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VxBlock Systems: Overview Of The Industry Leading CI ......* For network virtualization, VxBlock Systems offer a choice of VMware VDS and/or NSX and/or Cisco ACI. Vblock Systems support
• A good understanding on what makes up a VxBlock System
• What benefits are customers enjoying with their VxBlock Systems
• What workloads and use cases are driving VxBlock Systems deployments
• What the future holds for Dell EMC Converged Infrastructure
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After this presentation You will have a good understanding on what makes up a VxBlock System What benefits are customers enjoying with their VxBlock Systems What workloads and use cases are driving VxBlock Systems deployments And what the future holds for Dell EMC Converged Infrastructure
While the Converged Infrastructure 5 yr CAGR is expected to grow at ~10%
Within Converged Infrastructure, the Integrated Infrastructure is the largest, with Dell EMC being #1
In 2016, Dell EMC was #1in Converged Infrastructure
Dell EMC gained market share in 2016
Dell EMC66%
Vendor 2<30%
Integrated Infrastructure
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4 facts on CI mkt from IDC In 2017, the traditional IT market, that includes all SAN based storage, servers, etc. is expected to grow at ~4% (roughly ~$106B) But if you look at the converged infrastructure market, that is expected to grow at ~10%. Why is this important? Because this shows that more customers are moving to a CI deployment than are building their own infrastructure … so if you are evaluating a CI model (or like some like to refer to this market, a Buy (vs build)), you are not alone. last IDC tracker for CI, which is made up of 1. Integrated Infrastructure (this is where the VxBlock falls), Certified Reference Systems (think VSPEX), HCI (VxRack, VxRail and XC-Series) and Integrated Platforms (think nodes and ready bundles), Dell EMC is #1 break this down further II is where the VxBlock and Vblock falls, Dell EMC is the clear market leader with over 65% market share. And the closest competitor has less than 30% market share.
In the digital era, technology is advancing at an exponential rate and changing how we work and live. Just as technology is the engine of human progress, it is also an engine of change, and the new digital era is really a fourth industrial revolution, transforming the way we live and work at an ever-increasing pace – and creating a world where everything is connected, a source of greater data and insights As we move to this world of digital transformation things are going to be very different. Look back at the last 15 years, technology was the realm of IT, focused on systems of record (e.g. financial systems, core business systems, etc.) and traditional applications, really focused on storing and reporting transactional data. The next 15 years are going to be dramatically different. Technology is going to be inherent in every part of the business. We will move beyond systems of record to systems of engagement and systems of insight. Businesses are going to engage with customers through innovative, new applications on mobile devices. The applications are going to be built for the cloud. We are going to see greater analysis of the streams of data these applications generate. And we’re not just going to connect phones, and PCs, and tablets to the Internet, we’re going to connect everything. So going forward, IT and the role it plays in the business is going to be very different.
In 12 months, >50% of customers will run more than 10 applications on all-
flash configurations
35% of customers already have an all-flash strategy
All-flash
source: IDC 11/16 - All-flash array adoption
Workloads / Use cases27% Private cloud23% Public cloud-4% Traditional data center
source: Cloud: IDC 12/16 – WW network forecast / Apps: 451 Research 06/16 Servers and CI
2015-20 CAGR
Cloud
By 2018, >50% of ERP, VDI, CRM, BI, analytics will be running on CI
Network
source: IDC 12/16 – Network forecast
WW Ethernet switch revenue forecast
100GbE
100MbE/1000MbE
10GbE
40GbE
Infrastructure spend
source: ESG 06/16 – Converged Continues to gain IT traction
Converged Infrastructure Usage
32% currently use a Converged Infrastructure
56% are planning to use a Converged Infrastructure
12% have no plans to move to a Converged Infrastructure
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We have discussed the current state of the CI market, we have looked at what’s changed, now let’s look at some trends that is causing this change: All-flash: 35% have already deployed AF, with >50% considering it. Network: 40GbE and 100GbE should clearly be considered Workloads: The future is no longer about traditional data centers. The market is moving to a hybrid cloud based model. Also many of the dominant applications will be running on a CI deployment model. Customer spend: Very few customer are not considering deploying a CI based usage model.
