IT is in the midst of a dramatic shift to the mobile-cloud era, one in which IT services can be consumed on-demand across the enterprise and in hybrid and public clouds. Tjerk Bijlsma will share the latest Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) innovations that can help you shape your Software-Defined Data Center, radically simplifying IT while delivering services at the speed of today's business. During this session you will learn about: Cisco's comprehensive architectural approach to enable next wave of IT convergence that includes VMware vSAN and comprehensive vRealize integration as part of the SDDC. Innovations in Cisco Data Center portfolio including Cisco UCS and Nexus integrations with VMware solutions. Solutions for virtualized environments for Converged and Hyper Converged systems including FlexPod, VersaStack, Vblock, vSAN, Simplivity, StorMagic and more.

1. Getting Ready for Next Wave of
IT Convergence with Cisco UCS
Tjerk Bijlsma
Technology Officer, Cisco DC
October 2015
@tbijlsma tbijlsma@cisco.com
…from Data Center to Cloud

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30M
New devices
connected
every week
78%
Workloads processed
in Cloud DCs
by 2018
5TB+
of data per person
by 2020
180B
Mobile apps
downloaded
in 2015
277X
Data created
by IoE devices
v. end-user
Data Center and Cloud Power Market Disruption
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“In the digital world, data – and the insights from that data –
will be the most strategic asset. It will be distributed across
every part of our customers’ organizations and ecosystems.”
Chuck Robins, CEO Cisco

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SaaS
PaaS IaaS
A Broad Perspective Is Required…
Data Center Cloud Edge / IoT
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SaaS
PaaS IaaS
…to Balance New and Existing Requirements
Data Center Cloud Edge / IoT
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Traditional
Applications
Cloud Native
Applications
Data Center Cloud Edge / IoT
ERP, Financial, CRM, email,
Client/Server, …
IoT, Big Data,
Analytics, Gaming, ...
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Business Agility New Business Models Lower TCO
Business Requirements
Public Cloud
Policy Policy
Security
Data Center and
Private Cloud Edge
ComputeNetwork Storage
Cisco’s Data Center Strategy
Defined by Applications. Driven by Policy. Delivered as a Service or Solution

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Cisco
Unified Computing System

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Cisco Unified Computing System
100+
World Record Performance
Benchmarks to Date
3,800+
UCS Channel Partners
$3.5B+
Data Center
Annualized Revenue
Run Rate 2
Fortune 500
>85%
of all Enterprise
customers
have invested in UCS
46,500+
Unique UCS Customers 2
#1
Americas Revenue
Market Share in x86 Blades 1
Top 5
Server Vendor 1
40%
Rack Growth
Source: 1 IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, 2015 Q2, August 2015, Vendor Revenue Share
Source: 2 As of Cisco Q4FY15 earnings results Data Center Revenue is defined as Cisco UCS and Nexus 1000V

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UCS Solves Key Customer Challenges
Enables the Application
Scale
! Stateless
Computing
! Flexibility of form
factor
Optimized for
Public and
Private Cloud
! Flexibility of
Consumption
Model
! Intercloud Fabric
Solutions
for Critical
Workloads
! Big Data
Analytics
! Both Virtualized
and Baremetal
Operational
Efficiency
! Unified Fabric
! Reduced points
of management
! Service Profiles
Reduced
Risk
! Proven System
! Cisco Validated
Designs

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ONE SYSTEM, ONE OPERATING MODEL
UCS MINI
INTEGRATED
INFRASTRUCTURE SCALE OUTHYPERCONVERGED
Edge Cloud
Cisco UCS: One System for All Workloads
Core Data Center
UCS M-Series
Modular Servers
UCS C3160
Fourth Generation UCS
C-Series
Rack Servers
UCS B-SERIES

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UCS Solutions

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Innovation with Industry Leaders
Enterprise
Applications
• Microsoft
• Oracle
• SAP
• Citrix
• VMware
DaaS
In-memory
database
ERP
Data Analytics
• Cloudera
• Hortonworks
• MapR
Hadoop
Data
Warehouse
Verticals
Cloud and
Management
• Cisco ONE
• OpenStack
• Microsoft
• Ecosystem
• VMware
Private
Cloud
SLA
Mgmt
Storage Partners
• EMC
• Hitachi
• IBM
• NetApp
• Nimble
Multi-site
UCS Director
CVD

