The Future of IT is Software-Defined 
Marek Brazina 
Sr. Enterprise Management SE 
Eastern Europe
VMware Delivers: 
The Foundation for the Software-Defined Enterprise 
Traditional Modern 
Applications 
Apps 
SaaS 
Software-Defined 
Data Center 
Hybrid 
Cloud 
End-User 
Computing 
2
VMware’s Vision for End-User Computing 
PCs, Laptops 
Thin Clients 
Tablets, 
Smartphones 
Desktop 
Management 
and Delivery 
Enterprise 
Mobility 
Management 
and Security 
Mission: Secure Virtual Workspace for Work at the Speed of Life 
Desktop Laptop Tablet Phone Machine 
VMware vForum 2014 3
VMware’s Vision for the Software-Defined Data Center 
Transform storage by aligning 
it with app demands 
Management tools give 
way to automation 
Expand virtual compute 
to all applications 
Virtualize the network for 
speed and efficiency 
VMware vSphere® 
VMware NSX™ 
VMware Virtual SAN™ 
Virtual Volumes 
VMware vRealize™ 
Compute 
Network 
Storage 
Management 
Software-Defined Data Center
Software-Defined Data Center: IT Outcomes 
CapEx Reduction 
OpEx Reduction 
Improved Security 
to Effort Ratio 
Higher Availability 
Improved Service 
Delivery Time 
5 
Data Center 
Virtualization and 
Standardization 
Security Controls 
Native to 
Streamlined and Infrastructure 
Automated Data 
Center Operations 
App and 
Infrastructure 
Delivery Automation 
High Availability 
and Resilient 
Infrastructure
Software-Defined Data Center: IT Outcomes 
Data Center 
Virtualization and 
Standardization 
Security Controls 
Native to 
Streamlined and Infrastructure 
Automated Data 
Center Operations 
App and 
Infrastructure 
Delivery Automation 
High Availability 
and Resilient 
Infrastructure 
6
Data Center Virtualization and Standardization 
Before Customer Experience 
High Equipment Costs 
Windows 
Linux 
Proprietary Hardware 
Mission 
Critical 
Silos 
Big-Data 
Manual Operations 
7
Data Center Virtualization and Standardization 
Before Customer Experience 
8
Data Center Virtualization and Standardization 
After Customer Experience 
Unit Costs Comparable to Amazon, 
Google… 
9
Data Center Virtualization and Standardization 
After Customer Experience 
Unit Costs Comparable to Amazon, 
Google… 
Standardized Infrastructure for 
Traditional and New App Types 
10
Data Center Virtualization and Standardization 
After Customer Experience 
Unit Costs Comparable to Amazon, 
Google… 
Standardized Infrastructure for 
Traditional and New App Types 
11 
Hybrid Cloud Extensibility
Software-Defined Data Center: IT Outcomes 
Data Center 
Virtualization and 
Standardization 
Security Controls 
Native to 
Streamlined and Infrastructure 
Automated Data 
Center Operations 
App and 
Infrastructure 
Delivery Automation 
High Availability 
and Resilient 
Infrastructure 
12
Streamlined and Automated Data Center Operations 
Before Customer Experience 
Overprovisioning of VMs and Resources 
Long Mean Time to Issue Resolution 
Overprovisioned VMs Idle VMs Undersized VMs Right-sized VMs 
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Unnecessary CAPEX 
from Over-purchasing 
Hardware 
Lack of 
Infrastructure 
Visibility
Streamlined and Automated Data Center Operations 
After Customer Experience 
Efficient Operations reduce OpEx of IT management 
Unified Management 
of Infrastructure and 
Overprovisioned VMs Idle VMs Undersized VMs Right-sized VMs 
Good health Bad health Abnormal health 
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ImproveOd pPtiemrfiozremd aPnecrefo armnda Ancveo idaendd DCiaspruapctitioyn 
Apps 
Faster Mean Time to Issue 
Resolution
Software-Defined Data Center: IT Outcomes 
Data Center 
Virtualization and 
Standardization 
Security Controls 
Native to 
Streamlined and Infrastructure 
Automated Data 
Center Operations 
App and 
Infrastructure 
Delivery Automation 
High Availability 
and Resilient 
Infrastructure 
15
Network Virtualization Overview 
Compute Virtualization Abstraction Layer 
Physical 
Infrastructure 
• Provisioning is slow 
• Placement is limited 
• Mobility is limited 
• Hardware dependent 
• Operationally intensive 
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• Programmatic provisioning 
• Place any workload anywhere 
• Move any workload anywhere 
• Decoupled from hardware 
• Operationally efficient 
Network Virtualization Overview 
Compute Virtualization Abstraction Layer 
Physical 
Infrastructure 
