1. Microservices enable enterprises to decrease software delivery cycle times by allowing for rapid releases. 2. Cisco Intercloud, Docker, and Nirmata provide a solution for building and managing microservices applications across multiple clouds. 3. Their solution allows for multi-cloud application portability, separation of controls between administrators and DevOps teams, and automatic provisioning and management of microservices applications for elasticity and resiliency.

2. Intercloud Microservices
with Docker and Nirmata
Vivian Shen
vshen@cisco.com
Devnet Session -1170
Jim Bugwadia
jim@nirmata.com

3. About Me
• Technical Lead, Office of CTO, Cisco Intercloud Services.
 Cloud Service and Platform innovation consisting of Cloud Native,
Mobile, and IoT.
• Previously with Cisco Corporate Technology Group
 Seeing what’s next and doing technology due diligent for
acquisitions and investments.

4. Agenda
Why Microservices?
Challenges & Solutions
Intercloud Microservices
Demo

5. Typical Enterprises Release Software Every 8-12 Weeks
Dev-Test Staging Production
Monolith
* Forrester: The New Software Imperative: Fast Delivery With Quality

6. Microservices Enable Rapid Release Cycles
ms
ms ms

7. Agenda
Why Microservices?
Challenges & Solutions
Intercloud Microservices
Demo

8. Microservices Challenge
76% of the Market is Willing to Pay For Tools – 451 Research
DevOps Adoption
Undifferentiated
heavy lifting
• Orchestration
• Governance
• Resource tracking
• Audit Trail
• Access control
• Monitoring
• Logging
• Shared services
• ……
“wow, this is growing fast”
“…wait, why are we building this?”
“how do we get someone else to do this?”
“we deployed!”

9. Docker
Build, ship, and run distributed applications
Virtual Machines

11. Which ISV is a Gartner 2015 Cool Vendor?
A. Docker
B. Nirmata
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
“a Cool Vendor is an emerging and innovative vendor that has original,
interesting, and unique technology with real market impact”

12. Agenda
Why Microservices?
Challenges & Solutions
Intercloud Microservices
Demo

13. World of standalone clouds
Public
Clouds
Cloud Services
& Applications
Cisco
Powered
Services
Providers
Public
Clouds
Public
Clouds
Public
Clouds
Enterprise
Private
Clouds
CIMK v1.0

14. The Intercloud
the globally connected network of clouds
Enterprise
Private
Clouds
Public
Clouds
Intercloud
Alliance
Intercloud
Services
INTERCLOUD
Intercloud
Providers
CIMK v1.0

15. Cisco Intercloud Microservices
Docker, Nirmata, Cisco Intercloud, Cisco UCS-D,
Intercloud IaaS Services
Intercloud
Private Cloud
UCS-D
DevOps Teams
nirmata
Policy-based
Application Orchestration

16. Agenda
Why Microservices?
Challenges & Solutions
Intercloud Microservices
Demo

17. Intercloud Microservices
Benefits
• Multi-Cloud Application Portability
• Separation of Controls
• Administrators pick cloud providers and define policies
• DevOps teams get fully automated provisioning and application management
Key Features
• Elasticity: on-demand capacity across Cisco and partner Clouds
• Resiliency: auto-recovery at the application layer
• Choice: best available resources for each Microservice

18. 1. Enterprises are constantly looking to decrease
delivery cycle times
2. Microservices enable DevOps agility at scale
3. Cisco Intercloud, Docker, and Nirmata, provide
an ideal solution for Microservices applications
Summary
nirmata

19. Related Sessions
Come try it @ DevNet Cloud POD #3
DEVNET-1184 – Microservices Patterns Monday, June 8, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM,
DevNet Theater
DEVNET-1142 – Decomposing Monoliths to
Microservices
Tue, June 9, 12:00 – 12:30 PM, DevNet
Classroom 1
DEVNET-2013 - DevOps In Depth - Adrian Cockroft on
Fast Delivery
Tuesday, Jun 9, 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM,
DevNet Theater
DEVNET-1170 - Intercloud Microservices with Docker
and Nirmata
Thursday, Jun 11, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM,
DevNet Theater
BRKDEV-1002 - What's Hot in Containers Thursday, Jun 11, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM,
30B Upper Level

20. Thank you

22. Cisco Private Cloud - UCS Director
o Abstracts hardware & software into
programmable tasks
o Tasks used to create automated
workflows
o Dynamic orchestration keeps
business moving