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VxBlock Systems: Overview Of The Industry Leading CI Solutions & Future Directions
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Key takeaways
• A good understanding on what makes up a VxBlock System
• What benefits are customers enjoying with their VxBlock Systems
• What workloads and use cases are driving VxBlock Systems deployments
• What the future holds for Dell EMC Converged Infrastructure
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There is a huge shift to a “Buy” model
In 2017 Traditional IT
Infrastructure Market is
expected to grow at ~4%
SOURCE: IDC 12/16
While the Converged
Infrastructure 5 yr CAGR is
expected to grow at ~10%
Within Converged Infrastructure, the Integrated
Infrastructure is the largest, with Dell EMC being #1
In 2016, Dell EMC was #1
in Converged Infrastructure
Dell EMC gained market share in 2016
Dell EMC
66%
Vendor 2
<30%
Integrated Infrastructure
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Next 15 yearsBusiness-centric
Cloud-native apps
Systems of engagement and insight
Streams of data and analytics
Internet of Everything
Last 15 yearsIT-centric
Traditional applications
Systems of record
Transactional data and reporting
Internet
Why this movement?
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In 12 months, >50% of customers will
run more than 10 applications on all-
flash configurations
35% of customers already have an all-
flash strategy
All-flash
source: IDC 11/16 - All-flash array adoption
Workloads / Use cases
27% Private cloud
23% Public cloud
-4% Traditional data center
source: Cloud: IDC 12/16 – WW network forecast / Apps: 451 Research 06/16 Servers and CI
2015-20 CAGR
Cloud
By 2018, >50% of ERP, VDI, CRM,
BI, analytics will be running on CI
Network
source: IDC 12/16 – Network forecast
WW Ethernet switch revenue forecast
100GbE
100MbE/1000MbE
10GbE
40GbE
Infrastructure spend
source: ESG 06/16 – Converged Continues to gain IT traction
Converged Infrastructure Usage
32% currently use a
Converged Infrastructure
56% are planning to use a
Converged Infrastructure
12% have no plans to move to
a Converged Infrastructure
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• 50% of enterprises expect technology will reduce time needed to expand infrastructure
• +40% of enterprises see reduced time to respond to business needs as an impact to adoption
• +50% of enterprises expect technology to increase server utilization rates
• +50% of enterprises believe that physical server count can be reduced
source: 451 Research 06/16 Servers and CI
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#1Converged
Systems
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FOX SPORTS
VxBlock Systems are trusted around the world
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Storage Network Virtualization
Converged Operations
Compute
4.6X More applications
deployed
96% Reduction in
downtime
4.4XFaster time-to-
market
41%Less time keeping
lights on
Converged systems deliver real business outcomes
Source: IDC doc#255798, The Business Value of EMC Vblock Systems, May 2015
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What is a VxBlock System?
Simplifying all aspects of IT
Supported SustainedEngineered Manufactured Managed
As one product
* For network virtualization, VxBlock Systems offer a choice of VMware VDS and/or NSX and/or Cisco ACI. Vblock Systems support Cisco N1Kv
Compute
Network*
Storage
Virtualization
Management
Cisco
Dell EMC
VMware
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V
VxBlock Systems
• Integrated classic IT
architecture
• Cisco Networking
and Compute*
• Dell EMC Storage
• VMware
• Same hardware and
software as Vblock
• Plus: VMware VDS
• Plus: Choice of VMware
NSX and/or Cisco ACI
network virtualization
Vxblock Systems VxBlock systems
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VxBlock Systems architectural view
Storage
Network
Compute
Management
Virtualization1
2
3
4
5Customer
core network
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Storage
Customer core
network
F
E
X
Compute
Intel Servers
Fabric interconnects
10G Eth*
8/16G FC
Network
10G FCoE
Nexus MDS
VMAX XtremIO
VNX/Unity
Storage
Switch
Servers
Intel CPUs
Cores
Memory 64-768GB
Virtual NIC
Bandwidth
4/8/16 connections
Nexus 5K/9K
MDS 9148 or Director class
Up to 512 servers
Multiple Cisco UCS domains
All EMC models
EthernetManagement
Virtualization
VMware
*Note: VxBlock and Vblock Systems 540, with XtremIO, also supports 40Gb Ethernet
VxBlock Systems component view
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Extending the value beyond the components
TesCompute
NetworkStorage
Virtualization
Release
Certification Matrix
Manufactured
and
Tested
