized and delivered as a service." 
SDDC support can be claimed by a wide variety of approaches. Critics see the software-defined data center as a marketing tool and "software-defined hype," noting this variability.
In 2013, analysts were divided into three different groups, those who think it is "just another software-defined hype", those who think most of the components are already available and those who see a potential future market. There was no unified agreement about the direction of SDDC. For some areas like the <a href="/facts/Software-defined_networking/MJGFxyoj">software-defined networking</a> a market value of about US$3.7 billion by 2016 was expected, compared to US$360 million in 2013. (software-defined networking was expected to reach US$18.5 billion in 2022) <a href="/facts/International_Data_Corporation/WvwTlWHu">IDC</a> estimates that the <a href="/facts/Software-defined_storage/CYcFlx2U">software-defined storage</a> market is poised to expand faster than any other storage market.

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Software-defined data center