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Converged Infrastructure solutions for Cloud create business value for many customers worldwide by shortening and simplifying the path to infrastructure adoption, and time to productivity. In this session hear Alan Watson, NetApp Alliances Business Development Manager, Julian Datta, Microsoft Private Cloud Channel Development Manager and Andrew Gunyon, Cisco Data Centre Sales Manager discuss the value of very well integrated software and converged infrastructure. Hear them share their experiences, along with the latest developments in FlexPod Converged Infrastructure.
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IPExpo
October
2013
Converged Everything
2 Cisco | NetApp | Microsoft | Partner Confidential.
IPExpo
October
2013
Converged Everything
The Path to Data Center Transformation
Cloud Business
Production IT Production
Application-
Based Silos Public Cloud
Zones of
Virtualization Private Cloud
Storage
Servers
Apps
Network Hybrid
Scale infrastructure and operations cost effectively
Higher service levels for business apps
Agile IT
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The Path to Data Center Transformation
Cloud Business
Production IT Production
Application-
Based Silos Public Cloud
Zones of
Virtualization Private Cloud
Storage
Servers
Apps
Network Hybrid
Microsoft Private Cloud: Simplify IT operations through services that pool,
abstract, and automate data center infrastructure
Agile Data Infrastructure: An intelligent, scalable, always-on enterprise-
wide data infrastructure; supports apps along the transformation
Microsoft Private Cloud
Agile Data Infrastructure
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Vision for Data Center Infrastructure
Storage Pool
Compute Pool
Applications
Fabric Pool
Management
Elastically scale resources non-disruptively
Apps deployed on logically defined shared infrastructure
Deploy new apps to meet changing business needs
Centrally orchestrated with self-service extensions
FlexPod with Microsoft Private Cloud
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Compute
Networking Manageability Storage
FlexPod Wins 2013 Best of TechEd Award
“A collaborative effort between NetApp, Cisco, and Microsoft, the NetApp
FlexPod combines hardware and software to provide a complete, turnkey
solution for Hyper-V provisioning. The FlexPod software toolkit utilizes
PowerShell and Orchestrator to minimize customer headaches by fully
automating the provisioning process. The toolkit is free as part of the overall
hardware solution. This collaborative effort between NetApp, Cisco, and
Microsoft provides a strong level of support and future potential.”
- TechEd 2013 Judges
FlexPod® with Microsoft® Private Cloud Awarded Best
of TechEd 2013 in the Systems Management Category
Award Criteria:
Strategic Importance
Competitive Advantage
Value to Customers
NIST Cloud Definition Framework
Deployment Models
Service Models
Essential Characteristics
Common Characteristics
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Resource Pooling
Broad Network Access Rapid Elasticity
Measured Service
On-Demand Self-Service
Low-Cost Software
Virtualization Service Orientation
Advanced Security
Homogeneity
Massive Scale Resilient Computing
Geographic Distribution
Community Cloud Private Cloud Public Cloud
Hybrid
Clouds
Cisco and NetApp Confidential.
