This document discusses transitioning to a software-defined datacenter (SDDC). It defines SDDC as decoupling infrastructure resources from consumers through abstraction, pooling resources across systems, and automating/orchestrating provisioning through programmable APIs. Benefits include optimization of pooled resources, increased agility, and lower costs. The transition involves gradual virtualization and automation of servers, storage, and networks. Additional resources are provided to help organizations develop roadmaps and plans to adopt SDDC technologies.

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Transitioningtothe
software-defined
datacenter
(SDDC)
Tim Crawford
CIO Strategic Advisor, AVOA
Ken Spear
Senior Product Marketing Manager, HP Software
Balaji Venkatraman
Director of Product Line Management, HP Network Management Center

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Agenda
• Defining the software-defined data
center (SDDC)
• Benefits of transitioning to SDDC
• How do you get started with the
transition?

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SDDC includes the ability to dynamically automate and orchestrate changes
Defining the software-defined data center
Abstract: Decouple an infrastructure resource from the consumer of the resource
Pool: Consolidate, allocate, and optimize resources across vendor devices (compute,
storage, and network systems)
Automate: Use programmable APIs to “wire up” the exposed elements by using scripts
and other automation tools to remove “human middleware”
Orchestrate: Automate provisioning through linkages to policy-driven orchestration
systems
Abstract Pool Automate Orchestrate

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It will be a gradual journey—not rip and replace
Moving toward the software-defined data center
SDDC
Private & public
cloud
Traditional
data center
From technology silos to dynamic data centers
Across the spectrum of options

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Pooling across technology stacks and vendor platforms for further savings
From abstraction to pooling
• Abstraction enables the consolidation of resources using hypervisors.
• Software-defined networks and storage allow these resources to be abstracted.
• Optimization of pooled resources leads to further cost savings and greater agility.
• Management software is required to automatically discover and optimize the resources.
Virtualized
servers
Software-
defined
storage
Software-
defined
network
Management software
Pooled resources

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Optimizes resources, increases agility and lowers costs
Benefits of automation and orchestration
Examples
• Servers: Bare-metal provisioning shrunk from
up to 97 days to hours
• Networks
− Implementing a cloud service requires
10,000 provisions per day, generating
3,333 hours of effort
− Automation and orchestration reduces the
task to minutes Time Money
Efficiency
Result
• Better resource utilization
• Manage risk
• Agility: accelerate time to market
Source: HP

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SDDC promises dramatic cost savings beyond server virtualization
Customer cost savings opportunity
~$10B
$60B
to
$70B
Server virtualization
2012
Data center
virtualization opportunity
Source: VMware Customer Survey February 2013
Cost savings
+
New app investment
+
Speed to market
+
Competitiveness

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Where do you get started and how?
Where is your organization today?
How virtualized is your infrastructure?
Systems, networks, and storage
What is your roadmap?
How well does it align with your organization’s business
and IT strategy?
What are your plans for public and private cloud adoption?

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Q&A
TimCrawford’sblog:avoa.com
hp.com/go/vpv
hp.com/go/storageessentials
hp.com/go/oo
hp.com/go/sdn
hp.com/go/nmc

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White papers and other information:
Systems: hp.com/go/vpv
Storage: hp.com/go/storageessentials
Networks: hp.com/go/sdn
HP Software’s library of on-demand events: hp.com/go/it
HP Software’s community of IT professionals: hp.com/go/swcommunity
HP Software Professional Services: hp.com/go/hpswprofessionalservices
For more information: hpswebevents@hp.com
Additional resources

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