“An integrator view on storage consolidation & Information

Lifecycle Management (ILM)”

Ulrik Van Schepdael - Marketing Manager Ulrik Van Schepdael - Marketing Manager

Belgacom Network & System IntegrationBelgacom Network & System Integration

Belgacom Network & System IntegrationSolution Wheel

Agenda

• Introduction

• Storage product portfolio

• Information Lifecycle Management

• Storage solutions… Why at Belgacom?

When we say STORAGESTORAGE, what is meant from an end-user perspective?

• access to shared drives• access to electronic file archives• access to e-mail archives• …

Storage… also your cup of tea!

But STORAGE is alsoBut STORAGE is also :

• secure back-ups of these shared drive data • secure back-ups of the hard disk • specific sectorial needs : commercial or medical imaging, document scanning & archiving• …

An information revolution

Value of Inform

ation

Volume of Data

LANLAN

1980s1980s

WANWAN

1990s1990s

The InternetThe Internet

1990s1990s

Information Fuels the Business

InformationInformation

20002000

Storage… some key questions

• Do you have the necessary resources for efficient operations and management of your storage environment and the hidden costs to do this?

• Are you aware of the long term cost for the archiving of your data (e.g. for regulatory reasons)?

• Do you think about securing your mission-critical information for disaster recovery?

• Do you have the necessary computer room space and necessary infrastructure (HVAC, security,…) for your growing storage needs?

Agenda

• Introduction

• Storage product portfolio

• Information Lifecycle Management

• Storage solutions… Why at Belgacom?

Belgacom Storage product portfolio

Back-upBack-up ArchivingArchivingDisk Disk ConsolidationConsolidation

3 main Storage domains:3 main Storage domains:

Facts & Figures

Question : Do you store your active critical company data on SAN or NAS?

10,8%

12,9%

76,3%

Server disk

NAS

SAN

Storage product portfolio

Back-up ArchivingDisk

Consolidation

Disk Consolidation

• Case-by-case projects :

NAS (Network Attached Storage) solutionsStorage elements connected to the LAN, providing shared file access

SAN (Storage Area Network) solutionsDedicated high speed network of storage elements to provide large amounts

of data (e.g. database applications)

Storage product portfolioNAS (Network Attached Storage)

LANLAN

ClientsClients

ServerServer

NASNAS

„Filer“

Storage product portfolioSAN (Storage Area Network)

LANLAN

Clients

ServerServer

SAN

Fibre ChannelAttached Storage

SANSAN

Facts & Figures

Question : Do you manually backup your critical data?

9%

5,8%66,2%

19%

Manually on CD, DVD

Semi-automatic

via NAS

Automatic via SAN

Continuous via data mirroring

Storage product portfolio

Back-up

• Standard products:

PC Backup

Server Backup

• Case-by-case projects

ArchivingDisk

Consolidation Back-up

FE 100 M

IP VPN or

Internet

End user PC

CPE

Belgacom Net Center

Management Console

Customer

Storage Product Portfolio PC Backup

FE 100 MIP VPN or

Internet

Customer

CPE

LocalBackup Server

Datacenter

Storage Product Portfolio Server Back-up

Facts & Figures

Question : Do you archive your vital data on tape?

31,7%

68,3%

CD, DVD,..;

tape

Storage product portfolio

Archiving

• Standard products:

Remote archiving Archiving solution based on a secured shared infrastructure e.g. storage for Hospitals, but also for other sectors

Document archivingArchiving and consulting of paper archives via indexing

• Case-by-case projects

Back-upDisk

Consolidation Archiving

Storage Product Portfolio Remote archiving

Belgacom NetCenter Evere

Customer premises

IP TelefonyCall Manager

BLES/VPN/LL/xDSL

storage

Belgacom NetCenter Machelen

Agenda

• Introduction

• Storage product portfolio

• Information Lifecycle Management

• Storage solutions… Why at Belgacom?

Information Lifecycle Management

… th e v a lu e o f d if fe re n t o b je c ts c h a n g e s in d if fe re n t w a y s

V e rs io n P u b lis hM a n a g e R e t ireA rc h iv eC re a te /C a p tu re

C o n te n t O b je c t L ife c y c le

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C o n te n t O b je c t L ife c y c le

D ra ft

N e g o t ia t io n

S ig n e d

N e wA d d e n d u m

P e r io dR e v ie w

L e g a l D is p u te

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8

T im e

Value

C o n tra c t

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8

T im e

Value

C o n tra c t

2 4 /7

S L A

2 4 /72 4 /7

S L A

1 6 /71 6 /7

1 2 /51 2 /5

• ILM is a general approach to assess and manage information

• ILM is a strategy for proactive information management, taking into account the information’s business value, as that value changes over time

• Goal of ILM : move the move the right dataright data to the to the right placeright place at the at the right timeright time save money!save money!

Information Lifecycle Management

Information Lifecycle Management

Online Storage

InlineStorage

Nearline Storage

Archiving

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Storage costStorage cost

• Building blocks in the ILM strategy:

Information Lifecycle Management

Professional servicesProfessional services

Data ManagementData Management

Data protectionData protection

Storage infrastructureStorage infrastructure

Data classificationData movement across tiers (bi-directional)

Back-up and recovery of the data

Tiered storage to meet different service levels

Storage assessment, -design, -implemention and -management

Belgacom’s extra dimension to ILM On-site and/or Remote Storage

storageIP telephonyCall Manager

Customer

switch

On-site Storage

housinghosting

Belgacom Net Center

VPN

Central remotemanagement

Remote Storage

storage

Information Lifecycle Management

Online Storage

InlineStorage

Nearline Storage

Archiving

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50%

100%

Pro

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Storage costStorage cost

Onsite

Remote

Agenda

• Introduction

• Storage product portfolio

• Information Lifecycle Management

• Storage solutions… Why at Belgacom?

• Knowledge Knowledge – of storage technology through many years of internal

experience

• IntegrationIntegration– integration of different solutions (and partners), not only

Storage related– Storage consolidation, to be able to better control the

costs

• Professional ServicesProfessional Services– Project, Service and SLA Management– Consultancy and Assessment Services

Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom?

Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom?

• Datacenter facilities for Storage servicesDatacenter facilities for Storage services

– Infrastructure:

Accessible 24/24h and 7/7d

Intrusion detection based on infrared-detectors and camera’s

Fire detection and suppression via ARGONITE-gas

Fully redundant connectivity, electrical power & airconditioning

– Directly connected to Belgacom’s backbone (BiLAN / internet / BLES connectivity)

– Two redundant data centers (one outside Brussels, another inside Brussels)

– SunTone certified !!

Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom?

2 Net Centers

Evere Machelen12 500 m²

Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom?

Want to see our Storage Environment?

A datacenter visit is possible – contact your Belgacom account manager

Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom?

• Strategic PartnershipStrategic Partnership– Belgacom NSI offers integrated solutions, that are

technology independent– Based on the customer needs, we propose an end-to-end

solution with our partner

– Our Belgacom partners have been selected carefully, based on their position of market leader and on their complementarity in terms of solutions

Questions ?