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Microsoft Applications
Microsoft Infrastructure
Cisco: UCS Manager, PowerTool NetApp: OCPM, Data ONTAP, PowerShell Toolkit
FlexPod with Microsoft Private Cloud
with Hyper-V
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Cisco & NetApp Management
Cisco & NetApp Hardware: • Compute
• Network
• Storage
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Unix NFS Administration
NFS
NIS Server Oracle /home/dir
Windows CIFS Administration
CIFS
Microsoft Active
Directory
Windows
Clients Exchange Server SQL Server
ISCSI
FC
Switch
Tier 1
/vol/exchlun
Synch
Replication
/vol/oracldata
/vol/eng/users
Tier 2 Tier 3
/vol/oraclmirror
Asynch
Replication
Backup and Administration
Ethernet
Switch
/vol/sqllun
/vol/sqllun
LUN Administration
FCoE FCP
/vol/exch/backup
/vol/orcl/backup
/vol/user/backup
Traditional Storage Infrastructure Shared Storage Tiers
Workloads & Users
Big Data
Content Servers
Virtualized Servers Non-virtualized
Servers
A B C D E
Policy-Based Data Management
B C D E A
Unified Data Network
FCP FCoE iSCSI
CIFS/SMB NFS/pNFS
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Agile Data Infrastructure
Workloads & Users
Big Data
Content Servers
Virtualized Servers Non-virtualized
Servers
A B C D E
Policy-Based Data Management
Replication Copy Creation
- Workload A
Unexpected Growth
in Workload B Backup Copy Creation
- Workload C
Performance Issue
- Workload D
Unexpected Growth
-Workload E System Upgrade Needed Performance Issue
Resolved Capacity Expansion Needed Growth Issue Resolved
All Actions Occur Without
Disruption to Users
A1
C1
B C D E A
Unified Data Network
FCP FCoE iSCSI
CIFS/SMB NFS/pNFS
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Hymans Robertson: building a foundation for hybrid
cloud
Challenge
Replace end of life systems
Implement a new IT system to enable future business
growth and diversification
Solution
Cohesive high-performing platform for future business
growth
Reduction of backup times from hours to minutes
Deep integration with Microsoft tools to provide hybrid
cloud platform
Rapid growth of compute capacity
Enhanced service and product delivery
Products
FAS3240
Key Technologies
SnapManager for
Microsoft SharePoint
SnapManager for
Microsoft Exchange
Server
Deduplication
Thin Provisioning
Professional Services
Microsoft Hyper-V
Server 2012 Microsoft
Windows Server® 2012
Microsoft System Center
2012 .
Hymans Robertson, is an established independent firm of
consultants and actuaries in the UK with 560 employees.
Cisco | NetApp | Microsoft | Partner Confidential.
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Hymans Robertson
“The deep integration of NetApp SAN technology with
Microsoft was significantly influential in our decision
making…. Overall NetApp was such a good fit and so well
integrated with Microsoft tools that the benefits were hard
to ignore.”
Barry Smart
IT Director, Hymans Robertson
Cisco | NetApp | Microsoft | Partner Confidential.
ING DIRECT
“Copies” of the bank environment are available to developers in 10 min. vs. 12 weeks, dramatically accelerating time to market for new products and services
Can provision copies of the bank quickly and efficiently, amplifying available storage by 4,000%
NetApp FlexClone® technology enables multiple copies of the bank to be created quickly and occupy negligible space on the storage array
NetApp Snapshot™ copies and deduplication save an additional 20% of storage
Benefits
Challenges Provisioning a single copy of the bank’s environment for testing took eight
people three months, which “…severely limited how many concurrent projects and changes we could manage.” Andrew Henderson, CIO, ING DIRECT
Developers and testers needed to accelerate time to market for development of new products and services.
Solutions
Bank in a Box, which is built on a FlexPod® with Microsoft® Private Cloud solution
Highly scalable data center solution with Cisco® Unified Computing System™, Cisco Nexus® switching, NetApp® FAS storage system, Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™, and Microsoft System Center to rapidly provision new environments and accelerate testing of new offerings
“Our staff can now
provision complete
environments in
minutes, not months,
so we can test new
ideas very rapidly.
It’s given us a
competitive edge.”
Andrew Henderson
CIO, ING DIRECT Australia
ING DIRECT is the world’s leading
direct savings bank and is wholly
owned by the global ING Group.
Case Study Links:
NetApp Print, NetApp Video, Microsoft, Cisco
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Thank You
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© 2013 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. No portions of this document may be reproduced without prior written consent of NetApp, Inc. Specifications are subject to change
without notice. NetApp, the NetApp logo, Go further, faster, Data ONTAP, FlexClone, FlexPod, Manage ONTAP, MultiStore, OnCommand, SnapDrive, SnapManager,
SnapMirror, and Snapshot are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetApp, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Cisco and Cisco Nexus are registered
trademarks and Cisco UCS and Unified Computing System are trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. Microsoft, SharePoint, Windows, Windows Server, and SQL Server are
registered trademarks and Hyper-V and Windows PowerShell are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders and should be treated as such.
Alan Watson - [email protected]
Julian Data - [email protected]
Andrew Gunyon - [email protected]
Simon Brown - [email protected]
