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This document discusses private clouds and Cisco's private cloud solutions. It begins with an overview of private clouds and why organizations adopt them. It then outlines Cisco's approach to helping customers make the journey to private clouds through consolidation, virtualization, and automation. The rest of the document focuses on Cisco's private cloud portfolio, including its unified computing, unified fabric, and management solutions. It provides an example customer case study and discusses how Cisco helps deliver elasticity and a hybrid cloud model.
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- 1. 2011blah blah CLOUDClintGreenwood
- 2. About MeJoined CiscoCMO November ‘10Unified Computing System
- 3. Data Center SolutionsVirtualizationEngineer @ GEDeveloped Private Cloud Vision
- 4. Lead Multiple TechnicalEvaluations
- 5. Evangelized Benefits ofVirtualization13 Years of Technology Experience7 Years as a Software Engineer@cloudclintcgreenwood@cisco.com
- 6. AgendaWhy Private Clouds?Managingthe Journey to Private CloudsThe Cisco Private Cloud FoundationReal World Use Case
- 7. What Is Cloud?ITresources and services that are abstractedfrom the underlying infrastructure and provided on-demandand at scalein a multi-tenantenvironment
- 8. What Is PrivateCloud?IT resources and services that are abstractedfrom the underlying infrastructure and provided on-demandand at scalein a multi-tenantenvironment In Your Data Center
- 9. Today’s IT –Many Cloud OptionsPrivate Cloud(Data Center) Public CloudServicesHosted / SPCloud ServicesCisco Cloud ServicesThe Network Makes Cloud Computing Possible
- 10. Customer-Centric Drivers forAdoptionWhy Customers are making the Journey to the CloudReduce overall IT costs through greater efficiency of assets12345Simplify IT operations through consolidation, unification and automation of IT infrastructure Improved pace and consistency of Business Application roll-outsBetter aligning IT resources to business needs for flexibility and innovation. Adoption of IT models that reflect today’s public and private usage demandsCloud Services will Change the Economics and Operations of IT
- 11. The Journey toPrivate Clouds
- 12. The Journey toPrivate CloudEvolution of IT + Business AgilityAutomation(Transform IT)Virtualization(Improve Agility)Consolidation(Reduce Costs)PlatinumGoldProductionBusiness ApplicationsLow Hanging FruitIT-as-a-Service
- 13. Transitions to PrivateCloudAutomation(Transform IT)Virtualization(Improve Agility)Consolidation(Reduce Costs) Server Consolidation
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- 16. IT ServiceCatalog
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- 19. Workload Portability25-30%ServerVirtualization
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- 22. Application VirtualizationProductionBusinessApplicationsLow Hanging FruitIT-as-a-Service
- 23. Goal of theJourneyBusiness PartnerStrategic Supplier“The datacenter is a competitive differentiator”Cost Center“The datacenter is a critical internal resource”DELIVERING BUSINESS VALUE “The datacenter is a cost center”SOLUTIONS DIFFERENTIATIONSYSTEMS EXCELLENCETECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
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- 25. Three Building Blocksfor TransformationSimplifiedDynamicOpenFlexibleResponsiveConsistentConvergenceScale IntelligenceUnified FabricUnified ComputingUnified NetworkServicesApplication Networking
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- 33. Data Center OSBUILDINGBLOCKSVALUEATTRIBUTESSolutionDifferentiation for Traditional and Virtual Data Center
- 34. Cisco Unified ComputingATTRIBUTESBENEFITSEfficient scaling Simplified management ComputeSimplifiedFlexible, programmable and dynamic infrastructureDynamicNetworkStorageAccessDelivering best-of-breed technologies, open standards, and performance leadershipOpenScalable, dynamic compute resources for open environments
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- 36. Rainmaker JourneyVirtual SuccessCurrentVirtualization Offering a Success
- 37. Real Benefits Providedto GENext Generation Data Center Industry Best Practices
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- 39. Cloud MaturityDesign, Buildand Validate Private CloudElasticity
