Which cloud-based infrastructure service is right for you? CDW compares Microsoft Azure, HP Helion, VMware vCloud Air, IBM SoftLayer and Amazon Web Services.

1. FLEXIBLE CONSTRUCTION
A Comparison Of Cloud-Based
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES:

2. The benefits of
are clear.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

3. Cloud-deployed computing power
and storage services can help you:
• Rapidly expand compute and storage capacity
as needed
• Provision development and test environments
for new internally built apps
• Deliver greater return on IT investment

4. what kind of IaaS solution is best for you.
What’s less obvious is determining

5. Cloud infrastructure can
be delivered in three ways
PUBLIC PRIVATE
HYBRID

6. • Provides greater computing-power flexibility
• Scales as needed
• Reduces maintenance of on-premise solutions
• Controls unexpected increases in workload
HYBRID

7. PUBLIC
• Multitenant environment
• Increase capacity at peak times
• Augment or decrease resources quickly
• Quick startup time
• Pay only for what you use

8. • Single-tenant environment
• Dedicated hardware, storage, networks
• Meets stringent performance and
compliance requirements
• Provides higher Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Increased privacy for sensitive data
PRIVATE

9. Vendors shape their cloud infrastructure
to meet customer needs.

10. Let’s take a closer look at five major
cloud infrastructure providers.

12. Microsoft Azure’s robust,
hybrid-ready cloud
infrastructure offering makes
transitioning from on-premise
platforms simple and secure.

13. What are the benefits of Microsoft Azure?
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
New VMs can be provisioned
using familiar Microsoft
management tools.

14. What are the benefits of Microsoft Azure?
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
It provides simplified
identity management
and access control.

15. PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
It integrates easily with
existing infrastructures and
supports your current OS.
What are the benefits of Microsoft Azure?

16. PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
Microsoft offers
comprehensive, IT-level
support that’s available 24/7.
What are the benefits of Microsoft Azure?

17. Is Microsoft Azure right for me?

18. Microsoft Azure is ideal for
people who are looking for a flexible and
secure cloud infrastructure environment
with familiar management tools.

19. PUBLIC CLOUD

20. HP Helion enterprise-grade
Public Cloud is built on
OpenStack technology.
PUBLIC CLOUD

21. What are the benefits of HP Helion?
Computing and storage
infrastructure are offered
on an on-demand,
pay-as-you-go basis.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
PUBLIC CLOUD

22. It provides greater
workload availability
and manageability. PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of HP Helion?
PUBLIC CLOUD

23. Support is available 24/7/365.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of HP Helion?
PUBLIC CLOUD

24. Its open, interoperable
platform allows for
efficient creation of
dev-test environments.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of HP Helion?
PUBLIC CLOUD

25. Is HP Helion right for me?

26. HP Helion is ideal for
enterprises looking for infrastructure that
supports in-house app development.

27. vCloud Air

28. vCloud Air
VMware vCloud Air enables
you to seamlessly extend
your data center into the
public cloud, creating a true
hybrid environment.

29. What are the benefits of VMware vCloud Air?
Any workload currently built
on VMware can be migrated
to the cloud seamlessly
without any conversions
or rewrites.
vCloud Air
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID

30. It allows you to add
additional resources on
demand, and it scales to fit
your current needs.
vCloud Air
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of VMware vCloud Air?

31. Your current system’s
networking and security
policies can be extended into
the vCloud Air environment.
vCloud Air
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of VMware vCloud Air?

32. vCloud Air resources can
be managed from your
existing on-premise VMware
management system under a
single pane of glass.
vCloud Air
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of VMware vCloud Air?

33. Is VMware vCloud Air right for me?

34. VMware vCloud Air is ideal for
users whose data centers are already
virtualized by VMware and who are looking
for a seamless cloud experience.

36. IBM SoftLayer integrates
enterprise-grade services
and powers innovation for
developers and IT pros.

37. What are the benefits of IBM SoftLayer?
Public and private clouds are
both available for system and
application infrastructure. PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID

38. SoftLayer’s IaaS services
can be supplemented by
hardware, IT operations
management software,
middleware and database
software.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of IBM SoftLayer?

39. It includes comprehensive
consulting and outsourcing
capabilities. PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of IBM SoftLayer?

40. Options are available
for single-tenant virtual
machines residing in
SoftLayer’s multitenant
public cloud.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of IBM SoftLayer?

