Vscale: Real-World Deployments of Next-Gen Data Center Architecture

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1 Vscale: Real-World Deployments of Next-Gen Data Center Architecture

2 Key takeaways Dell EMC Vscale is a standard, modular, pre-engineered architecture that transforms data centers into an automated, scalable and protected cloud environment to meet evolving workload demands and digital transformation of businesses Vscale provides a new way to consume converged infrastructure: providing resources that are provisioned based on policy; continuously optimized based on utilization; and independently refreshed when it makes the most financial sense. Customers, large and small, are already leveraging Vscale to respond to changing business needs faster, providing services that are more secure and resilient, and reducing both capital and operational costs to deliver those services. 2

3 Agenda Introduction of Dell EMC Vscale Architecture Review real-world deployments Questions & Answers - Please hold all questions until the end of the session 3

4 Data center-wide IT transformation CEO Lead the market CFO Make the right investments CTO/VP I&O Enable the business VP Apps/LOB Owner Offer innovative services Complete path to evolve data centers for digital transformation Maximize utilization and ROI of all data center investments Modern, agile data center with policybased, automated operations Elastic resources for assured dev/ops 4

5 Digital transformation index 48 % 78 % 45 % THE Digital Future Have no idea what their industry will look like in three years Businesses consider digital start ups a threat Fear they will be obsolete in 3 5 years Top priorities 1. Converged infrastructure 2. Ultra-high performance technologies 3. Analytics, big data 4. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies 4,000 executives polled 5

6 Converged infrastructure COMPUTE STORAGE Modernize data centers through it transformation Converged Infrastructure NETWORKING VIRTUALIZATION 6

7 Engineered systems #1 in converged infrastructure for digital transformation Turnkey experience Engineered Manufactured Managed Supported Sustained APPLIANCES RACKS BLOCKS 7

8 Engineered system outcomes 4.6X 4.4X 96% 41% CONVERGED More applications deployed Faster time-to-market SYSTEM Reduction in downtime Less time keeping lights on Deliver high business value 8

9 Scale beyond individual systems Sharing resources across converged systems Data replication and workload mobility Centrally manage multiple converged systems Sharing between converged and non-converged environments CONVERGED SYSTEM CONVERGED SYSTEM CONVERGED SYSTEM New challenges and opportunities Require a data center-wide solution 9

10 Production and disaster-recovery data center transformation Infrastructure consolidation and cost-optimization New challenges and opportunities Managed services strategy re-evaluation Business agility/cloud initiatives Big data/analytics initiatives Platform 2-to-3 application transition Require a data center-wide solution 10

11 What is required in a modern data center CONVERGED SYSTEM New class of network fabric Agile resource pools CONVERGED SYSTEM Multi-system monitoring /automation Borders and open integration Software defined and application aware Elasticity Spine and leaf Data center scalability Universally shared compute, storage and data protection Not bounded by systems Dynamic allocation CONVERGED SYSTEM Architectural abstraction Compliance management Application-aware policy Intelligent workflow automation Network services 3rd-party resource sharing Migration path to converged 11

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15 Real-World Deployments

16 16 Healthcare analytics Service provider Business challenge: Capture new customers in a high-growth market On-board new customers and new service requests without delay Assure service quality and continuity IT challenge Quickly deploy and expand new data center assets Ability for extreme capacity growth year over year Create a predictable CAPEX model Previous IT environment Cisco compute and network, Dell EMC storage - Big data (Dell EMC Greenplum, Hadoop) and business applications Running out of data center capacity Current architecture did not allow anticipated scalability Vscale solution Data center 1: Vscale Fabric (LAN) with Cisco ACI; Vblock 340; Vscale Fabric Technology Extensions (Cisco Rackmount Servers, Avamar/Data Domain, Isilon) Data Center 2: Vscale Fabric (LAN/SAN), Vscale Fabric Technology Extensions (Cisco Rackmount Servers, Avamar/Data Domain, Isilon, VPLEX) Vscale Border Technology Connect in both data centers Compute buffer program (pre-positioned servers) Outcomes Future-proofed architecture with massive capacity for growth Quicker new customer onboarding with predictable CAPEX IT focused on the company making more money vs. managing equipment

17 Financial Services Company Business challenge: Disaster-recovery provider not meeting true business-continuity requirements Meet regulatory dataretention requirements IT challenge Modernize network architecture Provide standards that simplify the task of scaling and sustaining the solution Quickly and cost-effectively deploy a new remote lightsout data center PREVIOUS IT ENVIRONMENT Cisco compute and network, Dell EMC storage, VMware Mixed workloads to support financial-services business VSCALE SOLUTION Vscale Fabric (LAN) Two VxBlock 540 Systems (1 VMware, 1 bare metal) Vscale Open Technology Connect with Oracle Sparc and IBM AS400 Servers Vscale Fabric Technology Extension with Isilon, Avamar, Data Domain Vscale Border Technology Connect OUTCOMES Rapid deployment of new disaster-recovery data center Lower OPEX and easy remote management Requirements met: confidence to deploy same architecture for production data center 17

18 18 Transportation: Major Airline Business challenge: Wisely invest to modernize previously under-funded IT Digitally transform the business through new app/dev projects Assure resiliency of apps and data protection in the wake of a major outage IT challenge Rapid data center transformation Legacy staff lacked expertise to transform Combine legacy and modern assets under one domain PREVIOUS IT ENVIRONMENT IBM and HP servers Cisco networking EMC, IBM and HP storage VSCALE SOLUTION Vscale Fabric (LAN) with ACI software-defined networking Vscale Fabric Technology Extension with Cisco UCS, VMAX and VPLEX Vscale Open Technology Connect with IBM and HP servers Vscale Border Technology Connect with Palo Alto firewalls OUTCOMES Rapid deployed disaster-recovery site that meets new, RTO/RPO and overall time for DR objectives Proven architecture for new, modern production data centers Operational cost savings from converged technology and unified fault domains

19 Vscale Architecture outcomes Extends converged system value to the entire data center Continuous resource optimization Policy-driven IT to assure agility Incremental resource scalability Easy, independent refresh cycles Higher ROI through shared resources 19

20 Realize your next steps See a demo of Vscale providing multi-tier DR in action at the Expo Kiosks and customer presentations in the Converged Platforms and Solutions booth #872 At the Cisco booth #631 Engage with our Dell EMC CPSD subject matter experts to learn more Visit 20

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