Why the Hyperscale Data Center is Leading the Enterprise

Douglas MurrayCEO, Big Switch

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SESSION FORMAT

30 minutes Overview of Hyperscale Doug Murray, CEO

30 minutes Panel of Experts

Shamus McGillicuddy

Rob Sherwood

Arpit Joshipura

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Do you ?

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WHY HYPERSCALE NETWORKING?

Simple Reliable EconomicalAgile

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WHAT ARE HYPERSCALE PRINCIPLES?

Bare Metal Switch

Hardware

Software Defined

Networking

Modern Architectures

(Core-n-Pod Designs)

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BARE METAL SWITCHING

“Bare metal switches represented more ports

shipped in 2013 than Arista, Juniper and

Extreme combined.”

-Alan Weckl, Dell’Oro

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NEW MANAGEMENT APPROACH REQUIRED

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SDN ENABLED AGILITY

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LOGICAL CHASSIS CONCEPT

Hierarchical

Control Plane

SDN Controller

10G/40GBackplane

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Spine Switches

Compute WorkloadServices &

Connectivity Racks

Compute Workload

Physical&

VirtualWorkloads

1G/ 10G/40GWorkloads

Leaf Switches

Traditional Chassis

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CONTINUOUS ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION

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CORE

AGGREGATION

EDGE

CORE-AGG-EDGE

DESIGN

(Traditional Approach)

CORE-AND-POD

DESIGN

(Hyperscale Approach)

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CORE-AND-POD

DESIGN

(Hyperscale Approach)

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CORE

AGGREGATION

EDGE

CORE-AGG-EDGE

DESIGN

(Traditional Approach)

MODERN NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR ENTERPRISE

CORE-AND-POD

DESIGN

(Hyperscale Inspired)

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HYPERSCALE INSPIRED ECOSYSTEM

PROGRAMMABLE SWITCH OS

CUSTOMIZED FABRIC MGMT SCRIPTS

HARDWARE

SWITCH LIGHT™ OS

BIG CLOUD FABRIC

BIG TAP MONITORING

… …

… … OPEN NETWORKLINUX

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HYPERSCALE ENTERPRISE

Fit for purposeCustomized Solutions

Software Ecosystem

White Box / Brite Box

Industry Standard Suppliers

Modular Architecture

Applicable for Enterprise? Hyperscale Requirements

Massive Scale

Internal Development

Standard Hardware Robust Supply Chain

VIEW OF THE WORLD: 2020

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Bezel Economics

Industry Consolidation

TAM Erosion

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Doug Murray

Rob Sherwod Arpit Joshipura Shamus McGillicuddy