Journey to the Software-Defined Data Center

IT’s Core Challenge

Extending Virtualization

Defining the SDDC

Operating the SDDC

Managing the SDDC

Your Road to the SDDC

Building Your SDDC

Where Your Journey Takes You

Your Next Steps

IT's Core Challenge

Where the World Is Going

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Where IT Is Stuck

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An Unsustainable Situation

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Where the World
Is Going

IT has evolved

Mainframe era = Thousands of apps Millions of users

Computing done behind Closed Doors

Scope: very small; focused

IT has evolved

Client/Server era = Tens of thousands of apps
Hundreds of millions of users

Computing power moves to the business

Scope: limited to business use

IT has evolved

Mobile/Cloud era = Millions of apps
Billions of users

Computing power moves to the user

Scope: unlimited; expands to personal lives

IT has evolved

Millions of apps Billions of users

Business expectations are rising exponentially

Speed

Reliability

Access

IT has evolved

IT’s ability to deliver is severely compromised due to:

Stagnant or shrinking budgets*
And Fewer resources

* Gartner, 2013: “Hunting and Harvesting in a Digital World: The 2013 CIO Agenda”

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Where IT
Is Stuck

Stuck

in legacy, hardware-centric silos

in legacy organizational silos supporting
hardware

with inefficiency

managing outmoded infrastructure

unable to manage complexity

without the resources to invest in
innovation

having no impact on strategic value

The RESULT

Only 30% of IT budgets go to innovation*

* Gartner, 2013: “Hunting and Harvesting in a Digital World: The 2013 CIO Agenda”

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An Unsustainable
Situation

No one can keep up

Slow apps

Demanding
device management

Slow provisioning

Brittle, heavy
infrastructure

Inadequate
workload management

No one can meet IT’s core challenge

Satisfy the business need for
speed and flexibility and...

Satisfy the demand for
control and efficiency.

Business and IT need a
fundamental
change

Extending Virtualization

The Hardware-Defined Road

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The Software-Defined Road

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Virtualization of Compute

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The SDDC Demands More

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Network Virtualization Benefits

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Storage Virtualization Benefits

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The
Hardware-Defined
Road

Two possible roads to take

Hardware-Defined

Expensive proprietary hardware
Complex; inflexible
Manual operations
Lack of intelligence
Inability to keep up
Organizational silos create walls

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The
Software-Defined
Road

Two possible roads to take

Software-Defined

Existing hardware
Simplified; adaptable
Automated operations
Highly intelligent
Agility to respond/evolve
Builds bridges, created by tasks

Software-Defined gives you

Flexibility, speed, security

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Efficiency, control, choice

The real opportunity = Extending virtualization to the ENTIRE data center

The RESULT

ALL data center services become as cost-effective and easy to provision and manage as the virtual machines.

The architecture to make this happen is the Software-Defined
Data Center.

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Virtualization
of Compute

Now a standard Technology

Frees CPU/memory power
from the hardware

Enables resource pooling

Compute abstraction =
server virtualization

Virtual machines

Reduce physical server count
Enable standardization
Improve speed
Simplify provisioning and
management
Lower CapEx and OpEx

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The SDDC
Demands More

The Software-Defined Data Center

Requires Network and Storage virtualization too

NETWORK

COMPUTE

STORAGE

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Network
Virtualization
Benefits

Network virtualization provides:

Hardware independence via a software-driven abstraction layer
Non-disruptive deployment
Unprecedented automation of provisioning, deployment, and maintenance
Ability to dynamically and automatically add or shift workloads
Flexibility: any combination of logical network devices and security policies on any topology
Support for legacy and new apps on any general-purpose IP networking hardware

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Storage
Virtualization
Benefits

Storage virtualization provides

Independence from underlying storage hardware
Pooling, replication, and on-demand distribution
An aggregated, flexible, efficient, scalable storage layer
Consistent policies across the heterogeneous storage pool
Simplified consumption via policy-based automation

Storage virtualization provides

Minimized administrative overhead
Ability to use inexpensive compute hardware for augmented storage
An aggregated, flexible, efficient, scalable storage layer
Availability for all applications independent of the
platform stack
Automatic detection and recovery from software or OS failure

