1. Dell Open Networks
The Power To Do More
Marius PURICE – Next Generation Data Center Solutions Consultant
Central Emerging Europe
2. Did you know how long we’ve been around?
Building a Foundation from Campus to Data Center
A history of delivering connectivity for the Enterprise and Data center
Dell acquires Force10 Networks, a leading provider of high performance
data center networking solutions
Dell Ranks 3rd in 40GbE Switch and Ports Revenue 2
2011
Dell Ranks 3rd in 10GbE Top of Rack (ToR) Switch Revenue 2
Dell Ranks 4th in Fixed-Port 1Gb Ethernet Revenue 2
2010 Dell launches OEM Product Families (B/J/W)
Dell launches 10GbE Top-of-Rack Switch (8024F)
2009 Dell Ranks Top 10 in Fixed-Port Ethernet1
2008 Dell adds Power-Over-Ethernet & Fiber Stackable Switches
2007 Dell launches 1st layer 3 Stackable Family
2006 Dell’s 1st layer 3 Routing Family
2004 Dell launches 1st Stackable Family
2002 Dell’s 1st all 1GbE PowerConnect Switch
2001 Dell launches PowerConnect unmanaged &
Web-Managed Switches
1 :Dell’Oro Q1’09 report, 2: Dell’Oro Q3’11 report,
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3. Our Mission: Deliver measurable value by
powering enterprise efficiency through
innovation without lock-in.
Efficient Workforce Efficient Data Center Efficient Cloud Solutions
for for for
productivity scalability flexibility
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6. Networking transformation
is driven by user experience
and usage models
77% #1 trend
Of enterprises list Consumerization of IT will
mobile security make the most impact on
as #1 priority enterprise IT in the next decade
33% 63M 90%
Of workers access social networking Workers will telecommute Of companies will
sites such as Facebook on their by 2016. This equates to 43% support corporate
personal devices while at work of the American workforce4 applications on
personal devices
7. Exponential Pressure on IT Departments
Can I use
my
device? No!
Can I work
from home?
No!
Can I video
End conference?
No! IT
Users Managers
Can I connect
outdoors?
No!
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8. Innovation begins in the data center
Workloads & data dictate data center architectures
Cloud
Service Peer
…and Provider Data
Center
the network Data
dictates the Center
user experience. Campus
Branch/SOHO
Mobile Users
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9. Dell Virtual Network Architecture (VNA)
The key to unlocking innovation in the virtualization era
Open
Deployments
Virtual network Open
Automation
architecture
Open
Ecosystems
Open networking framework for
efficient IT infrastructure &
workload intelligence
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10. Force10 delivers VNSI
Performance, scalability & automation for next-generation data center networks
E-Series
Core Systems Z-Series
Next-Gen Distributed Core
FTOS
Force10
Operating System
C-Series S-Series
Aggregation Systems TOR/Access Systems
Open Architectures + Open Automation + Open Ecosystems
Bare Metal Smart Virtual Server Programmatic GUI, Portal &
Provisioning Scripting Networking Management Script Store
Storage Engineering
11. Plan for the future, not just the present
Open approach enables enterprise innovation
Open for
Proprietary Innovation
Open Application
Closed Computing Delivery
Designed for lock-in
Virtual Network
Open Architecture
Networking
Open Fluid Data
Storage
12. Data center cores getting right-sized
It happened to storage & compute…it’s happening to networking
STORAGE COMPUTE
SLED RAID Mainframe Client/Server
NETWORKING
SPINE
LEAF
Chassis Core Distributed Core
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13. Network simplification with Z9000
Enabling simpler, flatter networks
1-Tier Design
Flatten the network Spine
40 GbE
from 3-tiers to One Distributed
Core Fabric
Leaf
10 GbE
3-Tier Design 10GbE
Core
10 GbE
1/10 GbE End-of-Row
1 GbE Top-of-Rack
Z9000
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16. Dell Wireless Network Access Architecture
Multi-Vendor
Airwave wireless
Management suite
Adaptive 802.11n Wi-
Fi access points
deliver wire-like
reliability
Head & Branch
Offices
In the Affordable Remote
Data Access Points deliver
Center wired & wireless
access
Small & Home Office
Smart client that
automatically
connects to corporate
Centralized, scalable network
and secure W-series Mobile Employee
Controllers
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17. Technology changes require solutions to
bring efficiency back to the network
Data center disruptors Campus networking simplified
• Convergence • Converged branch / remote
• VM awareness offices & mobility
• Flat networking • Thin desktop switching
Software-defined
networking
Networking services redefined Hyper-Scale switching needed
• Virtualization • Hyper-scale Cloud centers
• VM-workload aware • New Programming models
• Virtual appliance
deployment
Network architectures redefined as
cloud, virtualization and other trends mature
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