Strategic Technologist 2015 Federal Forum

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Why a Dedicated Network
for IP Storage?
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2. The Trends Driving IP Storage
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Is Your
Network Ready for
Scalable Storage
Solutions?
SSD
Changes
Everything
Ultra Low
Latency
Virtualization
Continues to
Drive Change
Higher SLAs
Storage
Will Continue
to Grow
TBs to PBs

3. Solving Pain Points
The network matters for IP storage
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Storage vs. Client
Server—who wins?
(And there is a winner.)
Manage Growth
Requirements for 100%
availability and
reliability are increasing
Mitigate Risk Reduce Costs
Infrastructure
complexity and
management costs are
growing

4. Redefine Networking for IP Storage
The network matters for IP storage
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Industry’s first purpose-built storage connectivity solutions
for the data center and disaster recovery
Achieve SLAs for
business-critical
applications
Deploy Dedicated
Networks
Deliver local
replication
performance over
long distance
Implement DR
Solutions
Unify Management
Unify IP and Fibre
Channel storage
networking
management

5. Dedicated Networks for IP Storage
Address business-critical SLAs with a resilient, high-performance fabric
• Deliver predictable performance and
unmatched resiliency for business-
critical applications
• Provision network capacity with minimal
intervention and virtually no learning curve
• Configure and manage multiple switches in
the fabric as a single logical element
• Provide storage-class resiliency with
non-disruptive failover after a path or
link failure
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NAS iSCSI Flash

6. IP Extension for Storage Exclusively
Local replication performance over long distance with strong encryption
• Move data to meet recovery objectives
• Encrypt data flows over distance
• Maximize utilization of WAN links through
storage optimization technology
• Minimize downtime and overcome
disruptions due to WAN link failure
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7. Unified Storage Network Management
Unprecedented network visibility and insight across all storage networks
• Monitor IP and Fibre Channel health and
performance from a single dashboard
• Simplify network monitoring and alerting
• Integrate network data into VMware vRealize
to maximize VM performance and availability
• Pre-Validate and troubleshoot the physical
infrastructure to streamline deployment
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Open Discussion
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