Defining the SDDC

SDDC Requirement 1

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SDDC Requirement 2

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SDDC Requirement 3

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SDDC
Requirement 1

A Software-Defined Data Center consists of three components

1 A completely virtualized infrastructure across
Compute, Network, and Storage

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SDDC
Requirement 2

A Software-Defined Data Center consists of three components

2 A flexible mix of private and hybrid operating models

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SDDC
Requirement 3

A Software-Defined Data Center consists of three components

3 A comprehensive virtualization and cloud
management platform

Operating the SDDC

Operating Option 1

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Operating Option 2

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Hybrid Cloud Benefits

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Operating
Option 1

Two ways to operate a Software-Defined Data Center

1 Packaged software operated on premises

You own and operate the
infrastructure in your
data center

VMware vCloud Suite®
enables this for
compute,
network, storage,
and management

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Operating
Option 2

Two ways to operate a Software-Defined Data Center

2 Infrastructure as a service

Seamlessly extend your private cloud off-premises

VMware operates it for
you securely via
VMware vCloud®
Hybrid Service™

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Hybrid Cloud
Benefits

The hybrid cloud: Any app, any place, no compromise

A seamless extension of your
on-premise data center
to hybrid cloud

No change to

Management tools
Non-disruptive deployment
Networking
IP addresses
Network policies
Security mechanisms
Support mechanisms

No compromise to

Security
SLAs
Governance
Regulatory requirements

Your Road to the SDDC

Policy-Based Management and Automation

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Organizational Change

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Policy-Based Management
and Automation

VMware's Cloud Management Platform

Addresses the dynamic nature of cloud workloads and infrastructure from the ground up.

On-demand access to any service
Cost transparency
Automated operations
- Manage health, risk, efficiency, compliance
- Monitoring policies built into the provisioning process
Any cloud, any platform

Top Features

Self-service provisioning portal

Requested services comply with policies

Built-in predictive analytics and machine-learning capabilities

Capacity-planning capabilities for enhanced
efficiency
ID idle/overprovisioned virtual machines
Optimize virtual machine density

Better visibility via important unstructured system data

The VMware Software- Defined Data Center

Streamlines administration

Enables markedly higher resource utilization

Delivers new levels of agility

Shortens problem resolution cycles

The VMware Software- Defined Data Center

Speeds provisioning dramatically

Allows policy-driven governance

Delivers elastic scalability

Enables workload mobility across
clouds

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Organizational Change

Eliminate silos and organize based on tasks, like

The RESULT

Optimize for what’s new while keeping the best of what you already have

Your Road to the SDDC

Navigate by Outcomes

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Easy Street

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Navigate
by Outcomes

Your route to the Software-Defined Data Center

Determined by the outcomes you need to drive your business forward:

You

Highly resilient infrastructure for applications

You

Virtualized data centers with public cloud economics

You

Secure, dynamic network with compliant IT

You

Optimized capacity and IT operations

You

Rapid app and infrastructure delivery across hybrid cloud

You

Software-Defined Data Center

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Easy Street

Wherever you are on your journey

with VMware you can

Capitalize on existing investments

No rip and replace
Leverage current staff skill set
Train to provide career paths and increased relevance

Wherever you are on your journey

with VMware you can

Go at your own pace

Tailor it all to your unique environment

One size does NOT fit all
VMware solutions can be customized
for your situation

Building Your SDDC

VMware Products to Build It

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vCloud Suite

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vSphere

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NSX

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Virtual SAN

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vCloud Hybrid Service

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vSphere with Operations Management

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VMware Products
to Build It

VMware products to build the Software-defined
Data Center

vCloud Suite

vSphere

VMware NSX™

VMware Virtual SAN™

vCloud Hybrid Service

VMware vShpere® with Operations Management™

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vCloud Suite

Build and run a VMware Vsphere®-Based Private Cloud

Vsphere®-Based
Private Cloud
Datasheet

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Deliver cloud service provider economics at scale

Provision applications in minutes

Automate operations management

Build and run a VMware Vsphere®-Based Private Cloud

vSphere

VMware NSX™

VMware Virtual SAN™

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vSphere

Build and run a VMware vSphere®-Based Private Cloud

vSphere Datasheet

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Build your own cloud infrastructure

