INTRODUCTION TO “TRD 2: SOFTWARE DEFINED DATA CENTERS - NEXT STEPS FOR STORAGE & NETWORKING”

Opportunity to discuss ultimate goal, implementation and impediments to getting there and next steps.

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Data Center Virtualization Untapped Opportunities

• • • View software-controlled virtualization as the basis of business optimization. Using software to create a dynamic environment within the datacenter to improve efficiencies, uptime and profitability of those operations. DCIM – Opportunity for software-control to address key data center resources: Capacity Infrastructure Planning & Management • • • • Power – monitor / predict load, rerouting or rescheduling for efficiency HVAC – monitor / predict load, rerouting or rescheduling for efficiency Hardware – turn up or down resources as needed Configuration & Provisioning tools – turn services up or down as needed Application / Performance management & optimization Dynamic “least cost configurations” for storage, computing, access & transport through use of software defined business solution control 2

Panelists:

Art Meierdirk – Senior Director, Business Services – INOC (Moderator) Bina Hallman – VP, Storage Systems Product Mgt. - IBM Aaron Rallo – CEO – TSO Logic Marco Alves – COO – SDN Essentials 3

Art Meierdirk – Senior Director, Business Services

Art has more than 40 years of communication infrastructure management that included technology, process and tools integration. Throughout his career at INOC, AT&T and Tellabs, he held various roles in product, program and outside plant management and has been involved in the deployment of NOC and communication services for service providers and enterprise business networks world-wide. He has actively supported industry groups including participation with PCIA, AFCOM, SCTE, NEDAS, Bellcore, the Stentor Alliance, the RBOCs, and various standard-writing organizations. Art is a graduate of Northern Illinois University’s School of Business.

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Traditional Infrastructure

Users / Customers Other Service & Apps Providers Carriers Transport & Switching Data Center Remote Data Storage & Computing

Business Focused Virtualization

Home Office IT Infrastructure Remote Office(s) IT Infrastructure(s) Business Solution Command & Control Control Users / Customers Home Office IT Infrastructure Carriers Transport & Control Software Solutions Switching Other Service & Apps Providers Remote Office(s) IT Infrastructure(s) SDN Control Data Center Network Security Storage Computing Control 5

Software Defined Data Center

The software-defined data center is an environment in which “all infrastructure is virtualized and delivered as a service. The control of this datacenter is entirely automated by software.”

Advantages

A cost effective Data Center Infrastructure Business services flexibility – new services are deployed with reduced time to value Standards based architecture – avoid proprietary OEM solutions / limitations Architecture for business continuity – distributed , redundant & diverse More complete integration of infrastructures (network, IT, facilities, etc.) Businesses gain more control of the integrated infrastructure

Disadvantages

New Security Risks (or that perception) Proprietary implementations by OEMs – can delay standards adoption Concerns for standards evolution can delay deployments Legacy infrastructure replacement – can cause delays in deployment Management of network, security & applications requires a learning curve Some businesses too regulated to handoff network and data storage / processing 6

Objectives of the Panel

• • • • Offer perspectives on key issues for the Software-defined Data Center providers and users Encourage audience participation in development of these issues during the presentation / discussion Identify key issues in need of resolution for successful virtualization of all infrastructure Either offer short-term recommendations or methodologies to use when determining a strategy for deployment of virtualization solutions 7

Bina Hallman – VP Storage Systems

Bina Hallman is the Business Line Executive of the IBM Storwize Family and Growth initiatives, including Cloud, Big Data Analytics and Software Defined Storage. Bina joined IBM in 1990 and has held variety of positions including Director of Product Management in IBM SWG Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure, Director of IBM STG Mid-Range Disk business and Development Manger of IBM Systems x, Blade Center and iDataPlex offerings..

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Businesses today need to embrace New Opportunities

80% of new applications

will include cloud delivery or deployment

New consumption models 2.5 billion GB of data

are being generated every day

The need to gain insights quickly 500 million Tweets

a day;

95%

of mobile traffic is data

Explosion in file and object data

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These Shifts Introduce the Need for New Data Economics

Traditional Workloads

Transactional Systems Email, Supply Chain, HR Virtual Servers and Desktops

Systems of Record

 Benefit from simplified infrastructure  Require cost efficiency through improved virtualization and automation  Drive controlled data growth

Integrated Approach New Workloads

Social and Media Mobile Applications Big Data & Analytics

Systems of Engagement

 Require massive scale and rapid pace  Accelerate business insights  Rely on data elasticity, supporting diverse hardware 10

Software Defined enables new solutions

Today’s Workloads

Automate Your Workloads

Analytics

Optimize Your Resources

Compute Storage Network Cloud Social Mobile

Software Defined Benefits

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Simplified

operations in a secure environment •

Responsive

and enabled by Open Standards •

Adaptive

infrastructure to support changing workloads 11

Policies

Continuous Optimization

Infrastructure

Software Defined Environments are Workload-aware, leveraging Best Practices with Patterns of Expertise

Presentation Tier Application Tier Data Tier

APIs Simplified Responsive Adaptive

Solution Definition

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Programmable infrastructure via Open APIs

encourages broad ecosystem of solutions providers

Software Pattern

 Workloads

dynamically

assigned resources based on application characteristics & best available resources

Infrastructure Pattern

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Analytics-based

compliance checking reduces security exposure & business risk

Software Defined Infrastructure

 

Continuous optimization

to instantly address infrastructure issues & improve response to business needs

Proactive

management of IT resources to improve efficiency & control costs of service delivery 12

