An architect takes the following notes during a meeting with a customer:
plans to introduce an entirely new service offering to customers

servers will be virtualized and will consume large amounts of storage space

project is to operate in an isolated section of the data center with limited access to the corporate

network
need flexibility to grow quickly as required by the new service demands on the infrastructure

has no repeatable process for firmware management

concerned about how long it will take for the project team to become productive on the new

infrastructure
Which solution should the architect propose to help the customer overcome all of its project challenges?