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Enhancing IT Agility with Virtual Private CloudTop 5 Questions You Need to Ask
Today’s Virtual Private Cloud Experts
Steve LeClair, VMwarevCloud Service Provider Business Development WestSteve LeClair is a Business Development Manager with VMware. Steve focuses on Service Providers building public clouds in the west.
Ephraim Baron, EquinixGlobal Cloud & IT ServicesEphraim Baron is a technical and marketing expert focused on IT operations, virtualization, and cloud computing. His past experience spans technical sales & marketing, IT infrastructure management and product engineering.
Bryan Thompson, Tier 3VP of ServicesBryan Thompson is Tier 3’s vice president of services. Bryan oversees pre and post-sales technical support and professional services.
Today’s Agenda
What is Virtual Private Cloud?
Virtual Private Cloud Advantages & Use Cases
Real World Cloud Case Studies
Cloud Performance & Connectivity Options
Summary & Questions
CIOs Rank Cloud as a Top Priority
* = New Response Category, Top catagoriesSource: Gartner - The 2011 CIO Agenda
Perception has gone from vendor hype to IT priority
20092010
Cloud Computing 1 2 16 *
Virtualization 2 1 3 3
Mobile Technologies 3 6 12 12
Web 2.0 10 3 15 15
2011 2008
Business and IT Leaders Say Cloud Enables Agility
SOURCE: Global Business Agility Survey, February 2011
80%+ associate business agility with revenue growth, cost reduction, and risk management
63% agree cloud can have a significant impact in making business more agile and responsive
Companies with enterprise-wide cloud deployments are 3x more likely to achieve business agility that is “much better than competition”
Cloud Computing
IT Agility
Business Agility
Business Performance
1. Software compatibility
2. Connection
3. Workloads
4. Identity management
5. Security
Virtual Private Cloud Considerations
Driving Business Results with CloudBryan Thompson, Tier 3
Business Agility with Virtual Private Cloud
Back Office Applications
Proof of Concept / Lab
Line of Business Applications
Web Front End
Disaster Recovery
Using Cloud to Achieve True “IT as a Service”
On-Premise Infrastructure
ControlHas full control over
environment
SecureKnown security,
predictable performance
LeverageInvestment in technology,
people and process
Public Cloud
AgilityRespond quickly to the
demands
CostTransparent and
controllable costs
ElasticityScalable Capacity
Economics and agility of cloud without sacrificing control
Connection
InternetDirect Connect
VPN
High Availability Systems in the Cloud
Traditional IT Stack
Coupling applications to infrastructure creates silos and
single points of failure
Virtualized Applications
Applications are abstracted from infrastructure, increasing
hardware redundancy
App App
Limited application portability and scaling potential
Flexible and extensible systems with no single point of failure
Hypervisor
App App App
Securely Deliver Scalable IT Resources with Virtual Private Cloud
• Virtual private cloud model allows you to use secure connections and firewalls to securely scale your environment
• Fully compatible with your internal environment• Use virtual private cloud for: distributed workloads, private to public
workload management, and cloud bursting
1. Software compatibility – Do you need single pane of glass management? What systems are you using internally?
2. Connection – What kind of connection and performance do you need? How many users will you have?
3. Workloads – What kind of workloads do you want to run in a virtual private cloud? Do those workloads need monitoring, high SLAs, etc.?
4. Identity management – Will you extend Active Directory, integrate SAML authentication or just use local accounts?
5. Security – What kind of security and compliance do you require? Will you be auditing datacenters and employees? Is your data transit secure?
