SoftLayer at IBM Company [March 2016] - Ignacio Daza

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IBM SoftLayer How to start building your ideal solution now

February 2016

Ignacio DazaSoftLayer Sales Engineer, Europe [email protected]@nacho_daza

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IBM Softlayer at glance

Global Footprint• 28 Datacenters• 20 SoftLayer PoPs (Point of Presence)• Dark Fiber Private Network – all connected• State of art Datacenter Security and

Technology

Infra

stru

ctur

e Se

rvic

esOrchestration and Patterns (Software Defined Environments)

SoftLayer Datacenter and Network Backbone

Bare MetalShared Virtual

Dedicated Virtual

SoftLayer Cloud Instances

Key elements• Pick Your Processor• Transparent Pricing• Additional Server Options• Triple-layer network• SSD Local Storage Availability• GPU for Business• Direct Link• 24x7 Support• Cloud Storage Options• Broad portfolio of infrastructure choices


Enterprise Clients on SoftLayer


Competitive DifferentiatorsWhat Makes SoftLayer Different?

Performance Flexibility Control

Reserved

Bare metal with your own stackFor high input and output (I/O)-intensive apps, databases, big data

Shared virtual environment

For unpredictable, seasonal or research and development workloads

Dedicated virtualized environmentDesigned to be ideal for enterprises

Consistent compute power

and a high performance global network

for self-service IaaS.

A range of options - bare metal, virtual

server instances and private clouds

support a dynamic hybrid cloud strategy.

Self service or fully managed with a full featured Infrastructure Management System

and robust APIsto support a dynamic

cloud strategy.


Global DC and Network Footprint

Over 27 global locations with

geographic disperse

network PoPs

Carrier grade private

network with over 2,000

gbps of connectivity

• IPv4/IPv6 dual stack• Global DNS• Global DDOS mitigation• Unmetered DC to DC bandwidth

The cloud is a place on earth


The Data Center Overview - Triple Network

Network POP

BBR DAR

FCR

Load Balancer

SLR

VPNMBR

BCR

Servers Servers Servers

FirewallsFirewallsFirewalls

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

KEYBlock

StorageFile

StorageObject

StorageOS

UpdateAPI

ServersDNS Transcoding Images

Public

Private

Optional

Management

Data Center

Users Transit / Peering

TO SOFTLAYERNETWORK PoP

Server Racks

PowerBattery Backup

Generators

Security

Network

Storage

Environmental Controls

Each pod includes:

•10,000 ft2 isolated zone

•2 megawatts(n+1 power)

•150 racks

•4,000 physical nodes

•Firewalls, load balancers, and storage

SoftLayer is designed to offer complete transparency from network topology down to the hardware


Cloud Storage OptionsThe right tier storage for your application needs

Object Storage

Block Storage

File Storage

Software Defined

• Pay-as-you-go pricing• ideal for archive, streaming media, web and static content

delivery• Searchable and taggable• Replicated to at least three servers in each DC• Accessible via customer portal or REST API

Allocated IOPSBlock level access with HA and redundant MPIO iSCSI connection Ideal for high I/O app requiring predictable levels of performanceSnapshot capabilities as well as replication options to another SL DC

over the private network

Allocated IOPSIdeal for archival, backups, and less frequently accessed filesNo replication optionsEnterprise storage only accessible from SoftLayer servers

iSCSI SAN and NAS access, Installed on Bare Metal with local disks

Customer controls all aspect of storageSingle tenant environmentSupports thin provisioning, I/O optimization, replication,

encryption

• Total control over a SAN or NAS solution. • Deploy OS NEXUS QuantaStor turnkey solution, or customize

high-capacity bare metal servers to fit your requirements

Mass Storage Servers Cleversafe Object Storage

• Next-level Object Storage for Enterprise Workloads• Cleversafe provides on-premise, public cloud and hybrid cloud

storage solutions• Scalable, cost-efficient, and flexible object storage offering allows

for petabyte scale


The SoftLayer API: Get automated

A granular API designed to offer you more control over your cloud environment for increased productivity and security

IT management tools Hardware

Custom applications Software

SoftLayer portal Services

Softlayer Data CenterAPI

• High level on SLAPI: Main Core Softlayer API, Object Store API and Message Queue API• Directly access more than 240 back-end services through more than 3,400 API methods• Control APIs at the function level, not just by pre-defined classes of APIs, for greater security• Build auto-scaling environments for on-demand growth

Deploy, control, and manage all by yourself. Or all by API


Automation & Control

Scale out and move between servers easily

Automation manages provisioning as well as operational and business management processes for faster time to market.

