2. Inflection Point n. A moment of dramatic change, especially in the development of a company, industry, or market. Inflection Point: Dictionary Definition
3. The Perfect Storm….Factors Impacting IT and driving change New Applications Competition Business Agility Power & Cooling Security Availability Cloud Public Cloud Regulations Virtual Desktop IT Server Virtualization IT Talent Green IT Consolidation Private Cloud Capex Costs Hybrid Cloud Unified Fabric Time to Market Voice Video 10G Ethernet Opex Costs High Performance Mobile Devices
13. Inability to deliver on business needsWhat the Business Sees Supporting Infrastructure
14. SAN B SAN A How Many Networks do you have? LAN And don’t forget the virtual Network… Backup Mgmt
15. Network & ComputeData Center Requirements Have Changed: Requirements for Today’s Data Centers: Converged/Consolidated Infrastructure Flexibility/Agility High Performance High Redundancy Security & Virtual Machine management/awareness Simplified Management (Reducing Points of Mgmt)
16. Utility Automation Virtualization Consolidation Market BUSINESS VALUE Inter Cloud SYSTEMS EXCELLENCE SOLUTION DIFFERENTIATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONS Cloud—Public/Private Unified Computing Unified Fabric Data Center Networking Hardware Foundation
17. Cisco Delivers A Comprehensive VirtualizationPortfolio Addressing new requirements of Consolidated Virtual Architectures Cisco® UCS Manager and service profiles Cisco VN-Link technology Partner VDI broker Integrated management and streamlined operational model for rapid scaling, deployment, and security of virtual desktops DV Management Unified Network Services End User Security Data Center Campus or WAN Computing Outstanding virtual machine density, scalability, and streamlined operational model reduces TCO Cisco®Unified Fabric and storage technologies scale Cisco VDI and reduce TCO Persistent virtual machine-level security and policy and pervasive SSL-VPN for remote workers Flexibility to connect users anywhere, across any infrastructure Virtual machine-level firewall, WAN optimization, for rich media performance, and server load balancing High flexibility and performance Cisco LAN, WAN, branch office, and SOHO switching and routing Cisco VN-Link, Nexus®1000V, ASA, and AnyConnect Cisco Virtual Firewall (VSG), vWAAS, and ACE Cisco Nexus, Catalyst®, and SAN, Storage Cisco Unified Computing System™ and virtual machine networking with partner hypervisor Thin & Zero clients along with Cius Also 3rd party partner devices Cisco’s Virtualization Strategy = Any Application, Any Device, Anywhere
28. a new approach SAN B SAN A LAN Mgmt Cisco Unified Compute System = Management & simplified Connectivity architecture of which servers are a component Cisco UCS UCSFabric Interconnects Network Centric Model 26 Total Servers – Blade & Racks 2 10G Unified Fabric Switches Single point of Management embedded in the Network Scale up to 40 chassis 320 total servers Management Domain - Managed as a single logical System Simplicity
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30. Single Pane of Glass to manage ALL aspects of UCS system
37. Integrated Stateless Computing Server Name: LS-A UUID: 56 4dcd3f 59 5b 61… MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:FC WWN: 5080020000075740 Boot Order: SAN, LAN All Firmware Versions SAN LAN Chassis-1/Blade-5 Chassis-9/Blade-2 Attributes no longer tiedto physical hardware Not just identity Seamless server mobility Within interconnect domain Dynamic Provisioning Complete infrastructure repurposing Integrated with 3rd party tools
One thing that is Constant in It and one thing we are all used to is change – It sort of comes with the territory. But every once in a while we hit a point of great change – great innovation that revolutionizes an industry – It signals the beginning of a new era - we refer to as an inflection point. We are currently at an inflection point in the technology industry
If you look at IT today – IT is comprised of 3 main areas – The 3 legged stool – Applications, Compute & Storage & the network – All of these are interdependent. adding application must consider compute storage & Network – Modifying network or storage can impact apps, etc. Never before in IT have we seen so many pressures and factors coming at us from all angles. This is forcing innovation and change at an unprecidented rate. Its like The Perfect Storm – In the movie all these weather elements came together to form a once in a lifetime weather event. Same is true in technology.The key point is If you are trying to implement this amount of change in an infrastructure that is not designed to be flexible, you are setup for frustration and potential failure. You won’t be able to keep up. You need to be able to turn on a dime and respond to the things that the business cares about.
Emphasize complexity - Complexity of multiple fabrics. # of nics, number of cables amount of infrastructure and added complexity of virtual network
Converged/Consolidated Infrastructure - 10 Gig Unified fabric – FCOE – Standardized FCOE capabilities in MDS, & Nexus product linesFlexibility/Agility - Service profiles, scalability ease of deployment – Wire onceHigh Performance - Latest Intel based processors, designed and optimized in the current era so tuned to performance and virt. Memory expansion, VIC – 10 World Record Benchmark and performance accolades from many leading vendorsHigh Redundancy - Redundant fabrics and dual active paths for each server – Elegant redundancy & quick recovery if failureSecurity & Virtual Machine management/awareness - Nexus 1000V, Vic card and VSG (Virtual Security Gateway) – All the other inherint security in our product line that Cisco has always been known for Simplified Management - UCS Manager - Single point of management – wire once design – Tidal software automation
Converged/Consolidated Infrastructure - 10 Gig Unified fabric – FCOE – Standardized FCOE capabilities in MDS, & Nexus product linesFlexibility/Agility - Service profiles, scalability ease of deployment – Wire onceHigh Performance - Latest Intel based processors, designed and optimized in the current era so tuned to performance and virt. Memory expansion, VIC – 10 World Record Benchmark and performance accolades from many leading vendorsHigh Redundancy - Redundant fabrics and dual active paths for each server – Elegant redundancy & quick recovery if failureSecurity & Virtual Machine management/awareness - Nexus 1000V, Vic card and VSG (Virtual Security Gateway) – All the other inherint security in our product line that Cisco has always been known for Simplified Management - UCS Manager - Single point of management – wire once design – Tidal software automation