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VMworld 2013: VMware NSX: A Customer’s Perspective
The document provides insights into VMware NSX from the perspectives of WestJet and Symantec, focusing on its network virtualization benefits and customer deployments. It highlights how VMware NSX transforms operational models by significantly reducing network provisioning time and costs, while enhancing security and automation capabilities. Key customer experiences reveal improved agility, resource management, and collaboration within software-defined data centers.
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VMworld 2013: VMware NSX: A Customer’s Perspective
- 1. VMware NSX: ACustomer’s Perspective Taruna Gandhi, VMware Jason Puig, Symantec Richard Sillito, WestJet NET5529 #NET5529
- 2. 2 Agenda VMware NSXOverview Customer Deployments • WestJet: Flight Path to a Better Network • Symantec: Self Service Lab Cloud Q&A
- 3. 3 Software Defined DataCenter SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATACENTER All infrastructure is virtualized and delivered as a service, and the control of this datacenter is entirely automated by software.
- 4. 4 WEEKS DAYS/ HOURS MINUTES/ SECONDS Storage/ Availability Servers NetworkingSecurity Management / Monitoring SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATACENTER SERVICES VDC Time to Provision New Services 2008 2012 2013
- 5. 5 Compute Network DC Services DB DB AppApp Web Web Corpnet/Internet • Provisioning is slow • Placement is limited • Mobility is limited • Hardware dependent • Operationally intensive Current Network Operational Model is a Barrier to Software Defined Data Center
- 6. 6 Provisioning Network Virtualizationwith NSX • Programmatic provisioning • Place any workload anywhere • Move any workload anywhere • Decoupled from hardware • Operationally efficient Compute Network DC Services
- 7. 7 Provisioning Network Virtualizationwith NSX • Programmatic provisioning • Place any workload anywhere • Move any workload anywhere • Decoupled from hardware • Operationally efficient Compute Network VMware NSX DC Services
- 8. 8 VMware NSX –Network and Security for SDDC Public CloudsPrivate Clouds Hybrid Cloud Seamlessly extend your data center to the public cloud Virtual Workspace Manage access to services, applications and data for any device The New Role for IT: IT as a Service Software-Defined Data Center Virtualize the entire data center Management and Automation Storage and Availability Compute Network and SecurityNetwork and Security Any Application (without modification) Virtual Networks VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform Logical L2 - Switch Any Network Hardware Any Cloud Management Platform Logical Firewall Logical Load Balancer Logical L3 - Router Logical VPN Any Hypervisor
- 9. 9 VMware NSX –Networking & Security Capabilities Rich Networking & Security Services • Scalable Logical Switching • Physical to Virtual L2 Bridging • Dynamic L3 Routing: OSPF, BGP, IS-IS • Logical Services: Firewall, Identity-based Firewall, Load- balancing, VPN (IPSec, SSL, L2VPN) Automation & Operations • API Driven Integration • Service Composer for Security Workflows • Server Access Monitoring • Troubleshooting & Visibility Partner Extensibility • Physical ToR L2 Integration • Security Services – IDS / IPS, AV, Vulnerability Mgmt • Network Services – Load Balancers, WAN Optimization Any Application (without modification) Virtual Networks VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform Logical L2 Any Network Hardware Any Cloud Management Platform Logical Firewall Logical Load Balancer Logical L3 Logical VPN Any Hypervisor
- 10. 10 VMware NSX –Network Virtualization Benefits VMware NSX Transforms the Operational Model of the Network • Network provisioning time reduced from 7 days to 30 sec Reduce network provisioning time from days to seconds Cost Savings • Reduce operational costs by 80% • Increase compute asset utilization upto 90% • Reduce hardware costs by 40-50% Operational Automation Simplified IP hardware Choice • Any Hypervisor: vSphere, KVM, Xen, HyperV • Any CMP: vCAC, Openstack • Any Network Hardware • Partner Ecosystem Any hypervisor Any CMP with Partner
- 11. 11 Customers Deploying NetworkVirtualization Today! Westjet: Flight Path to a Better Network Symantec: Self Service Lab Cloud
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- 17. Navigating in anAlternate Reality (aka “the future”) • Automation, Continuous Delivery & Self Service • Support low CASM through reduced TCO • Commoditization hardware • Leverage Virtualize network components • Less complex information environments • Enable the future workforce with service such as Mobile Workspace, Bring Your Own Device and Capacity on Demand
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- 19. Security Architecture MadeSimple (SAMS)
- 20. Security Architecture MadeSimple (SAMS) SAMS - Infrastructure
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- 22. SAMS Infrastructure usinga VMware Solution Gateway Firewall (Layer 3) Connects the outside world Simple firewall rules Basic Functionality High Availability – 4 nines Embedded Firewalls (Layer 2) Firewall distributed into each hypervisor Central Management and reporting Transparent Firewall Networking occurs at hypervisor speed Firewall has more visibility Innovators
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- 30. Summary Defy Convention • Security •Performance • Simplicity • Automation
