From Claude with some prompting
This image illustrates the concept of abstraction and overlay using software-defined systems. At the top, it shows hardware represented by servers, software as a user interface, and control as a cursor icon. Below, it demonstrates that complex hardware becomes more abstracted through software-defined systems.
The software layer acts as an overlay that simplifies and abstracts the underlying complex hardware infrastructure. This logical abstraction enables automated control and management of the hardware resources through software interfaces.
The image conveys how software-defined approaches decouple the control and management functions from the physical hardware, enabling more flexibility, scalability, and automation in managing IT infrastructure. The progression from hardware to software, and then to logical abstraction and automated control, highlights the benefits of software-defined systems in modern computing environments.
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