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Journey to Cloud Computing

Mr. Chris Howard, Director – US Army, VMware, Inc. (US)

Date

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The Problem is Complexity

The Problems Overwhelming complexity Insufficient space & power Meeting service levels Privacy and security Maintaining compliance Unfunded mandates Adjusting to business needs

Mission Response is Dependent upon IT Agility

Where the IT Budget Goes

Source: VMware Fortune 100 Customers

42%Infrastructure Maintenance

30%Application

Maintenance

23%Application Investment

5%Infrastructure Investment

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Challenge: Mobile Technology Changed User Expectations

Immediate

Affordable

Pervasive

Simple

Personalized

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Cloud is a New Computing Model

Mainframe

PC / Client-Server

WebCloud

Cloud Computing is transformingthe delivery of IT services

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What is Cloud Computing…Exactly?

ServicesPooled computing resources are

consumed as services

Consumption-BasedCustomers pay only for resources

used

Multi-TenantResources are shared among

many customers

ElasticResources are provisioned and

released in real-time

InternetResources are accessed and

utilized via the Internet

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The Private Cloud – End State

Traditional IT

SilosComponent management on a

per-silo basis

StaticApplications bound to

infrastructure

Bolt-OnManagement is sold

after-market as an afterthought

ManualChange is carefully planned,

risky, slow

IT as a Service

PoolsEfficient use of virtualized resources, policy-driven

DynamicIT services mobile, separated from underlying infrastructure

Built-InNative management designed-in,

tightly integrated into platform

AutomatedChange is automated,

dynamic service provisioning

Slow

Weeks, Months

to Provision

Instant On-DemandProvisioning

Heavy-Touch

40:1 Server-to-

Admin Ratio

Zero-Touch1000:1 server-to-

admin ratio

Inefficient

15% resource

utilization

Optimized80% resource

utilization

Expensive

IT Spending $3 to

Manage for every

$1 on Hardware

Cost-EffectiveIncrease

Efficiency 270%

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Stitch all this together into a

coherent, secure, compliant whole

The New “Cloud” Architectural Stack

Multi-Device User Access

Infrastructure Renters(IaaS)

Existing Datacenters

Existing AppsIntegrated Virtual Infrastructure

Platform Renters(PaaS)

New User Provisioning Layer

Applications Renters(SaaS)

New Application Platform

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The Journey to Cloud Computing

Virtualize

Aggregate

Automate

Partial Virtualization

Service Provider Clouds

Optimize

Internal Private

Cloud

Manage Infrastructure Virtualization

Utilization

Pooling

Resiliency

Tiered vApps

Service Levels

Abstraction

Standardize

Automated Services

Agility

Simplicity

Self-service

Governance

Compliance

Chargeback

Capacity

Dynamic

Interoperability

Mobility

Choice

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IT Organization Implications

• Understanding the mission requirements

• Define IT Services

• Establish and Monitor SLAs

• Enable Self-Service (Choice)

• Manage the Cloud Fabric

Outcomes

• Efficient

• Elastic

• Always Available

• Dynamic

• Choice with Control

IT Organization Becomes the Service Broker

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Private Cloud Architecture

Resource Pools

Virtual Datacenters Virtual Datacenters Virtual Datacenters

DMZ PCI HIPAA

Plan

Provision

Monitor

Risk

Compliance

Health