Software Defined Enterprise enabled by Network Modernization

John.Ross@WWT.COM(314)824-0394 @johnjrosssr

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John RossSenior Consultant – Advisory Services

• 25 Years in technology working on large scale enterprise deployments

• Extensive background in IaaS, Automation & Orchestration

• Focused on Software Defined Enterprise and Organizational Transformation

FUN FACT

Used to hang out at Sound City Studios playing drums while Tom Petty was recording “Damn the Torpedo’s ”

Software Defined Enterprise (Example)

COST

Public Cloud

Data

Center

Private

Cloud

The Software Defined Newco

Decisions to Make

Internal IaaS / Traditional Compute

VirtualAssets

PhysicalAssets

Internal CloudServices

Need to make decisions on how to enable these capabilities

IT Architecture, Engineering & Operations

PaaS

IaaS SaaSintegrations

HybridCloud Services

How do I provide AWS/AZURE like services with Self ServiceExtend capabilities to provide application-centric self-service automation, security and management while controlling costs and implementing governance

What do I Use Traditional Hardware, Converged, Hyper-Converged, Hybrid, Public Cloud what is the correct decision?Key all are correct depending on you business goals and ability to consume the capabilities within the organization on time.

Questions: How does the network support and enable these choices? Can my teams operate and deliver the capabilities? How do I remain compliant across multiple platforms? If I started today, how would you design you Infrastructure?

Service User

The Journey to the Software Defined Enterprise

Business

Priorities

No impact to IT Minimal IT Impact Requires New skills in IT Organization Changes, New

Roles, DevOps, Private Cloud

Existing / Traditional

Network

Network Centric

Network Resiliency Network Centric

With Automation

Rapid Application

Deployment

Network

Segmentation

Data Center

Virtualization

Automated Data

Center Operations

Infrastructure Delivery

Automation

Business Agility

High Availability

Security

Native to

Infrastructure

Network Modernization Roadmap

FREE

WORKSHOPSOperating ACI

WorkshopACI DesignWorkshop

AutomationWorkshop

Orchestration Workshop

Security Readiness Workshop

Existing /

Traditional

Network

Operational

Analysis

Network

Centric(ACI Deployed)

Network

Resiliency(ACI Multipod)

Network

Centric With

Automation

Autonomous

Network

Operations

Rapid

Application

Deployment

Network

Segmentation(Policy Centric)

NO IMPACT TO IT MINIMAL IT IMPACT REQUIRES NEW SKILLS IN IT ORGANIZATION CHANGES, NEW ROLES

ACI Migration

PlanningACI Installation

3rd Party

Integration

Policy Modeling &

Testing

Operational Readiness Assessment

Application Discovery & Dependency Mapping (ADDM)

Design & Deploy Service

POC / LAB / ATC

Op

era

tion

al T

rain

ing

PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES

Operational

Training

Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

BCP / DR Planning & Testing

Network Security Readiness

ACI Policy

Deployment

Network Segmentation Design

The Journey to the Software Defined Enterprise

PRESENTATION TAKEAWAYS

Takeaway one…

Building the foundation needed to support the Software Defined Enterprise starts with the Network

Takeaway two…

Quickly deploy SDN / ACI in order to gain broad visibility and single point of management. This drives near term ROI quickly.

Takeaway three…

World Wide Technology has the services and programs to accelerate your journey to Modernize your Network and Datacenter

THANK YOUAUDIENCE Q&A