Most widely adopted and proven virtualization platform

Over 500,000 customers worldwide

Most comprehensive set of capabilities

The industry’s gold standard for reliability

What vSphere® Does

Power server virtualization

Virtualize x86 server resources

Aggregate them into logical pools to allocate multiple workloads

Network
services

Optimized for the virtual environment

Simplified administration and management

Efficient
storage

Simplify back-end storage systems

Enable the most efficient storage utilization

What vSphere® Does

Robust
security

Protect data and applications

Industry’s most secure “bare-metal” virtualization platform

High
availability

Maximize uptime across cloud infrastructure

Reduce unplanned downtime

Eliminate planned downtime for maintenance

Consistent automation

Streamline routine tasks

Lower operating expenditures

Minimize errors

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NSX

VMware NSX™ Network Virtualization

NSX Datasheet

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Virtualize your existing network

Transform network operations and economics

What NSX Does

Agility

Provision custom, multi-tier network topologies and enterprise-class security systems in seconds

Cost

Reduce OpEx and CapEx

Eliminate manual configuration from the provisioning process

Simplify hardware requirements

Choice

Operate on any hypervisor or network hardware

Integrate with any cloud management platform

What NSX Does

Virtualized
network

A fully functional network in a software container

Provision independently of underlying hardware or topology

Distribute
security

A new model for network security

Security profiles distributed to/enforced by virtual ports that move with VMs

Scale &
performance

Operated by several of the largest SPs, global financials, and enterprise data centers in the world

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Virtual SAN

VMware Virtual SAN™ Storage Virtualization

Virtual SAN
Datasheet

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Industry leader in hyper-converged software-defined storage

What Virtual SAN Does

Radically simple storage

Policy-driven storage designed for vSphere environments

Simplifies and streamlines provisioning and management

Automatically and dynamically matches requirements with underlying resources

Automates manual tasks for more efficient, cost-effective operations

Lowers TCO by up to 50%

Granularly scale storage up or out for flexibility without overprovisioning

Hardware-agnostic

Easy-to-use design increases efficiency

Saves time and money

What Virtual SAN Does

High
performance

Enables read/write caching using server-side flash

Optimizes the I/O data path for improved performance over virtual appliance or external device

Software-defined storage for vSphere

Hypervisor-converged architecture

Enables storage and compute to run in same host with minimal overhead

Simple management via seamless integration with vSphere web client/VMware stack

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vCloud Hybrid Service

vCloud Hybrid Service: Operations

vCloud Hybrid Service
Datasheet

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Quickly and seamlessly extend your data center into the cloud using the tools and processes you already have

What vCloud Hybrid Service Does

Disaster recovery

Data center extension for disaster recovery

Third-party backup, dev/test, seasonal workloads, and additional locations

Dev/Test

Low-risk first step

Free valuable on-premises capacity by separating pre-production in cloud

Deploy on or off premises

Packaged applications

Use next application upgrade cycle of existing virtualized desktops and apps

Host in hybrid cloud

What vCloud Hybrid Service Does

New enterprise applications

Build and host new applications in traditional 3-tier architectures (Java)

Next-generation applications

Evolve from traditional to next-generation applications

PaaS on Pivotal CF / Cloud Foundry

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vSphere with Operations Management

VMware vSphere® with Operations Management™

vSOM Datasheet

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vSphere
+
performance monitoring
+
capacity management capabilities

What vSOM Does

Powerful computing

Virtualize x86 server resources

Aggregate them into logical pools to allocate multiple workloads

Network services

Optimized for the virtual environment

Simplified administration and management

Efficient storage

Simplify back-end storage systems

Enable the most efficient storage utilization

What vSOM Does

Robust security

Protect data and applications

Industry’s most secure “bare-metal” virtualization platform

High availability

Maximize uptime across cloud infrastructure

Reduce unplanned downtime

Eliminate planned downtime for maintenance

What vSOM Does

Consistent automation

Streamline routine tasks

Lower operating expenditures

Minimize errors

Performance and capacity management

Create a virtualized environment to run mission-critical apps

Proactive capacity and operations management

Where Your Journey Takes You

Freedom + Control

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Resources Drive Innovation

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Facts & Figures

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Customers

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VMware’s Own Journey

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Freedom + Control

End-user freedom

Secure access to desktops, apps, files

Optimized user experience across devices

Personalized to individual needs

IT Control

Hybrid delivery

Centralized management/automation

Leverage the Software-Defined Data Center

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Resources
Drive Innovation

Vision: Transform IT into an agile, high-performing asset for the business

RESOURCES can go to innovation
when you have:
Faster application roll-outs
Automatic management
Provisioning in minutes
Full, secure access anytime, on any device
Deploy any workload, anywhere

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