This document discusses rearchitecting the data center with software defined infrastructure. It notes that the number of connected devices driving data center usage is growing exponentially. Traditionally, data centers have been hardware defined and static, but software defined infrastructure allows for automated, dynamic provisioning of compute, storage and network resources as virtual machines. This speeds service provisioning from months to minutes. The document outlines how network functions can be virtualized and the network software defined. It also discusses software defined storage that treats storage as a service and software defined infrastructure that uses orchestration to deliver applications from a pool of resources.

1. Supported by
APJ Big Data and Cloud Summit 2014
Explore the Possibilities
Rearchitecting the Data Center
with Software Defined
Infrastructure
Jeni Panhorst
Data Center Solutions & Technologies
August 2014

2. Enterprise
IT
Cloud Service
Provider
Telco Service
Provider
HPC
Data Center Overview
Server Storage Network

3. Connected Devices: Depend on Data Centers
1: Intel and 3rd party analysis
2: Intel estimate based on various end user proofs of concepts
3: Cisco
CONNECTED FACTORY
TOOLS
~40 DEVICES
drives
1 SERVER2
DIGITAL SIGNS
~20 DEVICES
drives
1 SERVER2
SMARTPHONES
~400 DEVICES
drives
1 SERVER1
50B by 2020
CONNECTED ENDPOINTS3
MEDICAL WEARABLE
DEVICES
~100 DEVICES
drives
1 SERVER2

4. Today
Network
Compute
Storage
App App
App App
App App
a
Static, Manual,
Hardware Defined
Tomorrow
a
Automated, Dynamic,
Software Defined
App
App App
App App
Orchestration Software
Resource Pool
App
STORAGE NETWORK COMPUTE

5. Re-architecture of the Datacenter is Needed
Datacenter Today Software-defined Infrastructure
Time Time to Provision New Service: Months1 to Provision New Service: Minutes1
1: Source: Intel IT internal estimate
Idea for
service
IT scopes
needs
Balance
user demands
Idea for
service
Service
running
Manually
configure
devices
Set up service
components,
assemble software
Service
running
Software
components assembled
Private
Self service portal Public
Automated
Resource composition

6. NFV – Accelerating Network Transformation
Hypervisor
From This…
Firewall VPN Intrusion
Detection
System
VM:
Firewall
VM:
VPN
VM: Intrusion
Detection
System
To This…

7. Re-architect the Network
Software Defined Network (SDN)
Today Tomorrow
Gateway Firewall Load
Balancer
SDN Controller
Virtual
Switch
Manual
Fixed Function
Hardware Defined
Automated
Flexible
Virtualized & SW Defined
Switch Load Balancer
Gateway Firewall

8. Re-architect Storage
Software Defined Storage
Today Tomorrow
Storage as a Service
Frequent
Wide Range of Optimized Solutions
Application Driven
Greater Efficiency
Shared Capacity
High Performance
High Data Protection
Warm
TB Capacity ZB
Access
Infrequent
Hot
Cold
SAN

9. How Intel is Helping to Re-architect the Data Center
Infrastructure
Attributes
Orchestration
Composable
Architectures
Network
Virtualization
Software Defined Infrastructure
Services Delivery
Application A Application B Application C Application D
Orchestration Software
Infrastructure Attributes
Power Performance Security Thermals Utilization Location
Resource Pool
Storage Network Computer

10. 2014
Servers, Storage,
Network
& Software
2000
Intel Delivering Comprehensive
Data Center Innovation
Beyond CPUs
Servers Fabric Innovation
& Integration
Silicon Photonics
Non-Volatile Memory