14. Vblock
VCE
Cisco
Solutions for
VSPEX
EMC2
HDS UCP
Select
Hitachi
SmartStack
Nimble
Storage
Cisco UCS for
Red Hat
OpenStack
Red Hat
OpenStack
FlexPod
NetApp IBM
VersaStack
Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure Solutions
CHOICE AND FLEXIBILITY
Cisco Enterprise Cloud Suite
Cisco
UCS
Cisco
Nexus
UCS Integrated Infrastructure
Big Data and
Analytics
Cisco
Over 40 published CVDs on VMware Stack across these Integrated Stacks

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• FlexPod solutions
• UCS + Nexus + NetApp FAS 8000 Series for Data Center
• UCS + Nexus + NetApp All-Flash-Array for Data Center (New)
• UCS Mini + Nexus + NetApp FAS 2000 Series for ROBO
• EMC VSPEX
• UCS + Nexus + VNX Series for Data Center
• UCS Mini + Nexus + VNXe Series for ROBO
• VersaStack Solutions for
• UCS + Nexus + IBM Storwize V7000 for Datacenter
• UCS + Nexus + IBM FlashSystem V9000 for Datacenter (New)
• UCS Mini + Nexus + IBM V5000 for ROBO
• Applications
• Virtualized solutions for SAP HANA, SAP Landscape implementations
• Range of Microsoft Applications such as Exchange, Sharepoint, SQL Server
Key UCS solutions on VMware stack
Solution Attributes
World class products and
technologies – joint
development with partners
Enterprise class Solutions
Backed by CVDs
Modular and scalable
designs with no single point
of failure
Performance and scale
studies

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Integrated Solution
With Tier-0 Storage
on Server
Storage
“Appliance” Model
Medium Scale
Scale-out Environment
with Shared Storage
Medium and
Large Scale
Turnkey Solutions
with Integrated
Compute Stacks
Medium and
Large Scale
Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution Architectures
Cisco Desktop and Application Virtualization Solutions
On-board
Architecture
Simplified
Architecture
Scalable
Architecture
Integrated
Architecture
Hyper-Converged
Architecture
Integrated Storage,
Compute, Network and
Hypervisor Stacks
Medium Scale
A range of VMware Horizon View solutions included in the portfolio

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Cisco UCS Hyperconvergence Strategy
Flexibility of
Deployment
Options
Comprehensive
Validated
Designs
Strong
Ecosystem of
Partners
Timed with
Market Demand

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HyperConverged Solutions for Branch Office
Optimized Cost
Simplified Deployment
Model
Unified Management
Optimized Footprint
Converged branch
services on Cisco ISR –
Cisco UCS E-series + Stormagic

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HyperConverged Solutions for Enterprise
Scale-Out Deployments
Enterprise Workloads
Advanced Data Services
High Performance
*Including dedup, compression, site-to-site replication, stretch clustering, native clone, and snapshots

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UCS Virtual SAN
Enterprise Edge /
Large Edge Sites
Mid-market /
Commercial
Enterprise DCSmall ROBO
Cisco UCS
C-Series ROBO*
Cisco
UCS Mini*
+
C-Series
Cisco UCS
C-Series
Cisco UCS
C-Series
Desktop Virtualization, Virtual Infrastructure, Management Clusters, Custom Applications, ROBO Applications
Roadmap*

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Cisco UCS
Compute Networking

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Software Defined Storage
Compute Storage
X86 Platform
With Virtualization
Storage Array

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The Cisco UCS Value
Compute Networking
Compute Storage
SDSCiscoUCS
The power of UCS and Software Defined
Storage, validated through reference
architectures.