41. Bare-metal servers can
be engaged by the hour.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of IBM SoftLayer?

42. Is IBM SoftLayer right for me?

43. IBM SoftLayer is ideal for
users looking for a highly customized
cloud infrastructure because it can
combine public, private and hybrid
clouds into a single solution.

45. Amazon Web Services (AWS)
offers a low-cost range of
flexible infrastructure resources.

46. What are the benefits of AWS?
It gives you the option
to select programming
language, web app
platform, database, OS
and other services.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID

47. Loading your software and
services in the AWS virtual
environment eases the
migration process.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of AWS?

48. The application hosting
platform can be accessed
through the AWS
Management Console
and other popular
web services APIs.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of AWS?

49. AWS takes physical,
operational and software
measures to secure and
harden infrastructure.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of AWS?

50. Amazon’s infrastructure
gives you access to compute
and storage resources when
you need them.
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
HYBRID
What are the benefits of AWS?

51. Is AWS right for me?

52. AWS is ideal for
users who need a low-cost, scalable solution
that can help their organizations respond to
rapidly changing technology needs.

53. Now that you know what’s out there,

54. ... let’s take a closer look.

55. OVERVIEW
• Enterprise-grade
public cloud based
on OpenStack
technology
• Offers on-demand,
pay-as-you-go
cloud services
for computing
and storage
infrastructure
• Integrates public
cloud with
on-premise
products that many
IT departments
already use
• Hybrid cloud
solution built on
the foundation of
VMware vCloud Air
• One platform with
myriad solutions to
serve a broad range
of performance,
security and isolation
requirements
• A public cloud
solution that allows
customers to
easily augment
or scale back their
infrastructure
according to
their needs
• Available through
aggregation service
Datapipe
Ideal for…
• Organizations looking
to incorporate onsite
IT with private/public
elements using a
highly collaborative
computing platform
• Businesses that wish
to augment or move
their traditional IT
resources to a mature
cloud provider
• Those who already
use Microsoft and
would like a familiar
way to manage new
cloud infrastructure
• Organizations
that are currently
virtualized using
VMware
• Small and medium
businesses looking
for a tailored cloud
infrastructure
solution
• Businesses looking
for a low-cost and
easily scalable cloud
infrastructure
solution
vCloud AirPUBLIC CLOUD

56. Strengths
• Since the HP Public
Cloud is built with
OpenStack’s open-
source software, it’s
incredibly scalable
and easy to
implement
• Greater workload
availability and
manageability,
along with support
for businesses
• Wide portfolio of
cloud service
offerings: not just
IaaS, but PaaS and
SaaS offerings as well
• Largest geographic
footprint of physical
cloud data centers
• Current VMware
users can extend
their data centers
to the cloud using
the same tools and
processes they
currently use
• Unified architecture
with common
management and
programming
interfaces.
• Can combine
bare-metal servers,
public cloud instances
and private cloud
deployments into
distributed hybrid
architectures and
manage from a single
control pane and API.
• Well-rounded
portfolio of cloud
storage solutions
that are particularly
cost effective
and agile
Delivery Method
Public
Public
Private
Hybrid
Hybrid
Public
Private
Hybrid
Public
vCloud AirPUBLIC CLOUD

57. To learn more about these
offerings, click below.
vCloud AirPUBLIC CLOUD

58. What else should I know?

59. Before you move forward,
there are a few questions
you should consider to help
you determine which IaaS
solution is best for you.

60. ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:
What are the organizational problems we hope to solve
with IaaS? Why do we think IaaS will help us solve them?
What sort of payment structure works best for us?
Is our business more focused on CAPEX or OPEX spending?
What do our data security standards look like?

61. ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Which compliance standards do we need to meet?
What kind of uptime and SLA do we require?
How close are our offices and our coworkers to our cloud
provider’s facilities?

62. TECHNOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS:
What are our biggest pain points in our current
environment?
Which deployment model makes the most sense
for us? Why?
What kinds of workloads are we hoping to support
with IaaS?
Will we need to add bandwidth?

63. TECHNOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Do we need to increase or decrease computing power
on the fly?
What kind of expertise do we need in a cloud provider,
and how much management do we want to be
responsible for?
Which existing systems need to be integrated?

64. CDW can help.Ready to make the move?

65. To learn more about cloud infrastructure
or to see how we can help you tailor a solution,
visit CDW.com/cloud
We can help you navigate our offering of 40+
carefully selected cloud solution providers.
And because we can also deliver managed
services for most IaaS providers, finding and
managing a cloud solution is easier than ever.