Hardened Roadmaps
Use Cases
Collaboration
Support
Team
Management
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VxBlock Systems family
#1 in converged systems, powering the modern data center
VxBlock Systems
540
XtremIO
superb efficiency
VDI / test and dev
VxBlock Systems
350
Unity All Flash & Hybrid
general purpose workloads
midrange scale
VxBlock Systems
740
VMAX All Flash
large scale
multi-workload consolidation
rich data services / availability
VxBlock Systems
240
VNX5200
small scale
general purpose
Dell EMC Converged
Technology
Extensions
storage or
expansion compute
modules
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Dell EMC Converged Technology Extensions
Adding greater flexibility with proven technology
Add general purpose compute, GPU cluster, DAS-based HDFS cluster(s)
Add general purpose storage with multi-array storage combinations (VNX/Unity/XtremIO/ VMAX) for added capacity/performance and new use cases including Isilon options
Add fabric extensions for shared and scalable resources with a Vscale Architecture
Cisco
Compute
Dell EMC
Storage
Fabric
Extensions
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Vscale architecture
• Scales out data centers
• Shares and orchestrates resources
• Combines converged, hyper-converged, and legacy systems
• Cisco UCS, Rack mount Servers,
LAN/SAN Switching and Security
• Cisco:
• ASAP Data Center Architecture
compliant
• Spine-and-leaf networking
• ACI software-defined networking
• UCS Director automation
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Dell EMC Vision intelligent operations • Always know the state of the data center to prioritize actions
Infrastructure Health and Life Cycle Management
Health
Workload and system health management
and logging
StabilizationOptimization
Firmware and software release
compliance management
Security
Security hardening and policy
compliance management
Compute Network Storage VirtualizationSupport for Dell EMC Vscale Architecture
(VxBlock Systems, Vblock Systems, and Dell EMC VxRack Systems
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Breadth of integrated data protection
The right level of protection for each business application
10% of data
60% of value
VPLEX
RPO: 0
RTO: 0Business Continuity
20% of data
20% of value
RecoverPoint
RPO: 0–hours
RTO: minutes–hours
Replication
100%
of data
Avamar and
Data Domain
RPO: 1 day
RTO: hours–days
Daily Backup (and archive)
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Bringing it all together—interoperability done for you
Simplifying code management
Storage Compute
Networking Virtualization
VNX VNXe
Unity
VMAX XtremIO
Isilon
Nexus MDS
UCS Manager UCS
vSphere ESX/ESXivCenter
Rack Mount ServerData Domain VPLEX Avamar
RecoverPoint PowerPath
Cisco Data Center Network MGR
NSXACI
Vision
Release Certification Matrix (RCM)
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Top
Value Drivers
Simplify operations
Mitigate risk
Increase agility
Plan for the future
Improve
productivity
Reduce costs
Top
Use Cases
VDI
Microsoft
Data protection
Oracle
Cloud
SAP
Top
Industries
Service provider
Healthcare
Financial services
Manufacturing
Education
Oil and gas
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Challenge
– Managing growth, costs and staying competitive
– Inefficient use of IT resources (outsourced)
Business Benefits
– Improved operations & customer response time
– Achieved 30% gain in productivity
– Decreased help desk calls
– Enhanced performance and TCO savings
– Simplified IT provisioning
Solution
– Private-cloud w/backup, running on Vblock
– One of the largest SAP footprints in the industry
“We were able to convert everything— our integrated Sybase database, SAP® applications, the entire operation—in one weekend. Quite honestly, it’s been a flawless implementation to date.”
– Mike Redeker, Vice President and CIO
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Soon to be released
Support for
Unity 350F, 450F, 550F, 650F
Support for the new
XtremIO
Support for
VMAX 950
vSphere 6.5
UCSM 3.1
Tech Extension updates
(next gen all-flash + Isilon all-flash)
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Making the simple, simpler: offering improved flexibility, increased scalability and
simplified/automated updates…it’s all going to be possible
Imagine if you could…
Multiple storage array options in one system
Choice of servers (rack or blades)
Mix and match compute, network and storage
Single “scalable” platform
Integrated Isilon option
CISCO-based compute options - 10G, 25G, 40G, 50G or 100G
Central multi-system management appliance
Open source engineered operational experience
Real-time configuration access Proactive support options
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