Dell World 2014

Enabling the software-defined data centerSteve OakleyEnterprise Solutions Consultant - Dell

September 2015

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Change: The only constant2009 2014 The future

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The CIO paradigm

Deliver business results

to shareholders

Improve customer

satisfaction & innovate

Cut/maintain costs

Keep us competitive

Improve employee

productivity

Business priorities

“Keeping the lights

on”

Manage current

workloads

Application

rationalization

HW updates &

migrations

Reduce costs

Protect our data

Technology priorities

Accelerating the

business”

Optimize workloads

Software-defined X

Utilize new IT

benchmarks

Deliver ubiquitous

mobility

Implement cloud

computing

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A scalable, end-to-end approach that delivers:

The Future-Ready Enterprise • Rapid time to value

• Superior ease of use• Unrivaled flexibility to adapt

• Closed management stack• Limited interoperability• Lock-in penalty

New proprietary solutions

• Complex and monolithic• High cost-per-transaction• Proprietary to one vendor

Legacy systems

• Hardware with no value added• Technology transition issues• Limited vendor support

Commodity systems

Increasing operating costs

Decreasing operating costs

Decreasing acquisition costs

Increasing acquisition costs

Initial costs

Ongoing

Cost

Initial costs

Ongoing

Cost

Initial costs

Ongoing

Cost

Initial costs

Ongoing

Cost

Which approach gives you better results?

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Now you can synthesize traditional and new IT

Support traditional IT applications and architectures with efficient and scalable virtualization-basedcloud solutions

Support new IT applications and architectures with efficient, scale-out, hyperscale- inspired cloud solutions

A common compute-centric, software-driven platform for traditional and new

Traditional IT New IT

Future-Ready

IT

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Shift your focus from infrastructure to service

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SDDC delivers needed agility and efficiency

Benefit Hardware-defined (HDDC) Software-defined (SDDC)

Innovation SlowLong hardware/ASIC cycles

FastRapid software innovation

Flexibility NoLock-in

YesChoice of infrastructure

Ease of insertion/ deployment

LowRequires forklift upgrade

HighNon-disruptive

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Evolution strategyEmbrace your legacy, control your destiny

Software-defined | Hardware-accelerated | Standards-driven

IT Evolution

System of

systems

Server-centric, software-definedsystems

Future-Ready IT Design Tenets

IntegratedBuilt on open standards, making it quicker and easier to adapt

ModularCost-effectively scales up, down, or out as needed

AutomatedSimplifies IT operations and service delivery

Best-of-breed

systems

Software-defined storage

Software-defined

networking

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Enabling the unified data center

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Virtualization

Workload

Server

Storage

NetworkIntegrated

infrastructure

Automationengine

IT services

IT servicesecosystem

Virtualization

Active System Manager

DellSoftware

3rd

Party

Privatecloud

Desktopvirtualization

Enterpriseapplications

Server Storage Networking Converged

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Software-defined storage Software-defined networking

The building blocks

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Enabling the Future Ready EnterpriseWorkload ready + virtual infrastructure ready + software-defined & cloud ready

Software-Defined Storage Software-Defined Networking

Software-Defined Computing

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The future of SDS is flexible

Dell

Enterprise-class

infrastructure

Optimized hardware & monitoring

Appliances & bundled solutions

End-to-end solution

architectures

Global services &

support

Enterprise-class

infrastructure

Optimized hardware & monitoring

Appliances & bundled solutions

End-to-end solution

architectures

Global services &

support

Global services &

support

StorageSpaces VSAN,

EVO:RAIL

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SDS Series Software-defined storage is an emerging paradigm

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Evolve storage

Performance- Intensive New paradigm

Hypervisor- based

Software- defined storage

Vmware, Microsoft, Open Stack

Fluid Cache for SAN

X86 Based

Dell XC powered by

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Choose your software-defined networking approach

Vmware, Microsoft, Open Stack

TCL, Perl & Python scriptingREST-API, XML, OMI, Puppet, Chef

Programmable Solutions

Overlay /HypervisorSolutions

SDN Controllers Open Standards, Open Source

Software-Defined Networks

Controller Solutions

Open Networking

Open standards +Open protocols +Open source =Open IT with choices

Dell Networking

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The future of SDN is Open

Traditional approach

Proprietary ASICs

Proprietary OS (e.g., Cisco IOS, Jun OS)

Hundreds of protocols

Proprietary architectures & mgmt

tools

Open Networking

Open standard hardware

Any OS

Optional 3rd party SDN / NVO controller

Standard orchestrationand automation tools

Merchant silicon

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upport

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Software-Defined Networking in the data centerPowered by Open Networking, choice + innovation

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Dell Networking data center strategic frameworkOpen Networking: choice & innovation

Disaggregated solutionsfor large enterprise & carriers

Integrated solutionsfor SMB & mid-market

Management &Orchestration

Monitoring

Automation & Programmability

NVO/Controllersoftware

Plus open ecosystem for OS and L4-7 services

Merchantsilicon

Standards-basedhardware

Open systemsoftware

Application/Cloudenvironment

Other

Dell Networking Software

Dell M-Series, FN-SeriesS-Series, Z-Series

Plus partners

Dell PowerEdge servers and converged systems

Plus partners

Plus partners

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Enabling SDDC in your data center

Prioritize SDDC plansWatch for business needs that require flexibility, “carving out” of resources, and rapid, dynamic response

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Choose the right partnerEnsure your solution provider is committed to your needs, so when challenges arise, your outcome is assured

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Maintain agilityStay open so you can leverage the technology you want, when you want

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Thank you