• 50% of enterprises expect technology will reduce time needed to expand infrastructure
• +40% of enterprises see reduced time to respond to business needs as an impact to adoption
• +50% of enterprises expect technology to increase server utilization rates
• +50% of enterprises believe that physical server count can be reduced
source: 451 Research 06/16 Servers and CI
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Some additional trends that further justify a CI deployment model: 50% of enterprises expect technology will reduce time needed to expand infrastructure +40% of enterprises see reduced time to respond to business needs as an impact to adoption +50% of enterprises expect technology to increase server utilization rates +50% of enterprises believe that physical server count can be reduced
* For network virtualization, VxBlock Systems offer a choice of VMware VDS and/or NSX and/or Cisco ACI. Vblock Systems support Cisco N1Kv
ComputeNetwork*StorageVirtualizationManagement
CiscoDell EMCVMware
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1st the 5-pillars as 1-product Then: CISCO Dell EMC and VMwware Compute, network, Storage, virtualization and management Engineered experience not just bundled or integrated. So what makes us a leader in the converged infrastructure market? Our systems are: Engineered as one – architectural standards and specs that are codified into a release certification matrix (RCM) Manufactured as one – delivered from factory ready to run applications Managed as one – single object view of converged infrastructure Supported as one – system in addition to components Sustained as one – provides lifecycle system assurance and integrity How are these different from other vendors that create mission critical core data center converged infrastructure? Engineered – no other company has several hundred engineers that are standardizing data center architectural design, system design and complete lifecycle management to take the heavy burden of planning, integrating and sustaining converged infrastructure from the customer and making it simple and low risk for customers to deploy and operate over time. Manufactured – our state of the art manufacturing facilities in the US and EU to build our systems to exacting standards so they operate the same everywhere around the world. Managed – Dell EMC Vision is the only software that codifies architecture standards, designs, and configurations into a real-time representation of a converged infrastructure, with validation for system health and life cycle status (release certification and security posture). Supported – Dell EMC support has full accountability for our converged infrastructure, with expertise on all facets of our systems and the integration of key components. Further, our support maintains accountability even through escalations to EMC, Cisco or VMware. Other vendors often have finger pointing between divisions of the same company. Sustained – No other vendor has this capability – and DELL EMC has this across our entire Dell EMC portfolio. For VxBlock, and VxRack Systems, lifecycle assurance is delivered via a comprehensive set of architected, designed, validated, and documented standards called RCM (Release Certification Matrix). The RCM provides the highest levels of assurance that Dell EMC converged systems will simply work. Dell EMC has documented processes and procedures for evolving the RCM over time and for updating Dell EMC systems throughout their lifecycle.
Source: IDC doc#255798, The Business Value of EMC Vblock Systems, May 2015
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Here are some numbers from a recent IDC study conducted More apps: Systems are specifically configured for a customer's workloads. We do it vs them on an ad hock bases. Faster: To deploy, to provision new workloads, to update vs them doing it on an ad hock bases Reduced downtime: configured and tested to best practices. Patch management with RCM. vs then doing it on an ad hocc bases. Lights on: we do that vs then doing it on an ad hoc basis. When IDC interviewed Dell EMC customers to compare operations before and after their Vblock Systems deployment, this is what they found. � Companies can transform IT operations to achieve phenomenal results, deploying apps on infrastructure 4.6 times faster (so systems are put into use much faster), and getting new services and offerings out to market 4.4X faster. In addition to driving agility, IT organizations are spending 41% less time keeping the lights on, which means higher productivity and more time spent on driving business success. But perhaps more important than increased agility and lower costs, Dell EMC infrastructure has extremely high availability through how our systems are engineered, manufactured, managed, supported and sustained. Problems that are typical in many environments do not happen with Dell EMC infrastructure – and this is what drives a lot of repeat business that has been fueling our growth.
From an architectural point of view, here are the components that VxBlock and Vblock Systems integrate It’s the compute The network The Storage The virtualization layer And the management infrastructure
*Note: VxBlock and Vblock Systems 540, with XtremIO, also supports 40Gb Ethernet
VxBlock Systems Component View
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Here is a different view on the individual components and how they are integrated. This is building off the previous slide. But showing the different components and how they interact.
