Towards the Network centric, Cloud Ready Data Center: Reduce Cost & Complexity
Vassilis Koulouris
1. Virtualization (Ranked No. 5 last year)
2. Cloud Computing (New to the list)
3. Computing fabrics (No. 8 last year)
4. Web-oriented architecture (New but similar to “the Web platform” No. 7 last
year)
5. Enterprise mashups (No. 6 last year)
6. Specialized systems (New to the list)
7. Social software and social networking (No. 10 last year)
8. Unified communications
9. Business intelligence (New to the list)
10. Green IT (No. 1 last year)
Gartner’s 10 Strategic Technologiesfor 2009
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The key attributes “usually” associated with Cloud Computing
1. Multi-tenant – the ability to process the needs of multiple users with shared resources in a dynamic and transparent fashion
2. Elastic and Scalable – resources can expand and contract as needed
3. Metered/Rented – some manner of “pay for only what you use”
4. Self-Provisioned – “self check-in” at least to some degree
5. Internet based – accessible using internet technology, usually over the public Internet
6. X as a Service – the details/concerns of implementation are abstracted for the customer
What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is an approach that enables organizations to leverage
scalable, elastic and secure resources as services with the expected
results of simplified operations, significant savings in cost and nearly
instant provisioning.
The seventh attribute sets Secure cloud computing apart
7. Secure – an overall decrease in risk due to greater security protocols and tools from the cloud provider for data in motion, data at rest and data in process.
Cloud Computing: Models
Enterprise
Data
Storage
Service
Office
Apps
On Demand
CPUsPrinting
Service
Cloud
Provider #1
Cloud
Provider #2
Internal Cloud
CRM
Service
…
Service 3
Backup
Service ILM
Service
Service
Service
Service
Business
Apps/Service
Employee
User
… …
… The
Internet
Examples of Delivered Services
How is your IT aligning to your Business?
Current:„Accidental Architecture‟
Siloed IT resources
Low utilisation, power inefficiency
Branch offices „mini data centers‟
How is your IT aligning to your Business?
Current:„Accidental Architecture‟
Siloed IT resources
Low utilisation, power inefficiency
Branch offices „mini data centers‟
How is your IT aligning to your Business?
Current:„Accidental Architecture‟
Siloed IT resources
Low utilisation, power inefficiency
Branch offices „mini data centers‟
Emerging:Web 2.0 Model
Virtualized DC & virtualized services
Significant new resource demands
Challenges with visibility, control, security
How is your IT aligning to your Business?
Emerging:Web 2.0 Model
Virtualized DC & virtualized services
Significant new resource demands
Challenges with visibility, control, security
Status Quo is Not an OptionCurrent Trends are Overwhelming Traditional Data Center Designs
• Storage growing at 40-100% per year
• Power & Cooling ~25-30% of total DC costs
• Operations taking another ~30% of total DC costs
• Asset Utilization averages ~20-30%
• New Applications can take 60-90 days to deploy
• 90% of Employees work away from Corporate HQ
Data Centers built with a 10+ year design
life are becoming obsolete within 5 years
1
2
Infrastructure needs to become more dynamic …
… to free budget for new investment and speed
deployment of new capabilities.