Software Defined Compute resources

Are managed in a pool to deploy the right resources

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Server Virtualization :

provide more efficient utilization of server resources •

Virtual Resource Pools :

of virtual resource pools manage lifecycle •

Virtual Image Management :

lifecycle of virtual images manage •

Platform Optimized Management :

manage the health and status of physical resources •

OpenStack support

Workload Definition, Orchestration, & Optimization

Compute Resource Inventory, Monitoring and Reporting, Optimization Events Compute Patterns, Workload-Contexts, Service Level Policy

Software Defined Infrastructure Virtualization Management Server Virtualization

Controller leveraging VM Performance Management VM Availability VM Security Isolation Hypervisors

Physical Infrastructure 13

Software Defined Networks

Are managed Workload-aware with automated connectivity

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SDN Controller :

automate connectivity of network services used in multi-tier virtual systems, optimize paths •

Network Hypervisor :

configure the physical network once, overlay network sitting on top, analogous to hypervisor for compute •

Optimize the Fabric :

move network OS from physical switches to virtual switches •

OpenDaylight Project

as an emerging, open SDN application platform Workload Definition, Orchestration, & Optimization

Compute Resource Inventory, Monitoring and Reporting, Optimization Events Compute Patterns, Workload-Contexts, Service Level Policy

Software Defined Infrastructure

Controller leveraging

SDN Platform Server Virtual Switches Physical Infrastructure

SDN Controller leveraging Open Daylight DOVE OpenFlow DOVE DOVE

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Software Defined Storage

Is efficiently managed to bring data to the workload as needed

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Storage Virtualization :

provide efficient storage of structured and unstructured data across multiple devices •

Data Tier :

optimizes placement of data across various types of storage to improve workload performance •

Mobility

Balance workload, manage lease termination, improve datacenter performance •

Centralized Management

Visualization, health, capacity, performance Workload Definition, Orchestration, & Optimization

Compute Resource Inventory, Monitoring and Reporting, Optimization Events Compute Patterns, Workload-Contexts, Service Level Policy

Software Defined Infrastructure

Controller leveraging

Virtualization Management Storage Virtualization Physical Infrastructure

Storage Services Layer

block file

Storage Software Platform

object 15

Oslo

Shared Services

Neutron

Overview of OpenStack: Key components

Nova Horizon Glance

New in Havana: - Metering (Ceilometer) - Basic Cloud Orchestration & Service Definition (Heat) New in Icehouse: - Database service (Trove)

Swift Cinder Keystone

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Cloud Administrator

•Define available storage services to catalog •Manage, monitor both cloud and non-cloud storage

Storage Administrator

OpenStack

Cinder API

Elastic capacity Named storage service levels picked from a catalog

OSLC RESTful Storage Services API Storage service catalog (regardless of HW choice)

Capacity efficiency I/O performance Data access resilience Disaster protection 17

Aaron Rallo CEO and Founder, TSO Logic

Aaron Rallo is an online industry veteran who has spent the last 15 years building and managing cloud based datacenter solutions for retailers around the world.

When Aaron realized that his company’s energy bills were flat throughout the year despite his clients’ highly seasonal demand patterns, he set out to build a solution that would address this very issue.

Aaron has previously held positions with PNI Digital Media as Director, president and COO, Fuji Film as VP of web development and operations, and with Microsoft’s digital imaging team. Aaron is a graduate of Stanford University’s AEA program, and he holds a computer science degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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What many data center’s look like today

Compute Network Storage Facility IT Power Use Business Logic Software Automation Compute Network Storage Facility IT Power Use 19

What they could look like with SDN

Business Logic Software Automation Compute Network Storage Facility Power Use IT Power Use Business Logic Software Automation Compute Network Storage Facility Power Use IT Power Use 20

SDN will change the way we think about our data centers

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SDN upside:

    React to the needs of the business faster Improve uptime Do more with what’s available Reduce expenses 22

Suggestions:

   Integrate and build bridges between facility and operations Ensure new applications support automated provisioning Keep track of what's running in real time 23

Marco Alves COO – SDN Essentials

Marco has been interested in SDN since he realized that the future of routers was in software.

He is registered in the Open Network Foundation and is engaged in the work done by this open standards organization. He is working to further the adoption of this new architecture by being involved in Education Services and helping customers fulfill their implementations through the Professional Services Team at SDN Essentials.

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Why we're gathered

Legacy Infrastructure: Network engineers have been dealing with the same problems for decades Datacenter evolution: Big data and DC scalability haven't gone hand-in-hand Changing the paradigm: We are on the cusp of a wave that will change the way things are done Migration Strategies: Once the advantages have been recognized, is the next step is a leap of faith?

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End Goal

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Simple

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Robust

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Scalable

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Flexible

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Programmable INFRASTRUCTURE

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How to cross the chasm

Migration strategies are going to be a case-by-case scenario:

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Assess the pro's and con's of going SDN

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Most likely, a phased approach will be implemented

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Paradigm shift with regards to Infrastructure Operations and Management

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Questions – Discussion

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Questions? Contact:

Art Meierdirk - INOC Senior Director, Business Services Office: 847-714-9909 Ext. 104 Email: [email protected]

www.inoc.com

Bina Hallman - IBM VP, Storage Systems Product Mgt.

Office: . Email: [email protected]

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Aaron Rollo – TSO CEO Office: . Email: [email protected]

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Marco Alves – SDN Essentials COO Office: . Email: [email protected]

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Reference Slides:

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Tools Integration into a “Single Pane of Glass”

NOC Monitoring System (Alarm Aggregation) Cloud Storage & Processing Secure Connection Environmental Systems Power Management EMS / NMS Network & Security Systems SMS

Storage / Processing (Includes Application & Service Monitoring)

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