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System Management Challenges
Michael OteyPresident TECA, Inc.Senior Contributing EditorWindows IT ProSQL Server Pro
What This Session Covers• Today’s datacenter requirements• Challenges
– Managing Windows and Linux– Management of virtual systems– Monitoring and capacity planning– Deploying and updating applications– Preparing for containers and
microservices– Keeping on top of inventory and licensing– Cloud and hybrid cloud
Rapid Technology Changes are Driving New IT Demands
• Vast increases in connectivity– The mobile cloud connects 3.1 billion of 7.3 billion people worldwide– They average 3 connected devices per person– By 2025, 80% of the population will be
connected• Explosive data growth
– Data growth – 30-50% per year– IoT, Big Data, social, mobile data
• Rapid cloud adoption– 90% of VMworld attendees had workloads
deployed in the public cloud
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Today’s IT Requirements• Agility
– Meeting quickly changing business conditions
• Reducing complexity• Increasing automation• Consumerization of IT• Reducing costs
– CapEX & OpEx• Data control and security
Modern IT Infrastructure• Heterogeneous “Best-of-Breed” implementation• Virtualization
– The foundation of the modern data center– Enables mobility– Enhances flexibility
• Storage– Scalability & flexibility– Data storage efficiency – deduplication– Snapshots & replication
• Cloud– Flexibility & extensibility– Disaster recovery
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System Management Challenges
Managing Windows & Linux• Heterogeneous platforms are growing
– Standalone applications– Microsoft’s recent adoption of Linux and open source
• User authentication– Multiple authentication sources– Build a centralized user directory and integrate standard
protocols such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, or Openid Connect • Configuration management & automation
– Different tools and approaches– Use personnel or cross platform tools like Chef and Puppet
• Log file management– Differently formatted system and application log files– Use open source or third party log management tools
Managing Windows & Linux• Reduction of console sprawl
– Different platform management tools and multiple support structures
– PowerShell– Use open source &
third party tools• Remote Access tools
– VMC, UltraVNC
Managing Virtual Systems• Multiple hypervisors
– VMware vSphere & Hyper-V (60%-40%)– Different management capabilities/tools– Limited cross platform capabilities
• Siloed management– Different personnel
• Lack of visibility• Integration tools
– VMware has Multi-Hypervisor Manager – Microsoft has VMM– Third party tools
• Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standards
Monitoring and Capacity Planning
• Goal is improving capacity utilization• Performance baselining multiple OSes and tools• Virtualization hides capacity• Creating service levels• Under / Over provisioning
– Proper control mechanisms • Forecasting business demand
– Analyzing the historical workload data – Working in cooperation with business teams
Deploying and Updating Applications
• Version differences– Version control systems
• Multiple device support– Workspace / VDI technologies
• Multiple platform targets– Desktop, web, on-premise, cloud– Cross platform tools
Containers and Microservices• Moving away from legacy monolithic
applications– Mode 2 – microservices– Application redesign
• New to Windows environments• Mixing legacy & mode 2 apps• Different monitoring tools• Docker provides a common
management experience
Inventory Management• Virtual server sprawl
- Self-service VMs• Users and developers
- Unexpected licensing- BYOD management- Inventory tools
- System Center- Third party tools
Licensing- Vendors use different licensing- Products use different licensing- Licensing is complicated
- Trend toward core licenses- Virtualization further complicates
licensing - Ongoing inventory is required- Cloud and SaaS tend to simplify this
Challenges of Cloud Adoption• Growing quickly• Legacy Infrastructure• Potentially lower performance
– Shared hardware• Consolidation and pooling of
resources– Giving up dedicated resources
• Adoption of new technologies
Integrating the Cloud and Hybrid Cloud
• Moving legacy workloads• Distributed applications• Lack of expertise• Multiple cloud providers• Difficult to estimate costs• Partners and third party tools
Key Takeways• Be prepared for growth – more technology
changes are coming in the next few years than ever before
• Linux & heterogenous virtualization will grow
• Proper planning and tools are essential for effective systems management
• The cloud is the future– But that journey is a long one– Hybrid cloud is the next practical step
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• Customizable notifications• Customize your templates with
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Process enhancements & approval workflow
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• Multiple devices? No problem
• Interactive feedback• Get more info during
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Self-service software provisioning enhancements
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• Hardware monitoring made easier
• Real-time alerts• Stay on top of your
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• See what tickets/assets/devices are assigned to you
Users
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• Manually or automatically assign users to a device• Control Panel > General > Device Assignment• Synchronous occurs upon inventory
• Used in conjunction with user portal and “My Profile”
User/Machine assignment
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Software compliance/Licensing/API’s
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