But it’s not just pulling components together. There is a whole eco-system that Dell EMC Converged Systems utilizes that nobody else in the industry can match. Dell EMC Converged Systems differentiation includes the value of a RCM (a interoperability release matrix) where we have done all the component level testing and interoperability, the fact that we have manufactured, tested and hardened the platform, we have Vision that allows you to manage all components from a single source, we work with our partners and influence their roadmaps, we have the whole Dell EMC team behind us, etc.
VxBlock Systems Family#1 in converged systems, powering the modern data center
VxBlock Systems 540
XtremIOsuperb efficiencyVDI / test and dev
VxBlock Systems 350
Unity All Flash & Hybridgeneral purpose workloads
midrange scale
VxBlock Systems 740
VMAX All Flashlarge scale
multi-workload consolidationrich data services / availability
VxBlock Systems 240
VNX5200small scale
general purpose
Dell EMC ConvergedTechnology Extensionsstorage or
expansion compute modules
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And here is a picture of the family. Our converged portfolio consists of the VxBlock and Vblock Systems., In the midrange space, we have the 240, based on VNX5200, 340 (based on VNX2) and the 350 (based on Unity – also available as all-flash) 350 systems, the 540 (based on XtremIO all-flash systems) and the 740 systems (which can be either all-flash or hybrid). These VxBlock and Vblock systems are all focused on consolidating mixed workloads, available in all-flash delivering consistent low-latency and are targeting difference use cases. And then if your customer is looking to add compute power of additional storage resources, we have the technology extensions – available with UCS, VNX, Unity, XtremIO, VMAX3 (including 250F/FX) and Isilon. The VxBlock and Vblock 240, 340 and 350 Systems are targeted at the midmarket with Dell EMC Unity as its storage offering. These systems are unified systems, i.e. file and block workloads, they offered midmarket scalability and are available in all-flash and hybrid configurations and are targeted at general purpose workloads. The VxBlock and Vblock 540 Systems are engineered with Dell EMC XtremIO storage, offing exceptional all-flash efficiencies, predictable performance and are application centric focused like VDI or test dev environments The VxBlock and Vblock 740 Systems are engineered with EMC Dell VMAX storage, offering highest performance, massive scalability with rich data services that deliver the best availability. These systems are targeted at the broadest workloads including mission critical workloads.
Dell EMC Converged Technology ExtensionsAdding greater flexibility with proven technology
Add general purpose compute, GPU cluster, DAS-based HDFS cluster(s)
Add general purpose storage with multi-array storage combinations (VNX/Unity/XtremIO/ VMAX) for added capacity/performance and new use cases including Isilon options
Add fabric extensions for shared and scalable resources with a Vscale Architecture
CiscoCompute
Dell EMCStorage
Fabric Extensions
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Quickly and easily add processing power or storage capacity to provide additional flexibility and scalability with pre-tested and pre-validated hardware that can be managed, supported and sustained as part of the system (including RCM) Cisco Compute: General Purpose Compute GPU Cluster DAS Based HDFS Cluster(s) Dell EMC Storage: General Purpose Solid State Drives Hard Disk Drives Dell EMC Isilon: General Purpose file based storage Data Lakes Enabling compliance And then you can also deploy a Fabric extension to extend tour data center resources
• Scales out data centers• Shares and orchestrates resources• Combines converged, hyper-
converged, and legacy systems
• Cisco UCS, Rack mount Servers, LAN/SAN Switching and Security
• Cisco:• ASAP Data Center Architecture
compliant• Spine-and-leaf networking • ACI software-defined networking• UCS Director automation
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Vscale Fabric A scalable, Cisco network that connects multiple Dell EMC converged systems (blocks and racks) and other equipment to create a shared pool of resources: Based on an advanced spine-leaf LAN and/or core-edge SAN switches using Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) software-defined networking (compatible with VMware NSX) Vscale Fabric Technology Extensions use compute, storage, and data protection resources (in Dell EMC cabinets) that are directly connected to the Vscale Fabric as shared resources With centralized monitoring and automation toolset, Vision Intelligent Operations: for converged infrastructure health and life cycle management (including Release Certification Matrix Management and Security Management). Automation software for provisioning, configuring and allocating resources: Cisco UCS Director and Dell EMC ViPR
Dell EMC Vision intelligent operations • Always know the state of the data center to prioritize actions
Infrastructure Health and Life Cycle Management
HealthWorkload and system health managementand logging
StabilizationOptimizationFirmware and
software release compliance
management
SecuritySecurity hardening
and policy compliance
management
Compute Network Storage VirtualizationSupport for Dell EMC Vscale Architecture
(VxBlock Systems, Vblock Systems, and Dell EMC VxRack Systems
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No builds Main Point: Vision software -- installed in Dell EMC converged systems -- has unique intelligence, automation and visualization to understand and manage converged infrastructure daily and throughout its lifecycle. It supports Dell EMC CI systems across the Vscale Architecture, including VxBlock, Vblock, VxRack Systems and Technology Extensions. Explain: It provides a unified view of infrastructure keep your systems and application workloads healthy. (This is about monitoring system availability and key performance indicators.) It tells you when you need to upgrade components and gives you pre-tested firmware to keep your systems stable (to fix bugs) and optimized (to enhance performance). (This is about the Release Certification Matrix.) It discovers vulnerabilities and delivers software patches to keep your data center secure. (This is about security hardening component settings.)