Facilities
Infrastructure
Production
Infrastructure
Mobility
Infrastructure
Technology
Infrastructure
Communications
Infrastructure
+ + + +
Flexible
Dynamic
On-demand
Efficient
CloudComputing
Trusted
Control
Reliable
Secure
Network Platform
Applications
Security
Virtualization
Information
Bring the Cloud to the Enterprise
Infrastructure
The Data Center Today
Today‟s Data Center• Component-
Centric
• 10,000s
componentsUtility
Servers
Firewalls
Network
Fabric
Application
Servers
Database
Servers
Storage
Storage
Fabric
Compute, Store, Connect,
Protect managed separately
Component Management
• Small disparate
resource pools per
component group
• Pools are
independently
managed
• Over-provisioned
Common Vision of the Future
Business Processes
Applications & ServicesMessaging, Databases, ERP, DSS, Content Management
Next Generation Virtualized Data Center
Automated
Infrastructure
Capacity Management
• Large Unified Compute, Store,
Connect & Protect Pool
• Automatically Meets SLAs
• Lean Infrastructure & Staffing
Requirements
• On-Demand
procurement
• Private Cloud
• Public Cloud
• Federated
Business Process
Centric
your applications
your information
enterprise IT resources
any device
any where
enterprise
infrastructureserver – network - storage
provider
infrastructureserver – network - storage
cloud operating system
virtual information infrastructure
cloud internetwork and unified computing
Building The Private Cloud
EMC
Cisco
VMware
UCS: Server Architecture for Virtualization
“carrier–class” virtualization platform
zero-touch capacity expansion
automatic rebalancing of resources
precise control when needed
massive workload consolidation
supports the most demanding service levels
all resources provisioned as services
supports today‟s and tomorrow‟s processes
transparent scaling
network-centric service delivery
Simplifying the Data Center
A simple solution• Embed management
• Unify fabrics
• Optimize virtualization
• Remove unnecessary – Switches
– Adapters
– Management modules
• Less than 1/2 the support
infrastructure for a
given workload
Mgmt Server
Unified Computing System
Key Differentiation
Embedded Management (UCS Manager)
Unified Fabric (FCoE)
StateServers and
Service
Profilesless
Virtualized Adapters and
VN-Link
Expanded Memory
Optimized Platform for Unified Computing
LAN SANMGMT
Up to 40 enclosures, 320 blades
Thousands of VMs
Unified Fabric
Stateless Computing
Single Management Domain
Reduced Points of
Management
Universal
Interconnect
Scalable
Infrastructure
Optimized
Virtualization
Scalable Virtualization
Unified embedded
management & service
processor
Unified Fabric to PCIe
bus
Fabric Extender for
wire once
connectivity
2 to 640 4 core processors per
cluster (Intel Nehalem chipset)
6 to 6000 Virtual Machines
per cluster
Open interfaces
accommodating existing
management investments
Seamless connectivity to
DCE, FCoE, & 10GE
Energy efficient
multi-core x86 (95W)
VMotion Network Optimized
for reliability
64 to 384 GB per processor
for in memory computations
Estimate of Benefits forVirtualized Infrastructure
Reduced capital expenditures: up to 60%Reduced operating expenses: up to 30%Higher service levelsIncreased responsive to the business
Bu
sin
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s V
alu
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TimeExpand StandardizeExplore
Utility Servers
Valu
e g
row
s a
s y
ou
vir
tualize m
ore
Business
Applications
Mission-Critical
Applications
Universal Desktop
Everything virtualized
StrategicVirtualization
TacticalVirtualization
Bu
sin
es
s V
alu
e
TimeExpand StandardizeExplore
Server
Consolidation
Desktop
Virtualization
Back-up &
Recovery
Disaster Recovery
Business Cont.
Mission Critical
Applications
Private
Cloud
ManagementSecurity
vStorage vStorage
Every Scale, Protocol & Feature.
Every scale,Deploy efficiently
Back-up & RestoreFile, VM, Datastore
VMware SRM +
Recovery Point
DR/BC solutionsfrom one source
Deduplication
Accelerate, reduce risk, increase confidence,
Proven solutions
Line of sightVirtual-Physical
Extend sec.in virt world
IONIX RSA
All underpinned with Services Offerings
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go
up
Journey towards Virtualized Data Centre
Tactical Virtualization
Strategic Virtualization
Understand infrastructure actual usage:
visibility of actual server/Infra usage /
state of compliancy /
Cost per service usage
Simplify / Automate IT infra management:
Decouple command/business layer from underlying components
Automate IT management processes to serve business requirements
Improve underlying technologies independently from command layer
Reduce cost of the infrastructure
Servers: Virtualize and repurpose existing servers / Infra
Labour: Automate manual processes
Energy: Lower Energy consumption
Reduce risk for my services / better my SLAs:
Automate compliancy / change-patch-version management
Automate Disaster recovery process
Comprehensive fail-over mechanism
Reduce manual tasks
Increase Flexibility / Time to market for my new services
Repurpose infra in real time to support new services
Pool resources
Dedicate resources on demand
Cloud building blocks:Unisys Infrastructure Management Suite:
Unisystems Datacenter Automation Solutions
Beginning Data center transformation journey in addressing first existing pain points.