Provisioning is slow 
Placement is limited 
Mobility is limited 
Hardware dependent 
intensive 
Software Defined Data Center One 
Network Virtualization Abstraction Layer 
17
Security Controls Native to Infrastructure 
Before Customer Experience 
Traditional Data Center 
High CapEx: Physical DMZ/Firewalls Web VLAN 
to 
Manage Security Zones 
App VLAN 
HR 
Finance 
Finance HR 
Services/Manageme 
nt VLAN 
DB VLAN 
Services Mgmt 
Finance HR 
Perimeter 
firewall 
Inside firewall 
Adding New Zones, 
Security Granularity 
Increases Admin OpEx 
18
Security Controls Native to Infrastructure 
After Customer Experience 1/2 (Micro Segmentation) 
NSX Data Center 
Perimeter 
firewall 
HR Group 
DMZ/Web 
App 
DB 
Finance Group 
DMZ/Web 
App 
DB 
Services/Management 
Group 
Services Mgmt 
Reduced Number 
of Firewalls While 
Increasing 
Security 
Separation, 
Reduces Firewall 
CapEx 
Virtualized Network 
and Security Services 
Tied to Workloads, 
Reduce Admin OpEx 
19
Next Level in Data Center Network Security 
Perimeter-centric network security has proven insufficient and micro-segmentation is operationally infeasible 
in a traditional physical network environment 
Internet 
Micro-segmentation 
via NSX 
Traditional Approach 
Internet 
20
Software-Defined Data Center: IT Outcomes 
Data Center 
Virtualization and 
Standardization 
Security Controls 
Native to 
Streamlined and Infrastructure 
Automated Data 
Center Operations 
App and 
Infrastructure 
Delivery Automation 
High Availability 
and Resilient 
Infrastructure 
21
High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure 
Before Customer Experience 
22 
Slow and unreliable 
recovery times 
Increased CapEx due 
to duplicate server HW 
High CapEx on storage 
HW for data protection 
High OpEx because 
of management silos 
Site A Site B
High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure 
After Customer Experience 
23 
Site A Site B 
Reduced CapEx on 
HW at both sites 
Minimal downtime from 
local or site failures 
Lower OpEx to manage app 
availability and data protection 
Flexible deployment 
models for DR
Software-Defined Data Center: IT Outcomes 
Data Center 
Virtualization and 
Standardization 
Security Controls 
Native to 
Streamlined and Infrastructure 
Automated Data 
Center Operations 
App and 
Infrastructure 
Delivery Automation 
High Availability 
and Resilient 
Infrastructure 
24
App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation 
Before Customer Experience 
Capacity 
Provisioning 
Integration Validation 
25
App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation 
Rapid Application Delivery with Policy-Based Infrastructure Automation 
Request Approve Provision Manage 
Service 
blueprints 
26
Software-Defined Data Center IT Outcomes: Summary 
Data Center 
Virtualization and 
Standardization 
Security Controls 
Native to 
Streamlined and Infrastructure 
Automated Data 
Center Operations 
App and 
Infrastructure Delivery 
Automation 
High Availability 
and Resilient 
Infrastructure 
CapEx Reduction 
OpEx Reduction 
Improved Security 
to Effort Ratio 
Higher Availability 
Faster 
Time-to-Market 
27
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Key Features 
• Builds on trusted technology: 
– vSphere + Virtual SAN + Log Insight + EVO:RAIL Engine 
• Prescribed 2U/4N platform from qualified partners 
• Automated scale out up to 4 HCIAs 
• Time to value to first VM as little as 15 minutes 
• Non disruptive patch & upgrade 
• Primary use cases: 
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance (HCIA) 
x4 
x3 
x2 
x1 
TOR Switch 
ROBO 
Virtual Private 
Cloud 
VDI 
General 
Purpose
Fully Configured and Ready within (as Little as) 15 Minutes 
29
Simplify Operations 
• Fully automated installation and configuration 
• Globally configure: 
– Passwords 
– NTP servers 
– Syslog servers 
– Time zone 
30
Automatic Scale Out 
• Scales out to 4 EVO:RAIL HCIAs in a cluster for version 1.0 
– 4 EVO:RAIL appliances = 16 ESXi hosts 
• Provides peer awareness through IPv6 auto-discovery and mDNS 
• Add new appliance to existing environment with 1 click 
31
Zero Downtime Upgrade and Patch Management 
• Upgrades and patches with no workload downtime 
• Update full clusters in just a couple of clicks 
– vCenter Server, ESXi, EVO:RAIL engine 
32
Easy VM Management 
• Same ease of management for virtual machines! 