Top 5 Virtual Private Cloud Questions
• “Shadow IT” apps leading to compliance and data security concerns
• Long IT support cycles to spin up new environments hampered business agility
Challenge
• Extend the network and AD environment to an Enterprise Cloud Provider
• Consolidate and standardize processes while retaining flexibility
Solution
• Improved IT and business agility: Deployment cycles reduced from weeks to days while maintaining visibility, compliance and security
Impact
Business Agility Case Study: F1000 Manufacturer
“With a designated enterprise cloud partner we are realizing our vision of IT as a service.” - Director, IT IaaS Solutions Delivery
• Frequent outages and data loss; Managing infrastructure distracted from innovation and serving customers
Challenge
• Run back office applications securely from the enterprise cloud
• 800+ Exchange mailboxes and 1MM+ forwarding addresses
• Voice over IP• Financial apps: custom ERP, custom billing• File serving and file sharing
Solution
• Increased business agility • Reduced operational complexity and costs
Impact
Back Office Case Study:
“Our entire business depends on the [cloud]. It pretty much runs everything for us, so that we don’t have to.” - Andy Evans, Founder and CTO, Obeo
Tier 3 is Built for the Enterprise
Technology Partners
Architected for High Availability• Risk mitigation for 99.999% uptime SLA across all layers• Fully redundant, never more than 50% utilization• Enables geo targeted solutions
Business Continuity Built In• Disaster recovery and client backup always standard• Automatic local mirroring and replication to alternate data
center, preserving a rolling 14-day backups
Exceeds Security and Compliance Requirements• SMTA, vSAN protect customer data• SAS 70 Type II and SSAE16 audited, customers can achieve
PCI and HIPAA compliance
High Performance• Predictive Autoscaler and Dynamic Allocation ensure
superior customer experience • Dynamic IO increases performance of the most data-
intensive apps with > 1K+ IOPS/VM• Secure, high performance, low-latency direct connections
in carrier-neutral facilities
Enterprise Virtual Private CloudSteve LeClair, VMware
Apps
VMware Virtual Private Cloud
Cloud Infrastructure
Apps
Cloud Infrastructure Management
Security
vCloud Powered Service• Common platform
• Common management
Cloud Computing Moves from a Technology Discussion to a Business Decision
vCloudService Provider
Private Cloud VMware =
Enterprise-class
Virtual Private Cloud
• Highly available, secure, production-ready virtual private cloud
• Same quality and management experience as your own VMware-run datacenter or private cloud
• Move workloads from your VMware vSphere-based virtualized or private cloud environment to the vCloud-powered cloud and back again
• Easy proof of concept builds, bursting, and more
• Leverages existing investments in VMware virtualization
Enterprise Virtual Private Cloud
Private Cloud
vSphere Tier 3 Cloud DC #1
Private Datacenter Tier 3 Enterprise Cloud
Migrating Apps and Workloads Across Clouds
vSphere
Keep business mission critical in the datacenter and move other essential apps to the cloud
• Operational offloading of routine tasks
• Strategic flexibility Tier 3 Cloud DC #2
Cloud Connectivity and PerformanceEphraim Baron, Equinix
Performance Flatter networks, more bandwidth Simple architectures Less complexity Lower latency within the Edge, WAN, and
Service Nodes
Optimization Proximity to customers & suppliers Integration with partners Ability to achieve economies of scale
Reliability
High availability High physical security
Scalability “Never go Dark” capacity strategy On-demand access to space, power, &
cooling Extreme network connectivity Integrate existing assets (tethering)
Neutrality Multi-vendor solutions Lower operating costs Fall-back & switching options Access to new services Optimized performance
Community Business ecosystem connectivity Partner, supplier, & customer exposure Rapid business value creation
Setting the Stage for Cloud Computing
A comprehensive solution set for customer access to cloud offerings
+ +
• How many networks connect globally?• Cost effective, high throughput
peering• Low latency, direct to broadband
networks capabilities• Aligned with web developer, ISV, SMB
& mid-market requirements
Optimized Internet Access(Layer 3)
Direct Connect(Layer 1)
• Is there a “colo” option for non-cloud apps?
• Ultra cost effective & secure • SLA enablement• Integrates with core IT architecture• Multiple Equinix Marketplace
channel/partner opportunities• Aligned with corporate developer,
ISV/SaaS, Global 2000 requirements
• Millions of “lit” buildings• Efficient, secure, QoS-enabled solutions• Less complex, lower cost networks• SLA enablement• Integrates with WAN architecture• Aligned with corporate developer,
ISV/SaaS, Global 2000 requirements
Carrier Ethernet(Layer 2)
Market Connect
• The Power of Choice - More service access capabilities for customers
• Higher QoE, Lower customer risk – Reference configurations
• Higher degree of integration & functionality with customers/partners
• Broadest range of network service providers & partners
Cloud Connectivity Options
Busi
ness
Criti
calit
y
Performance Requirement
Ensure the cloud provider can meet your specific performance requirements
Cloud Can Deliver High Application Performance
• 1K+ IOPS/VM for data-intensive apps
• Low latency direct connections
• Optimized hypervisor and storage layers
Enabling new levels of cloud performance in network-dense data centers
Direct proximity to customers to improve the end-user experience
Platform Equinix800+ cloud services deployments
680+ network providers
50+ Ethernet exchange networks
<10ms latency for 90% of North America, Western Europe, and key Asia-Pacific metros
IMPACT
Multi-Tier Architectures Enable Performance & Economies of Scale Aggregation to control costs, leverage existing assets, etc.
Aligns Latency Sensitive Applications with Customer Geographies Improved Customer Experience
99.999% Uptime and High Physical Security Meet Business Criticality Requirements
Network Density & Choice Improved Performance & Manages Costs
How to Enable High Performance Clouds
Q&A