Hyper Converged InfrastructureSimplify your data centerNEBRASKA HIMSS 2019 SPRING MEETING
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Disclosure(s):
Derek Sailors– I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program/presentation.
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About Community HospitalRural 25 bed Critical Access Hospital◦ 2 Satellite Clinics
Multiple EMR’s
IT Team of 9 people◦ Technicians◦ Clinical Staff
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About Me
◦ Years in Information Technology: 14◦ Years in Healthcare IT: 10◦ Years as an IT Director and ISO: 2
◦ Special Interests◦ Cybersecurity◦ Networking◦ Data Center
◦ Over 15 industry certifications
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@hcihillbilly
What is hyper converged infrastructure (HCI)?Definition:
Hyper converged infrastructure is a type of infrastructure that is largely software-defined, with tightly integrated compute, storage, networking and virtualization resources.
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Wait… software defined?
Buzzwords◦ SDN – Software Defined Networking◦ SDDC – Software Defined Data Center◦ SDS – Software Defined Storage
Software Defined Infrastructure
Software Defined
Compute
Software Defined Storage
Software Defined Network
What’s the difference?Traditional/Converged Infrastructure (CI)◦ Traditional hardware architecture◦ Compute◦ Storage (SAN)◦ Network
◦ Requires special skillset for administration or pricey maintenance agreements
◦ Helped solve some integration issues◦ Health status administration tools
Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI)◦ Modernized architecture◦ Compute, SAN, and Network are integrated into
the solution◦ No special skillset for administration◦ Lets you focus on the application, not
hardware◦ Health status tools built in
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But I keep hearing about the cloud?Think about HCI as your own private cloud◦ Elastic resources◦ Multiple workloads◦ Replication◦ Fault Tolerance◦ Web-scale◦ Your data stays in house◦ Test/Dev Environments◦ Compliance◦ Business Associate Agreements?
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Elastic Resources• Grow or shrink workloads
depending on demand
• Rapid deployment of test/prod/dev environments
• Marketplaces/App Store
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Hey, can you…?
Multiple Workloads• Multiple Hypervisors• Block Storage• File Storage
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Hyper Converged Ecosystem
HypervisorHypervisor Hypervisor
Replication• Native Replication• Easy Setup• Cloud Replication
• Primary• Secondary• Tertiary
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Primary Datacenter Secondary Datacenter
Cloud Datacenter
Fault Tolerance
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Scalability
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App App
Pre-Virtualization• Server Storage• Local Storage• SAN
App App
Virtualization
Storage Controllers
Virtualization
• Server Storage• SAN
• Multiple Storage Controllers
• iSCSI• Fiber Channel
App App
Hyperconverged
Virtualization
• Server Storage• Same Data Plane• Faster and easier
scalability• Software Defined
Storage
On-Prem vs. CloudOn Premise
• You control your data
• Integrity• Compliance
• Choice and Freedom
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Cloud
• Rapid time to deployment
• One click simplicity• Continuous innovation
• No administration
• App focus
Test/Dev Environments• Quick deployment time• Easily torn down• Cloning• Network segmentation
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Simplified Analytics• Unified single pane of class analytics
• Decreases MTTR (Mean Time To Repair
• Customized reporting features• IT Staff Notification• Self Remedy
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ROI and TCO• Pay as you scale• Less IT administrative overhead• Power and cooling• Upgrades• Downtime• Less stress
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How is HCI Helping Hospitals?“Hyperconverged Infrastructure has allowed us to replace large chunks of traditional storage and save money on useable storage per GB. “ – Nate Bennett, Network Engineer, Phelps Memorial Health Center
“Incorporating hyper converged infrastructure into our environment has allowed us to overcome the shortcomings of traditional three-tier data center architecture through a data center architecture platform that's easier to manage, scales at a rate we define, and offers more flexibility.” – Curtis Olson, Systems Administrator, Community Hospital
“We no longer would have to worry about a massive capital outlay to bring in new compute, SANs, and networking equipment to add more capacity. We’d be able to just add a node that matched my workload needs.” – Steve Elgan, IT Director, Heartland Community Health Network
"I foresee Hyper-convergence impacting datacenter design at the same level that virtualization changed the way we deploy servers today. Hyper-convergence has several advantages over traditional compute/storage designs by reducing storage administration while adding flexibility in infrastructure design and rapid scalability. These benefits are all obtained while reducing datacenter foot print and lowering operating costs". – Chris Kraft, Director of Information Systems, York General
Questions???
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Hyper Converged Infrastructure�Simplify your data centerDisclosure(s): About Community HospitalAbout MeWhat is hyper converged infrastructure (HCI)?Wait… software defined?What’s the difference?But I keep hearing about the cloud?Elastic ResourcesMultiple WorkloadsReplicationFault ToleranceScalabilityOn-Prem vs. CloudTest/Dev EnvironmentsSlide Number 16Simplified AnalyticsROI and TCOHow is HCI Helping Hospitals?Questions???