• Highly intuitive, minimizes clicks 
33
Easy Hardware Monitoring 
34
Questions? 
35

VMware: my jsme “software defined”

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    The Future ofIT is Software-Defined Marek Brazina Sr. Enterprise Management SE Eastern Europe
  • 2.
    VMware Delivers: TheFoundation for the Software-Defined Enterprise Traditional Modern Applications Apps SaaS Software-Defined Data Center Hybrid Cloud End-User Computing 2
  • 3.
    VMware’s Vision forEnd-User Computing PCs, Laptops Thin Clients Tablets, Smartphones Desktop Management and Delivery Enterprise Mobility Management and Security Mission: Secure Virtual Workspace for Work at the Speed of Life Desktop Laptop Tablet Phone Machine VMware vForum 2014 3
  • 4.
    VMware’s Vision forthe Software-Defined Data Center Transform storage by aligning it with app demands Management tools give way to automation Expand virtual compute to all applications Virtualize the network for speed and efficiency VMware vSphere® VMware NSX™ VMware Virtual SAN™ Virtual Volumes VMware vRealize™ Compute Network Storage Management Software-Defined Data Center
  • 5.
    Software-Defined Data Center:IT Outcomes CapEx Reduction OpEx Reduction Improved Security to Effort Ratio Higher Availability Improved Service Delivery Time 5 Data Center Virtualization and Standardization Security Controls Native to Streamlined and Infrastructure Automated Data Center Operations App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure
  • 6.
    Software-Defined Data Center:IT Outcomes Data Center Virtualization and Standardization Security Controls Native to Streamlined and Infrastructure Automated Data Center Operations App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure 6
  • 7.
    Data Center Virtualizationand Standardization Before Customer Experience High Equipment Costs Windows Linux Proprietary Hardware Mission Critical Silos Big-Data Manual Operations 7
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    Data Center Virtualizationand Standardization Before Customer Experience 8
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    Data Center Virtualizationand Standardization After Customer Experience Unit Costs Comparable to Amazon, Google… 9
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    Data Center Virtualizationand Standardization After Customer Experience Unit Costs Comparable to Amazon, Google… Standardized Infrastructure for Traditional and New App Types 10
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    Data Center Virtualizationand Standardization After Customer Experience Unit Costs Comparable to Amazon, Google… Standardized Infrastructure for Traditional and New App Types 11 Hybrid Cloud Extensibility
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    Software-Defined Data Center:IT Outcomes Data Center Virtualization and Standardization Security Controls Native to Streamlined and Infrastructure Automated Data Center Operations App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure 12
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    Streamlined and AutomatedData Center Operations Before Customer Experience Overprovisioning of VMs and Resources Long Mean Time to Issue Resolution Overprovisioned VMs Idle VMs Undersized VMs Right-sized VMs 13 Unnecessary CAPEX from Over-purchasing Hardware Lack of Infrastructure Visibility
  • 14.
    Streamlined and AutomatedData Center Operations After Customer Experience Efficient Operations reduce OpEx of IT management Unified Management of Infrastructure and Overprovisioned VMs Idle VMs Undersized VMs Right-sized VMs Good health Bad health Abnormal health 14 ImproveOd pPtiemrfiozremd aPnecrefo armnda Ancveo idaendd DCiaspruapctitioyn Apps Faster Mean Time to Issue Resolution
  • 15.