- 31. Inspiration/Thanks VMWare • Vern Bolinius •Ray Budavari • Bruno germain My Family • Patrick, Brittney, Taz Thanks VTeam • Dominador DeLeon – Sr. TSA - Infrastructure Ops • Justin Domshy – Manager of Environments • Mike Gromek - Technical Architect III • Darrell Lizotte – Technical Architect III • Randy Seabrook – Manager Architecture • Derek Sharman - Sr. Analyst-Config Management • Nanda Weicker - Business Architect III • Walter Wenzl - Sr Analyst-Config Management • Dallas Young - Security Support Analyst III Inspiration • Dump your DMZ by Joern Wettern • BYOD and the Death of the DMZ by Lori MacVittie • Zero Trust Model John Kindervag
- 32. 32 Granite Labs - Symantec’sSelf Service Lab Cloud Real-World Experiences with a VMware Software-Defined Data Center Jason Puig Symantec Manager, Cloud Services – Global Symantec Labs
- 33. Current Deployment Summary •Symantec Granite Labs is a large scale implementation of a Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) – Based on VMware and Symantec technologies – 250,000 VMs deployed, 27,000 under management today with 3,800 users – 15-month implementation – Have saved 32,000 Symantec staff hours – While delivering better quality to end-users, in less time
- 34. IT Pressures –a Constant Over the Decades “Are you getting the maximum efficiency out of your infrastructure?” “How quickly can IT respond to LOB requests?” • Legislative Compliance • Risk Reduction – SLAs & Business Continuity • Security – Corp Assets & IP
- 35. Why a CloudLab in an SDDC? • Cost – Single shared pool of networking, storage, and compute resources. – Reduced administration – Reduced integration costs • Agility – Data Centers available in minutes instead of days or weeks. – Abstraction of hardware at all layers allows flexibility and reduced downtime. – Faster turn around when implementing new solutions – Reduce provisioning effort allowing employees to focus on their primary job - helping customers. – Removing the burden of managing labs from engineers and trainers. – Helps to break down barriers between departments and reduces silos • Governance – Secured within the Symantec Firewall / Private Enterprise Cloud – Complete oversight into the datacenter topologies allow for improved control.
- 36. Cloud Based Labs:The ultimate challenge. • Legacy Labs
- 37. Cloud Based Labs:The ultimate challenge. • Legacy Labs • Lab Complexity • Dynamic Workloads • “Hands On” / Self Service Required • Scale • Security / Protection • Multiple Geographies • Virtual on Virtual • Hybrid Physical and Virtual Provisioning • Cost
- 38. What we Deployed •vCloud Suite – vCloud Director – vSphere – vCloud Networking & Security – vCenter Orchestrator • NetBackup • Endpoint Protection • IT Management Suite – Deployment Solution – Asset Management Suite – Service Desk • 7xxx Core Switching • UCS Blades • FAS6240 • FAS6280
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- 41. Metrics / LessonsLearned • Cost – Single shared pool of networking, storage, and compute resources. • Explosive adoption, over 3,800 employees have used the solution since launch. Average over 2,000 active users every month. • Over 250,000 virtual machines deployed since launch. • Over 27,000 virtual machines under management • Unified library of over 700 lab topologies within our Software Defined Data Center – Reduced administration • While fewer admins are needed, they need to be cross functional and understand the latest virtualization trends. • Choosing the right vendors who understand cloud – Reduced integration costs • Cloud integration is complex, use as many integrated solutions as you can which are proven to work together. Symantec is seeing the savings in the ability to leverage integrations across the cloud.
- 42. • Agility – SoftwareDefined Data Centers available in minutes instead of weeks or months • Average Provisioning Time: 14 Minutes, completely changes the way employees work. – Abstraction of hardware at all layers allows flexibility and reduced downtime. • Multiple hardware transitions since inception, zero user impact. • Orchestration is a must – Faster turn around when implementing new solutions • Our entire cloud topology is actually stored in an SDDC vApp inside of the cloud, allowing for on the fly testing of new solutions even with the cloud itself. – Reduce provisioning effort allowing employees to refocus their actual jobs - helping customers. • Saved over 11,000 weeks of effort – Removing the burden of managing labs from engineers and trainers. • Transitioned to Cloud Operations – Helps to break down barriers between departments and reduces silos • Over 700 shared labs covering most Symantec product lines currently available • Support Services, Training, and Engineering are finally able to share… everything. Metrics / Lessons Learned
- 43. • Governance – Securedwithin the Symantec Firewall / Private Enterprise Cloud – Complete oversight into the datacenter topologies allow for improved control. • Auditing of topologies to reduce human error. • Ensure proper security is in place prior to allowing deployment. Metrics / Lessons Learned
- 44. Future • Unparalleled CloudIntegration with Symantec Products • Incorporate enhancements to virtual networking (VMware NSX) • Reference Architectures Visit the VMware and Symantec booths. Talk to us about how we can help your organization get to IT-as-a- Service, and a Software-Defined Data Center
- 45. 45 Thoughts & Questions Richard Sillito rsillito@westjet.com Jason Puig Jason_puig@symantec.com Taruna Gandhi gandhit@vmware.com
- 46. 46 Other VMware ActivitiesRelated to This Session HOL: HOL-SDC-1303 VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform Group Discussions: NET1001-GD vCloud Networking and Security & NSX for VMware Environments with Ray Budavari
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- 49. VMware NSX: ACustomer’s Perspective Taruna Gandhi, VMware Jason Puig, Symantec Richard Sillito, WestJet NET5529 #NET5529