FlexPod delivers new integrated infrastructure validated designs with NetApp All-Flash and Cisco ACI that deliver new levels of performance and the ability to meet business objectives

1. Fall “Performance” Announcement
Mike Harding
September 24, 2014
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2. FlexPod: Integrated Systems Leader
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Magic Quadrant For
Integrated Systems
Source: Gartner, Inc. June 2014
Andrew Butler, George J. Weiss, Philip Dawson
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3. FlexPod: Growing Analyst Validation
• Gartner – FlexPod a Leader in Integrated Systems
Magic Quadrant, June 2014
• IDC – 300+ IT managers and execs ranked FlexPod
#1 out of 17 vendors
• Forrester –Total Economic Impact analysis calculated
FlexPod ROI of 120%, payback in 9 months
• The Edison Group – Total Cost analysis proves
FlexPod has TCO 37% lower than VSPEX, 26% lower
than Vblock
• ESG Group – FlexPod is an ideal platform for private
cloud
• Current Analysis, Inc – FlexPod is a force to be
reckoned with
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4. What’s New for FlexPod?
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Evolution of FlexPod – Fall 2014
From Cost Savings to Cutting Edge
Components
Converged
Cutting Edge
Energy limitations Virtualization Risk aversion
Time
Complexity
Cost constraints
IT Org flattening
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All-Flash
Arrays
ACI

6. FlexPod Fall Announcement
• “FlexPod Performance”
- Validated designs with All-Flash arrays let
customers experience the benefits of
integrated infrastructure, now with the
optimal level of performance
- Growing portfolio of ACI designs expand
ability to realize the software-defined
datacenter
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7. FlexPod with NetApp All-Flash Arrays
• Validated designs using the latest NetApp All-
Flash Arrays
- Designs use both All-Flash FAS8000 and
EF550 arrays
• Benefits: Increased performance for FlexPod
solutions
- Ultralow latency, extreme IOPS and
throughput
- Ideal for performance-driven apps such as
virtual desktops and databases
• Specific workload validations for:
- Citrix XD, VMware View, and Oracle RAC
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8. NetApp Flash Differentiation
Customers Optimize their Price/Performance
All-Flash for Latency-sensitive
workloads
• Transactional workloads
(OLTP)
• Analytics (OLAP)
• Decision-making systems
• Reservation/customer
service systems
• VDI
• Web services
• Technical computing
Hybrid provides the best mix
of $/IOPS and $/GB
• Speed of flash plus capacity
of disks
• Perfect for most workloads
and shared storage
environments
• Flash efficiency affects
performance and costs
• Correctly sizing your flash is
key to consistent
performance
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9. FlexPod Datacenter with Cisco Application
Centric Infrastructure
Extending Application Profiles into the Network
ACI Fabric /
Nexus 9000 Spine
/ Leaf
• Validated designs using the new
Cisco ACI software and APIC
server
APIC
• Benefits: Automation and
management through a
Software Defined Datacenter
approach
• Based on the new Cisco Nexus
9000 series switch
• Design w/ UCS-Director next qtr

10. FlexPod Fall Announcement – Designs
Workload
Reference Designs/Solutions
/Category
VMware FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere and Nexus 9000
FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 5.5 and NetApp All-Flash
FAS8000 Storage
FlexPod Datacenter with VMware Horizon View
Express FlexPod Express with VMware vSphere & Microsoft Windows Server
Hyper-V
Cisco ACI FlexPod Datacenter with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure and
Microsoft Sharepoint
FlexPod Datacenter with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure and
Microsoft Exchange
Citrix FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix XenDesktop and NetApp All-Flash
FAS8000 Storage
FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix Desktop as a Service
FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix XenDesktop and NVIDIA GRID HDX 3D
Pro
Select FlexPod Select High Performance for Oracle RAC
Flash
ACI
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11. Program Enhancements and
Promotional Highlights
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12. Newest Cooperative Support Partner
Red Hat
• Extending simplified support
for more ISVs, now including
Red Hat
• Supports previous RHEL,
RHEV, SMT designs,
OpenStack, future design
refresh
• To be added to joint
escalation procedures
• Becoming part of RTP
Cooperative Support Lab
FlexPod®
Green = Cooperative Support
Blue = Coordination via TSANET.org
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13. FlexPod Powered Partner Solutions – Fall ’14
Complementary Technologies that Enhance FlexPod
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Immersive Partner Solutions provides a SaaS
platform for resellers to continuously validate
and monitor customer FlexPods
Schneider Electric provides intelligent
enclosures and energy management solutions
for FlexPod Datacenter and FlexPod Express
ScienceLogic monitors FlexPod, visualizing
the architecture and mapping relationships
across the data center and into the cloud
Symantec Data Insight improves data
governance for applications like Microsoft
SharePoint and File Sharing on FlexPod
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14. Latest FlexPod Customer Successes
Now over 100 Published Stories!
• Univ. of São Paulo created a cloud on FlexPod and realized cost
savings of close to $100k per IT project, reduced energy consumption
and improved overall performance, availability and security
• Deployed FlexPod in primary and secondary DCs, accelerating app
performance, provided 24/7 app availability, and improved business
continuity by recovering data in just minutes from snapshots
• Built IT infrastructure on FlexPod at 3 DCs, realizing 2X faster setup
and config, achieved a 15-min RTO, avoided $70k in annual costs, and
reduced admin time and storage capacity required both by 75%
• Consolidated servers onto FlexPod to support greater scalability –
increased data access speeds, improved website performance and
uptime, and are ontrack to meet donation & business growth objectives
• Deployed FlexPod to improve DR – now meets 4-hr RTO and RPOs,
maintains 100% backup and restore success, and accelerated time to
market with improved performance for business-critical workloads
• Indonesian Telco Lintasarta deployed virtualized cloud services on
FlexPod, improving scalability, efficiency, BC/DR, and realizing IT cost
savings
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15. FlexPod Fall Announcement Summary
FlexPod Performance
• Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant
• New solutions that extend innovation
- NetApp All-flash arrays, Cisco ACI
• New programs that increase competitiveness
- Red Hat joining Cooperative Support
• For more information
- NetApp.com/FlexPod
• Join the conversation
- ConvergedCommunity.com
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