Breadth of integrated data protectionThe right level of protection for each business application
10% of data 60% of value
VPLEXRPO: 0RTO: 0
Business Continuity
20% of data20% of value
RecoverPointRPO: 0–hours
RTO: minutes–hoursReplication
100% of data
Avamar and Data Domain
RPO: 1 dayRTO: hours–days
Daily Backup (and archive)
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No builds So how do you get the integrated data protection conversation going? The best way is to talk in terms the customer can relate to. Their job security hinges on meeting specific Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for each business application. Having the ability to avoid outages, and having the ability to recover quickly when bad things happen is something your customers care about deeply. Those service levels include Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) RTO is basically how fast an application can be restored after a problem occurs. RPO refers to the acceptable amount of data loss when a problem occurs. This slide is not about products, this slide is about showing your customer that Dell EMC offers integrated data protection that can deliver the right level of data protection for each of their business requirements. Continuous Availability/HA delivers zero data loss and near zero outage time (best level of protection but highest cost) Synchronous replication provides zero data loss and rapid operational recovery (Medium cost, but limited by distance) Asynchronous/Point-in-Time replication is for site disaster recovery (Medium cost, unlimited by distance, moderate data loss) Point-In-Time Backup is the lowest cost option and “good enough” for a large portion of your customers data And we provide an Iintegrated Data Protection system that can do all this.
Bringing it all together—interoperability done for youSimplifying code management
Storage Compute
Networking Virtualization
VNX VNXe
UnityVMAX XtremIO
Isilon
Nexus MDS
UCS Manager UCS
vSphere ESX/ESXivCenter
Rack Mount ServerData Domain VPLEX AvamarRecoverPoint PowerPath
Cisco Data Center Network MGR
NSXACI
Vision
Release Certification Matrix (RCM)
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As many of you know and have potentially done, bringing this all together is no easy task. This is what we do on a daily bases. We bring all the components together, we do the testing and qualification and on-going patch management through our process called the RCM or Release Certification Matrix The RCM or Release Certification Matrix is a HUGE deal. This is where Dell EMC published all supported combinations of products. If firmware of one component gets updated, the RCM takes the hazel out of your daily life to retest all configurations….just think about that. No longer do you have to test and validate a configuration…we have done it for you. This includes Storage, Networking, Compute, Virtualization and backup and recovery options…as well as a whole host of other interoperability testing.
3x builds We’ve spoken about the market, the technology…now it’s time to talk about why customers are buying to Dell EMC VxBlock and Vblock systems. It’s not a speeds and feeds decision, if that’s what a customer wants, we certainly can have that. Customers are buying VxBlock Systems because they can get real BUSINESS benefits, and here are some of the top business benefits we have identified: Improved productivity Increased agility Mitigate risk Modernizing Cost reduction Simplify IT Top Use cases VDI is certainly the top, followed by SAP Oracle and MSFT apps Cloud is certainly one that comes to mind when speaking to customers as to why they have purchased a VxBlock or Vblock Systems And Data Protection is certainly also discussed when discussing CI. And here are the top industries…but in all fairness, VxBlock and Vblock systems are deployed in all industries.
These are the latest technology refreshes planned mid-life for our VxBlock 350, 540 and 740 products in 2Q and 3Q FY’18; many of which were just announced this week at DEW.
Focus on two or three business benefits: “100% responsive to the Business” “less dependency on specialized resources” “Focus on the business not the infrastructure”
