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IBM Cloud Lessons Learned: VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud VMworld 2017 We are a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company that leverages the power of innovation, data and expertise to improve business and society. Content: Not for publication Ginni Rometty IBM CEO
The IBM VMware strategic partnership is designed to provide a security-rich, compatible hybrid cloud solution, leading to an improved user experience for its clients. VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication
Learnings As we deployed more and more VMware platforms on our client sites, we immediately saw ways we could improve the solution and received correct validation on some of our original assumptions. We have identified these learnings and the mechanisms we have leveraged to implement these, in production, on our various client sites. We intentionally set-up our service in such a manner that we could quickly turnaround on client requirements and harden the service directly with learnings from the field. This is what we know so far SECURITY NETWORKING LICENSING MIGRATION STANDARDIZED REPEATABLE ARCHITECTURES SUPPORT SET-UP TIME EASE OF USE VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication AUTOMATION
IBM Cloud for VMware solutions VMware vcenter Server on IBM Cloud offering is a partner to Cloud Foundation as a more customizable, basic virtualization environment that uses the IBM cloud infrastructure, VMware vsphere Hypervisor, VMware vcenter Server and VMware NSX. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on IBM Cloud offering is a hyperconverged, software-defined data center solution that uses IBM Cloud infrastructure, VMware Cloud Foundation's SDDC Manager, VMware vsphere Hypervisor, VMware vcenter, VMware vsan, VMware NSX and MS Active Directory/DNS services. 5 VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication
Security, Security, Security IBM Cloud Security and Controls Encryption Identity & Access AntiVirus Logging Intrusion Prevention Firewall NSX vsan vsphere VMware Cloud Foundation Client Workloads Feedback from the field The greatest barrier to IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions and overall cloud adoption is security Majority of security concerns: Is my data safe? Where is my data stored? Can I encrypt my data? How do I prevent data from leaving a geographic boundary? Solution Improvement IBM developed a secure reference architecture with multiple financial services customers that address a majority of security concerns Solution encompasses IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions deployment with security tools included within the installation. Encryption AntiVirus Malware Protection Firewalls Pluggable, with bring-your-own solutions VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication
Hybrid Cloud Connectivity VMworld 2017 Feedback from the field The connectivity between on-prem and the cloud remains a challenge How do I connect over public internet and stay secure during a PoC? Firewall ports opening After a PoC, what are the connectivity options? Can I bring my own IP address range? What if I don t know anything about NSX? Solution Improvement Content: Not for publication IBM has developed and documented several connectivity options for both PoCs and production scenarios IPSEC VPN with an NSX Edge Services Gateway IPSEC VPN with a Vyatta Connection over direct-link options We also have implementation services that can assist with the deployment and connectivity between on-prem and IBM Cloud. Look out for announcement at VMworld Barcelona!
IBM Cloud Foundation provides interconnected data centers across the planet Helps ensure data centers are loosely integrated into globally available coverage of the VMware platform and IBM Cloud services distribu VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication or 8
Use Automation: Humans break things DECOMMISSION CREATE VMworld 2017 OPERATE Feedback from the field Customers that chose to implement their own VMware solution in IBM Cloud have encountered issues Incorrect driver level for RAID controller causes vsan outage Installation of unsupported ESXi version on servers Improper NSX controller configuration Upgrading becomes a difficult road on your own Solution Improvement Content: Not for publication IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions automates the installation and configuration of VMware components BIOS, Firmware, and driver levels are certified Disks configured properly, VMware components installed an configured according to best practices on the IBM Cloud
VMware Licenses VMworld 2017 Feedback from the field Customers that already had an VMware ELA were forced to buy licenses from IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions deployments. New licenses added extra, unneeded cost to cloud environment. ELA pricing is typically priced more competitively than vcan licenses available on a per-month basis. Solution Improvement Content: Not for publication IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions now offer bring-your-own licenses during the ordering process. License options are decoupled allowing licensing gaps to be purchased (if any exist) Significantly reduces monthly expenditure for VMware deployments on IBM Cloud IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions are deployed with 60-day evaluation licenses to cover any licensing delays.
Physical Server Size & Clusters VMworld 2017 Feedback from the field Customers want to be to able to choose their own certified hardware sizes for CPU and memory Release 1: Server memory options were too large Release 2: Server memory options were too small Single cluster configuration for cloud workloads was only good for PoCs and DR use cases Additional separate clusters are a must for cloud economics and security Solution Improvement Content: Not for publication IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions customers will be able to customize the CPU and memory ratio for desired workloads and economics. Upcoming release of IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions will contain cluster addition and cluster configuration options Choose custom hardware for each cluster Make it right for your workloads
Storage Performance VMworld 2017 Feedback from the field Who still uses SATA drives? Why did VCF BOM standardized on SATA drives for vsan capacity tier At the time, SSDs were too expensive Customers want performance and expect SSDs Solution Improvement Content: Not for publication Next release of IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions will standardize on an all-ssd BOM for vsan
Demonstration Show Management Console Add Services BYOL License Solution components VMworld 2017 Content: Not for Ease of use publication 13
Benefits of VMware on IBM Cloud VMworld 2017 IBM Differentiation Access the entire suite of IBM Cloud services, including cognitive capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and deep learning tools. Vmware on IBM Cloud offerings fully customizable with memory, compute and storage options available Compatibility Obtain full compatibility with vcenter on and off premises. Gain workload portability, putting you in charge of where your environments reside. Continue using your existing staff, tools and infrastructure. Flexibility Expand, even globally, as your needs grow. Manage virtually everything from a single console. Content: Not for publication Cloud economics Achieve predictable and simplified budgeting with cloud economics. Pay for only what you use with the cloud operating expense (Opex) model 1
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VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication
VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication