In this webinar, Platform9 Co-Founders Madhura Maskasky and Sirish Raghuram talk about the disruptions in the Virtualization Landscape. The speakers also focus on 3 different strategies that can help your organization navigate this landscape. Platform9 Managed OpenStack helps organizations seamlessly manage their existing or new infrastructure. Learn more at http://www.platform9.com

1. Title Text
The Melting Pot In
Virtualized Datacenters
Sirish Raghuram
Co-founder, CEO
Platform9 Systems, Inc.
Madhura Maskasky
Co-founder, Head of Product
Platform9 Systems, Inc.

2. • Speaker Bio
• Platform9 introduction
• Virtualization landscape
• Platforms
• Management Tools
• Pros and Cons
• Strategies
• Recommendation
Agenda
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3. Speaker Bio
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Madhura Maskasky
• Co-founder, Head of Product at Platform9
• Previously: Staff Engineer at VMware (7
years), Oracle, Microsoft, Stanford University
• Technical lead for multiple VMware products
Sirish Raghuram
• Co-founder, CEO at Platform9
• Previously: Staff Engineer at VMware (12 years)
• Technical and Management responsibility for
multiple VMware products

4. Platform9 is the simplest solution to manage
your datacenters as an agile, self-service
private cloud.
!
At a glance:
• Founded in Oct 2013
• Based in Sunnyvale, CA
• Funded by Redpoint Ventures
• Based on OpenStack
Platform9 Introduction
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5. Virtualization Landscape
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6. Information Week Survey
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• 2007: ~85%
VMware
• 2014: ~56%
VMware
• 2020: ?

7. • Virtualization platform
• VMware ESXi still the leader, huge installed
base
• KVM, Hyper-V and Docker are all gaining
adoption
• % new projects in 2015 using ESXi is unclear
Observations
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8. Containers Overview
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9. • Pros (of Containers)
• Better performance (http://tinyurl.com/containerVsVm)
• Higher consolidation density
• Less overhead (no guest OSes)
• Developer centric workflow (https://www.docker.com/tryit/)
• Cons
• Usage paradigm is evolving: is a Container like a VM? (http://phusion.github.io/baseimage-
docker/)
• Massive flux, no ‘safe bets’: Docker? Rocket? Kubernetes? Mesos? *.*?
• OS compatibility — requires modern Linux
• Security (or lack thereof) — apps run as root on host
• Performance guarantees — not as reliable as w/ VMs
Containers Overview
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10. Virtualization Landscape
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Platform Type Pros Cons
VMware vSphere
(ESXi)
Hypervisor
1. Time tested, stability
2. Familiarity
3. OS / HCL support
4. Operational workflows
(vMotion)
1. $$$$ (for higher SKUs)
2. Containers have advantages
over VMs
Linux KVM Hypervisor
1. Price (can be $0)
2. Supports wide range of OSes
3. Increasingly stable
4. Management: OpenStack
1. Windows guest support not as good as
ESXi
2. Operational workflows (vMotion) are
maturing
3. Management: OpenStack
4. Containers have advantages
Microsoft Hyper-
V
Hypervisor
1. Price (can be $0 for MSFT
customers)
2. Increasingly performant
3. Operational workflows are
almost there
1. Linux support, Op workflows
not as good as vSphere
2. Not as ‘cloud centric’ as KVM?
(OpenStack support?)
3. Containers have advantages
Docker /
Containers
Container
Runtime
1. Better performance, density
2. No overhead from Guest
OSes
3. Developer centric workflow
See prior slide

11. Strategies for navigating this landscape

12. • Use VMware till clarity
emerges — 2017?
• Pros
• Unlikely to back the wrong
horse
• Cons
• Possible chaos if others
(users?) start trying other
platforms
• Lose time value of benefits
(e.g. $ savings)
Strategy #1: Stay Put!
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13. • Hypervisor: ESXi
• Management system: vSphere / vCloud
Strategy #1: Stay Put!
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14. • Leverage new platforms to
complement existing VMware
deployments:
• VMware + Hyper-V
• VMware + KVM
• VMware + Docker
• Silos keep these strictly separate
• Pros
• Understand what works for your
environment
• Skills upgrade
• Influence / own the decision in your
Organization
• Cons
• Cost of managing silos, different workflows
Strategy #2: Leverage diversity w/ silos
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15. • VMware + KVM:
• ESXi managed by vSphere / vCloud
• KVM managed by OpenStack
• VMware + Docker:
• ESXi managed by vSphere / vCloud
• Docker managed by ___? (Docker? Kubernetes? Mesos?
OpenStack?)
• VMware + Hyper-V:
• ESXi managed by vSphere
• Hyper-V managed by System Center
Strategy #2: Leverage diversity w/ silos
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16. • Leverage new platforms to complement
existing VMware deployments:
• VMware + Hyper-V
• VMware + KVM
• VMware + Docker
• Use a system that serves as a single
pane across these environments
• Pros
• Understand what works for your environment
• Skills upgrade
• Influence / own the decision in your
Organization
• Cons
• Single pane might not be as full-featured as
dedicated Silos?
Strategy #3: Leverage diversity w/ single pane
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17. Strategy #3: Leverage diversity w/ single pane
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API / UI
Compute Storage Network
Orchestration
Engine
Users &
Tenancy
Placement

18. • Test new platforms in silos
• Early proof of concepts are key
• Explicitly define success and failure criteria
• Fail fast
• Look for a single platform that enables
consistency in managing
• Users and Tenants
• Resource pooling across compute, storage and network
• Provisioning workflows for applications
Recommendation
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19. • Increasing diversity of virtualization
platforms
• Be deliberate about your strategy in
handling this diversity
• Look to standardize your workflows using
a single management system
Recap
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20. • Please take our quick 2 minute survey
• http://goo.gl/forms/jGblsgFRv4
• Link is also posted on Chat window
Survey
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21. • www.platform9.com
• Twitter: @Platform9Sys
• Madhura Maskasky:
• @smadhura
• madhura@platform9.com
• Sirish Raghuram:
• www.linkedin.com/in/sirishraghuram
• sraghuram@platform9.com
Stay In Touch
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22. • KVM
• Benefits: https://openvirtualizationalliance.org/what-kvm/benefits-kvm
• Supported OSes: http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Guest_Support_Status
• Containers
• Usage paradigm debate: http://phusion.github.io/baseimage-
docker/
• Performance benefits: http://tinyurl.com/containerVsVm
References
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23. • Please use the Q&A panel, OR
• Press *6 to unmute and ask on the call
Q & A
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