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Cisco Advantage – Unified Management Framework
Centralized-Simple
Management Interface
Automated
Infrastructure Deployment
Simple to Scale
Big Data Analytics
Ceph/Gluster
OpenStack
Cisco Integrated
Infrastructure
Software Defined Storage (SdS) Application Specific
Infrastructure
UCS Management
Policy Driven, Application Centric Infrastructure
Management and Orchestration
Bringing the Same Simplicity Model to ANY Storage Type
Big Data &
Analytics

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UCS Modular
A New Server Architecture

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Trends in Composable Infrastructure
COST
AGILITY
DISAGGREGATION
! Shared Local Resources
! Based on Cisco System Link Technology
! Modular Design
! Lean Componentry
UCS M-Series

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UCS M142 UCS M1414 UCS M2814
Density 16 Single Socket Servers in 2 RU 8 Single Socket Servers in 2 RU 4 Dual Socket Servers in 2 RU
Processor
Intel Xeon E3 L
(TDP < 45W per CPU)
Intel Xeon E3
(highest clockspeed)
Intel Xeon E5
(TDP < 105W per CPU)
Targeted
Workloads
Static web page serving, dedicated
hosting, online game delivery,
genomics research
Electronic design automation,
seismic research, datacenter
graphics
Dynamic content delivery,
application containers, cloud
computing
UCS M-Series
EXPANDING PORTFOLIO OF CARTRIDGES

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Cisco System Link Technology
Extending the UCS Fabric inside the server
Compute Shared Infrastructure

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Traditional vs. Disaggregated Servers
16 Server Footprint
16 x Traditional
1U Rack Servers
32 x HDD
16 x 1GbE
NIC Cards
16 x RAID
Controllers
32 x Sets
of Cables
32 x
Redundant
Fan kits
32 x PSU
The Foundation for New Cloud-Scale Applications

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Extending Compute to
Hybrid Cloud

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Cloud Solutions Need to Deliver …
Comprehensive
Automation Across
Infrastructure
Self-Service User
Experience
Hybrid-Ready
Private Cloud
Accelerate
Application
Development &
Deployment
Automate physical &
virtual across
compute, network &
storage
On-demand seamless
delivery of services
Secure connectivity to
a “choice” of public
cloud providers
Design and deploy
complete application
stacks with a click

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Cisco ONE Enterprise Cloud Suite
Spanning Private and Hybrid Clouds
Cloud Services
Ecosystem of
Service Providers
Cisco® Virtual Application
Container Services
Cisco Prime™ Service Catalog Self-Service Portal
Integrated Infrastructure Management Cisco
UCS® Director
Multivendor Computing, Network, Storage, and Virtualization
Hybrid Cloud
Management
Cisco Intercloud Fabric
CloudOperations(CloudAssurance)(3rd-
PartyBilling,Assurance,ResourceMgmt)

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Infrastructure Automation
Heterogeneous physical and virtual
infrastructure automation across
compute, network and storage
Wizard driven rapid deployment of UCS
integrated infrastructure
(FlexPod, Vblock, VersaStack, VSPEX)
Extensible REST API for integration
with north bound orchestration systems

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Self Service Portal
Single Pane of Glass User Portal
Seamlessly design and deploy
complete application stacks
Rich integration and automation
APIs with support for custom
branding and look and feel
Easy and simple user interface for
ordering services and lifecycle
management of these service assets

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Accelerating Application Delivery
VACS
Container A
Compute
Network
Storage
LB
APP DBWEB
Design and deploy application
stacks from easy to use graphical
user interface
Dynamic template based
provisioning Virtual Networking,
Security Services and VMs (VACS,
Fenced containers & ACI containers)
Over 25+ application templates
allowing users to deploy enterprise
application with a few clicks

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Hybrid Cloud Integration
Hybrid – Ready Private Cloud
DC/Private Cloud
Provider Cloud A
Provider Cloud B
Secure L2 extension to provider
clouds for a consistent security and
compliance policy
Automatic conversion of VM images
to multiple cloud platforms enabling
choice of providers
Seamless provisioning of virtual
workload in the public clouds; ability
to bring back workload when desired

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Cisco ONE Enterprise Cloud Suite – What’s Different?
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End to End
Data Center
Automation
Self-
Service
User
Experience
Hybrid Cloud
Secure
Application
Segmentation
Modular Design
Choose Where to Start
Automate Both Physical
& Virtual
Secure DC Extension To
Choice of Public Clouds
Practical Approach to Evolve Data Center to Private/Hybrid Cloud