    Software-Defined Data Center:IT Outcomes Data Center Virtualization and Standardization Security Controls Native to Streamlined and Infrastructure Automated Data Center Operations App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure 15
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    Network Virtualization Overview Compute Virtualization Abstraction Layer Physical Infrastructure • Provisioning is slow • Placement is limited • Mobility is limited • Hardware dependent • Operationally intensive 16
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    • Programmatic provisioning • Place any workload anywhere • Move any workload anywhere • Decoupled from hardware • Operationally efficient Network Virtualization Overview Compute Virtualization Abstraction Layer Physical Infrastructure Provisioning is slow Placement is limited Mobility is limited Hardware dependent intensive Software Defined Data Center One Network Virtualization Abstraction Layer 17
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    Security Controls Nativeto Infrastructure Before Customer Experience Traditional Data Center High CapEx: Physical DMZ/Firewalls Web VLAN to Manage Security Zones App VLAN HR Finance Finance HR Services/Manageme nt VLAN DB VLAN Services Mgmt Finance HR Perimeter firewall Inside firewall Adding New Zones, Security Granularity Increases Admin OpEx 18
  • 19.
    Security Controls Nativeto Infrastructure After Customer Experience 1/2 (Micro Segmentation) NSX Data Center Perimeter firewall HR Group DMZ/Web App DB Finance Group DMZ/Web App DB Services/Management Group Services Mgmt Reduced Number of Firewalls While Increasing Security Separation, Reduces Firewall CapEx Virtualized Network and Security Services Tied to Workloads, Reduce Admin OpEx 19
  • 20.
    Next Level inData Center Network Security Perimeter-centric network security has proven insufficient and micro-segmentation is operationally infeasible in a traditional physical network environment Internet Micro-segmentation via NSX Traditional Approach Internet 20
  • 21.
    Software-Defined Data Center:IT Outcomes Data Center Virtualization and Standardization Security Controls Native to Streamlined and Infrastructure Automated Data Center Operations App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure 21
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    High Availability andResilient Infrastructure Before Customer Experience 22 Slow and unreliable recovery times Increased CapEx due to duplicate server HW High CapEx on storage HW for data protection High OpEx because of management silos Site A Site B
  • 23.
    High Availability andResilient Infrastructure After Customer Experience 23 Site A Site B Reduced CapEx on HW at both sites Minimal downtime from local or site failures Lower OpEx to manage app availability and data protection Flexible deployment models for DR
  • 24.
    Software-Defined Data Center:IT Outcomes Data Center Virtualization and Standardization Security Controls Native to Streamlined and Infrastructure Automated Data Center Operations App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure 24
  • 25.
    App and InfrastructureDelivery Automation Before Customer Experience Capacity Provisioning Integration Validation 25
  • 26.
    App and InfrastructureDelivery Automation Rapid Application Delivery with Policy-Based Infrastructure Automation Request Approve Provision Manage Service blueprints 26
  • 27.
    Software-Defined Data CenterIT Outcomes: Summary Data Center Virtualization and Standardization Security Controls Native to Streamlined and Infrastructure Automated Data Center Operations App and Infrastructure Delivery Automation High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure CapEx Reduction OpEx Reduction Improved Security to Effort Ratio Higher Availability Faster Time-to-Market 27
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    28 Key Features • Builds on trusted technology: – vSphere + Virtual SAN + Log Insight + EVO:RAIL Engine • Prescribed 2U/4N platform from qualified partners • Automated scale out up to 4 HCIAs • Time to value to first VM as little as 15 minutes • Non disruptive patch & upgrade • Primary use cases: Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance (HCIA) x4 x3 x2 x1 TOR Switch ROBO Virtual Private Cloud VDI General Purpose
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    Fully Configured andReady within (as Little as) 15 Minutes 29
  • 30.
    Simplify Operations •Fully automated installation and configuration • Globally configure: – Passwords – NTP servers – Syslog servers – Time zone 30
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    Automatic Scale Out • Scales out to 4 EVO:RAIL HCIAs in a cluster for version 1.0 – 4 EVO:RAIL appliances = 16 ESXi hosts • Provides peer awareness through IPv6 auto-discovery and mDNS • Add new appliance to existing environment with 1 click 31
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    Zero Downtime Upgradeand Patch Management • Upgrades and patches with no workload downtime • Update full clusters in just a couple of clicks – vCenter Server, ESXi, EVO:RAIL engine 32
  • 33.
    Easy VM Management • Same ease of management for virtual machines! • Highly intuitive, minimizes clicks 33
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