Never before have businesses and IT directors had more choice about how they consume and deliver IT services. With an established IT services market, rampant virtualization, and now Cloud – what is the best way to delivery IT? And critically, how can it be as efficient as possible? The answer for most business is to create a dynamic equilibrium between different delivery models, using the best of in house, outsourced and cloud delivered IT services in a hybrid approach. Simon Daykin, CTO of Logicalis UK, will present a hybrid delivery model, with a case study of Loughborough University where this has been implemented in practice. In t
7. Changing winds of the IT world
Everything-aaS – HUGE shift in IT Service Delivery
But… One size doesn’t fit all
And… There is still an IT “heritage”
And… Existing assets
And the business wants
Agility
Acceptable Risk
Supportability
Financial Flexibility
What's needed is a Hybrid…
8. Hybrid Service Delivery
Hosted Hosted
Local Hosted Cloud Hosted Cloud
Hosted
Cloud Public
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud Clouds
Service Mobility Service Movement
Hybrid: The ability to deliver services from multiple platforms
But what does that mean for my Architecture?
What does that mean for my DC’s?
9. IT Infrastructure versus IT Services
Desktop Messaging Bespoke Finance
Delivery Applications
Security
Computing
Networks
Storage
10. Logicalis Innovation – Virtual Container Technology
Compute Elements
Blade, Partition & VM Definitions etc
Storage Resources
Replicated Storage Volumes
Virtual Array Controllers
Network Elements
Layer 2 Networks & Layer 3 Interfaces
Security Elements
Boundary Definitions & Policy
Virtual Containers – Units of Cloud Mobility – Units of Service
12. How do we enable service mobility between Clouds?
Network
Cloud Cloud
Local Site Hosting Centre
Service Mobility
13. The Logicalis Cooperative Cloud Service
Enterprise-class Cloud Service
Hybrid style cloud with options for on site, off site,
dedicated, shared and community cloud infrastructure
A single reference architecture
Onsite Cloud
Hosted Cloud
Onsite + Hosted = Cooperative Cloud
Matched Architecture with full IT service mobility
Predictable & Transparent
Supports both Virtualised and Non Virtualised workload
14. The Cloud as the Platform
On Site MOBILISED Off Site
15. Full Hybrid Delivery Model
Hosted Hosted
Local Hosted Cloud Hosted Cloud
Hosted
Cloud Public
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud Clouds
Service Mobility Service Movement
Local Cloud – Base provision, on site, low latency
Hosted Cloud – Growth, Failover, Shared Services
Public Cloud – Applications, Components & Services
21. De-risking the cloud:
Loughborough’s Hybrid Cloud
Avoid refurb Co-operative Cloud
Save £Ms
+
OJEU competitive
dialogue for buy-in
Local cloud
2 x ‘mini-pods’ Remote cloud
‘Traditional’
Logicalis BOCS via
data centre
to retire