Data center A

Data center BIf we can’t automate it, we don’t offer it.

Standardization for uniform deployment of workloads across data centers Building of ‘pods’ that consist of standard deployment of servers, power and ancillary services (Open API)


Transparency, control and flexibility

• Data center• Pod• Rack• Rack unit• Power port• Network port• Server• NIC controllers• Firmware• Serial numbers• Audit trail of all actions and access

to resources

The resulting visibility means you can have more control over your application and its performance—as well as security and compliance management

With SoftLayer, you know: Predictable billing offers greater control over budgeting for your infrastructure needs

• On demand for what you need• Pay for what you use• No long-term commitments or

“surprise” usage fees• Price includes support• No additional charges


IBM Softlayer Security & ComplianceCertifications & Best Practice• NIST 800-53• SOC2• Safe Harbor• EU Model Clauses• Cloud Security Alliance• FISMA• FedRamp• ISO 27001• ISO 27017• ISO 27018• Suitable for PCI• Suitable for FFIEC• HIPPA

• Citrix NetScaler (App, Network and Security Optimization)

• Intel® Trusted Execution Technology

• McAfee® VirusScan Enterprise

• McAfee® Host Intrusion Protection with Reporting

• Nessus Vulnerability Scanner

• Symantec. Two-factor Authentication for SoftLayer Portal

• Hardware Firewall/Dedicated/High Availability

• Fortigate® Security Appliance

• Vyatta. Gateway Appliances

• SSL Certificates: Symatenc, GeoTrust


InnovationPOWER8 Cloud Building Block (codename “Habañero”) OpenPower on SoftLayer in less than 60 mins

Offering Highlights (Ann February, GA July 08)• Four bare metal configurations provisioned with Ubuntu

14.04 LTS• Rapid provisioning (20-30 mins• Retail pricing based on price/performance, parity pricing

for all other components of the system and datacenter infrastructure

• Launch first systems in DAL09, 720 systems and other geo’s YE’15


Integration with IBM

Public. Private. Dynamic Hybrid.

Enabling business transformation

Business Process

as a Service

SmarterWorkforce

Smarter Cities

Smarter Analytics

Smarter Commerce

Watson Solutions

Software Solutions

BlueMix

IBM CloudManaged Services

Marketplace of high value consumable business

applicationsSoftware

as a Service

Composable and integrated application development

platformPlatform

as a Service

Enterprise class, optimized infrastructure

Infrastructureas a Service


Overview Customer PortalControl everything in your SoftLayer environment with a few click


Overview Customer Portal (2)Deploy servers, firewalls, new backup solutions, and anything else you’d like to add to your environment on demand


Overview Customer Portal (3) - Devices

The SoftLayer customer portal is our easy-to-use Web interface for remotely managing your SoftLayer services and account. The portal gives you complete access to more than 200 services, giving you control over everything in your SoftLayer environment


Overview Customer Portal (4) - BMView performance details and control all functions of your bare metal


Overview Customer Portal (5) - VMView performance details and control all functions of your virtual server


SoftLayer Differentiators

• Global footprint / Consistency

• Better Price for Performance

• Triple Network Strength

• Transparency , Control and flexibility

• Choice and customization

• Automation / standardization / Hybrid-built

• Real Human Services

• Tailoring and Speed

• Security and Compliance

• Open / Integration

Why clients choose SoftLayer…


Q & [email protected]

http://ibm.biz/ignacio_daza@nacho_daza

SoftLayer at IBM Company [March 2016] - Ignacio Daza

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