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- 42. Increased Business IntimacyNewPrivate Cloud Service Introduction 2011
- 43. GE Private CloudPOCCisco UCSScalable System
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- 46. Unified FabricGEGEGELeverage vSphereInvestmentvCD Catalyst to the CloudAbstraction equals FlexibilityvCD: Common Service Model for Infrastructure CloudsSecure Multi-TenancyvSphere:Platform for Cloud InfrastructureEnd User Control
- 47. UCS FTWSAN BSANALANMgmtSingle Point of ManagementHardware AbstractionUnified FabricElasticity
- 48. UCS ManagementSingle pointof device managementAdapters, blades, chassis, LAN & SAN connectivity
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- 50. GUI & CLIStandardAPIs for systems managementXML, SMASH-CLP, WSMAN, IPMI, SNMP
- 51. SDK for commercial& custom implementationsDesigned for multi-tenancyRBAC, organizations, pools & policiesView 1View 2Custom PortalGUISystems ManagementSoftwareCLIStandard APIsXML APIUCSArray Manager
- 52. Hardware “State” AbstractionLANConnectivitySAN ConnectivityOS & ApplicationUUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5b…MAC :08:00:69:02:01:FCWWN: 5080020000075740Boot Order: SAN, LANState abstracted from hardwareWWN AddressHBA FirmwareHBA SettingsUUIDBIOS FirmwareBIOS SettingsBoot OrderBMC FirmwareDrive Controller F/WDrive FirmwareMAC AddressNIC FirmwareNIC SettingsSANLANChassis-1/Blade-2Chassis-8/Blade-5Separate firmware, addresses, and parameter settings from server hardwarePhysical servers become interchangeable hardware componentsEasy to move OS & applications across server hardware
- 53. Unified Fabric HighlightsUnifiedFabric Drives ReductionPhysical Devices
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- 56. Wire OnceUnified FabricHighlightsUnified Fabric Drives ReductionPhysical Devices
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- 59. Wire OnceVirtual InterfaceCard56 Programmable InterfacesUnified Fabric HighlightsUnified Fabric Drives ReductionPhysical Devices
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- 62. Wire Once10 GEVMNIC0VM Data – 2 GBVirtual Interface Card56 Programmable InterfacesVMNIC 1VMotionQuality of ServiceMinimum Bandwidth Guarantee
- 63. No Maximum BandwidthDefined
- 64. Intelligent burstingMgmtVMNIC 2IPStorageVMNIC 3
- 65. Unified Fabric HighlightsUnifiedFabric Drives ReductionPhysical Devices
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- 68. Wire Once10 GEVMNIC0VM Data – 2 GBVirtual Interface Card56 Programmable InterfacesVMNIC 1VMotionQuality of ServiceMinimum Bandwidth Guarantee
- 69. No Maximum BandwidthDefined
- 70. Intelligent BurstingMgmtVMNIC 2VMData – 4 GB(2GB Burst)IP StorageVMNIC 3
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- 72. Private Cloud Portfolioand Solutions
- 73. Cisco’s Cloud StrategyEssentialInfrastructure for BuildingCloudsSolutions for DeployingCloud ServicesInnovation to Accelerate Useof CloudsFor customers to build and operate private cloudsFor customers to deploy fully-tested, best-of-breed cloud servicesFor users to access and collaborate using secure cloud services
- 74. Private Cloud Architectureand PortfolioCloudManagementUnified Data CenterNetworkingBusinessApplicationSolutionsUnified NetworkServicesUnified FabricUnified ComputingTier-1Business ApplicationsVirtual DesktopInfrastructure (VDI)Cisco Virtual eXperienceInfrastructureIntegrated Computing StacksVblock
- 75. HybridCloudPublicCloudReady for theCloud?ConsolidationVirtualizationPrivateCloudAutomation
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Editor's Notes
- #3 A quick slide to introduce the speaker – not required, but a good way to build some rapport with the audience.
- #6 For CIOs and IT leaders, the breadth of choices in the Cloud Computing space is growing rapidly. These options give businesses choice in how to acquire, build and consume IT services. Cisco is playing a major role in the Cloud Computing evolution by participating in Private Cloud, Hosted Cloud and Cisco Cloud services, all interconnected by an intelligent network that delivers performance, security and availability for the most mission-critical applications.
- #7 The evolution to Cloud Computing (of all forms) is being driven by customer and consumer behaviors. This is forcing iT to rethink how they deliver services to users internally and externally.
