Dynamic InfrastructureA foundation for emerging data center models

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FAILURE OF INFRASTRUCTUREAND DATA CENTER ARCHITECTURESTO EVOLVEWILL LEAD TO DECAY AND INCREASINGLY INEFFICIENT IT

Growing Pains

IDC “Datacenter of the Future” March 2009

5 VMs per server growing to 8 per server by 2012

1 admin per 25

standalone servers

1 admin per 35 virtual servers 19.1% of all new servers

shipped in 2012 will be virtualized

The Need for Dynamic Infrastructure

Server VirtualizationLegacy Applications & InfrastructureSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Social ComputingMulti-ProtocolsCloud Services – Internal / ExternalMobility

People and Budgets

Services Infrastructure Gap

Network Infrastructure and Resources

Services complexity, scale, and user reach

EmployeesPartnersCustomersBranch OfficesOutsourcers

Adapted from Seeking Alpha, October 2008 – Greg Ness

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WE NEED TO SHIFT THE BURDEN

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The Evolution of the Web Application 2003

Collaborative implies connection and actionable feedback

2008

CONNECTED MORE CONNECTED

The Evolution of Infrastructure

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An Evolutionary ProcessWEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS

Problem•Too much information to manage•Rapid and constant change•Need to know•Desire / need to react

Adaptation •Push takes over from pull•Strategic points of control begin to emerge

Solution•Automation of reaction begins•Send me an e-mail•React on my behalf based on context

Problem•Too much information to manage•Rapid and constant change•Need to know•Desire / need to react

Adaptation

Solution•Automation of reaction begins•Provisioning •Management•Monitoring

INFRASTRUCTUREAn Evolutionary Process

TECHNOLOGY GAP

dy·nam·iccharacterized by continuous change, activity, or progress

in fra struc ture⋅ ⋅ ⋅the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.Adaptation

DYNAMIC(COLLABORATIVE)INFRASTRUCTURE

You can’t react to what you can’t see

Visibility Data Collabo

ration Intercept bi-directional application and data stream at all

points of control Each network device needs the ability to see all protocols Reporting, notification, trending

You can’t act on what you don’t understand

Context Decision

Collaboration

Put user application and data stream in context Understand and relate the context of the user, device,

location, network, application, virtualization, and resource Constant optimization requires continuous feedback loop

You can’t make decisions without feedback

Feedback

Decision

Collaboration

Relate visibility and content to predetermined business policy

Determine and direct appropriate response

You can’t collaborate if you don’t communicate

Integration

Communication

Collaboration

All strategic points of control synchronize, communicate and leverage functions & intelligence

Open, standards-based API for cross product integration and integration with 3rd parties.

Problem•Too much information to manage•Rapid and constant change•Need to know•Desire / need to react

Adaptation•Integration•Visibility•Decision making•Context aware

Solution•Automation of reaction begins•Provisioning •Management•Monitoring

INFRASTRUCTUREAn Evolutionary Process

DYNAMIC(COLLABORATIVE)INFRASTRUCTURE

Refocusing the Infrastructure

Network Centric

Static Data Centers

Infrastructure 1.0

Isolated

Application Centric

Dynamic Services

Infrastructure 2.0

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Routing

L2/L3/L4

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Basic

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TrafficLocked down

Virtual Servers

Low Utilization

ApplicationsDedicated

SilosImprovedUtilization

ServicesMulti-Tenant

Unification

Open Access

Virtual Data Center

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Intelligence

Service Delivery

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IP Address Management (IPAM)

Monitoring / Management

Development Interface Infrastructure

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