Quest
Aimed at SP’s
Rationalize /
pay per use
• Reduce Operational costs
• Increase business agility / time to market
• Compliance with Industry and Federal regulations
• Risk Mitigation / Service continuity
• Reduce IT complexity
CIO’s major concerns
IMS solutions ie Products & Services
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U-O
rchestr
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U-A
dapt
U-p
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ack
Cirba
Continuous optimization / Cost control
Orchestrated resource provisioning
Automated service continuity
Serv
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Orc
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Cirba
Continuous optimization / Cost control
Orchestrated resource provisioning
Automated service continuity
Serv
ices
Cloud based Virtual Desktop
Orchestrated resource provisioning
Orchestrated resource provisioning
Shared services Management platform
ERL model
Assessment
End to end
Building block concrete example:uAdapt / Server repurposing
Web farm Test & Dev Citrix Farm
Pool of Physical and virtual servers
Dynamic allocation
of resources
Adaptation to load
requirements in real
time
Re-allocation of under-
used servers
Automatic fail-over /
N+1 mode
X
Switch off unused
servers
SERVICES
RESOURCES
Taking Your First Step into the Cloud with Unisystems
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Advisory and Assessment
Strategic
Cloud Feasibility & Workload Assessment
• Understand strategic implications that cloud might have for your business.
• Explore alternatives such as internal or private, external or public, or hybrid clouds and how a client might gain value from internally optimizing their processes and infrastructure based on the Unisys vision for a Real-Time Infrastructure (RTI).
• Examines the characteristics of business services that
have sub-components with the potential to be moved to the
cloud, and what positive impacts would be realized.
• Assesses the readiness of the client‟s infrastructure to
support the consumption of a cloud IT delivery model.
Infrastructure Solutions Overview
Access & Application
Delivery
Application Delivery
Solutions
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
WAN & WEB Optimization Thin Clients
Information & Storage
Management
Mid & High End Storage
Solutions
Data Protection
Email & File Archiving
Storage & Backup
Assessment
Business Continuity & Replication
Data CenterTransformation & Virtualization
Consolidation/Modernization
VirtualizationRelocation/Co-location/Manag
edServices
Data Center Automation
Energy & Space Efficiency/Green
IT
Enterprise Management
Application Discovery
Management
Service and IT Asset
Management
End-to-end management of
the back office of IT
Application Performance Management
Assessments
Business Continuity &
Disaster Recovery
Continuous Data Protection
Disaster Recovery concepts
Fault Tolerance / High Availability
Business Continuity Plans
Security &Compliance
Perimeter Security & End Point Security
Secure Remote Access,
Entitlement Management for High Risk Users
Compliance & Risk Assessment Web Application
Penetration Tests
ESSO, Smart Cards, PKI
Data Leakage Prevention
WEB Application Firewalling
Assessments
• Access Delivery Assesment (Already a succesfull solution with more than 32
customers)
• VDI readiness Assessment
• Server Virtualization Assesment
• Monitoring Service for Servers & Applications (Blueprint)
• Application Performance Monitoring & Stress Testing Assessment
• Wan Assessment, WEB Apps stress testing, Wan Emulation assessment
• Data leakage Prevention AssessmentDisaster Recovery Surveyor
• Windows 7 Migration readiness assessment
• Data Profiler Assesment
• Storage Assessment
• Backup and Recovery Assesment
The way forward
Unisystems together with our Technology Partners can assist you to:
Analyze your current infrastructure (Server, Desktop &
Application Delivery Readiness Assessment)
Help evaluate the Desktop & Application delivery technology
Design the new Data Center architecture (end to end)
Implement, manage and support the new virtual infrastructure
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