- #9 Customers follow a predictable path on the journey to private cloud. There are three general phases that apply to most journeys, identified here as IT production, Business production and IT-as-a-service. Customers typically start the journey by virtualizing test & development workloads to realize cost savings. As customers better understand the benefits and potential of virtualized infrastructure, they tackle their primary IT workloads. When implemented in standard structured fashion, virtualization not only saves money, it improves service levels for all workloads. As customers approach fully virtualized data centers, they can realize significant cost and agility benefits and transition to IT-as-a-service; a fluid elastic infrastructure that is cost efficient, easy to manage, and transforms IT from a perceived cost center to an enabler of the customer’s business.We tend to break down the Journey to a Private Cloud into three stages. The first stage is focused on Consolidation and cost-savings. It typically addresses inefficiencies in IT resources, Dev/Test and older systems. The next stage focuses on business applications and production environments, with improved business agility being the highlighted goal. The third stage brings greater levels of automation to the entire system, allowing IT to truly offer IT-as-a-Service to internal and external customers. This final stage is often targeted as moving IT resources from “maintenance” tasks to driving greater levels of innovation for the business from IT.It’s important to note that these stages aren’t always linear. Some customers are already on the journey, while others are addressing elements of this in parallel.
- #10 As businesses proceed down the journey, we are frequently seeing several transition points. In the consolidation phase they are focused on having a unified, consistent foundations to build new services. This involved unifying their network fabric (LAN/SAN), creating a unified fabric. As businesses move from stage 1 to stage 2, focused on Business production, they often hit a ceiling at around 25-30% virtualized where they need to rethink their organizational models and IT processes. Virtualization blurs the line between IT organizations (Storage, Compute, Networking, Applications). It’s usually at this stage that customers stop thinking about virtualizing their environment and start thinking about building a “private cloud”, with process and skill-sets that better align with cloud models. Cisco UCS is an excellent way to help unify IT operations because of the way that it integrates Compute, Network and Storage into a unified system. As IT organizations transition to cloud models, they often roll-out self-service portals and service templates that make it easier and more consistent for users to access IT services. This automation frees them up to work on other projects which can drive new value for the business.
- #21 8 Node Cluster186 Devices removed -> servers, cards, cables24 RU Saved50% power reductionPort Reductions128 1GB -> 6 10 GB 16 2GB SAN > 4 4GB
- #24 Cisco’s strategy is very straight forward and draws upon our depth of experience in the internet and networking. In cloud computing we focus on three types of customersProvide the essential building blocks, architectures, and integrated systems for CUSTOMERS BUILDING CLOUDS(these are our core switching and routing products, our network services, and unified computing systems which radically simplifies the building the cloud-based infrastructure)Work with best-of-breed partners, to provide fully-tested, complete SOLUTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS DEPLOYING CLOUD SERVICESFor these customers we’ve worked closely with EMC, Vmware, BMC, NetApp, Redhat and others to deliver complete solutions which can dramatically shorten the time for a service provider or enterprise simply start to deploy cloud servicesAccelerate adoption of cloud computing for CONSUMERS AND BUSINESS USERS to collaborate and securely access cloud servicesWe strong believe there is a shift happening whereby users want to access services through a variety of different devices not just their desktops. - telepresence, tablets, virtual desktops, all using the networkWe believe these pillars work together provides a way for Cisco to best serve it’s customers in their journey to the cloud. While everyone talks about how easy it is to use cloud computing, little is said about how non-trivial it is to build clouds. Cisco’s approach directly addresses this issue by providing higher-level building blocks for cloud providers, either public or private.
- #25 Cisco’s Enterprise Private Cloud portfolio is built on a modular architecture which allows customers to migrate to cloud models at a pace that fits their business needsIntegrated Computing Stacks: Vblock, FlexPodBusiness Application Solutions: Tier-1 Application, VDI, VXIUnified Data Center Networking: Unified Fabric, Unified Network Services, Unified Computing
- #26 Cisco sees cloud adoption as a journeyThe journey starts with increasingly capable pubic cloud services and private cloud platforms for the enterpriseFrom there, new APIs and protocols, virtual private clouds services, hybrid cloud capabilities and open standards for cloud will appear and evolve over timeThe eventual goal, from Cisco’s perspective, is an open, public cloud networking infrastructure, which we call the Inter-Cloud