ibm cloud solution - blue box
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Blue Box CloudClient Presentation
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Complementary Technology Clients are looking for a simple, private cloud solution managed by IT experts.
Trajectory for GrowthIBM is enhancing its breadth of cloud services and reinforcing its commitment to open cloud technology with the acquisition of Blue Box, a managed Private Cloud provider, powered by OpenStack.
Unifying Private/Public Cloud and Delivering Platform for Innovation
Blue Box’s turn-key, remote-managed private cloud solutions helps customers accelerate digital business by delivering the agility of public cloud while maximizing control and security with easy integration into existing, on-premises environments.
Only IBM Cloud delivers enterprise-grade OpenStack solutions through managed local, dedicated and public options, providing clients flexibility to run a broad range of workloads along with simplified, consistent access and management across hybrid cloud environments.
What do clients need?
Why did IBM do this acquisition?
Why did IBM select Blue Box?
What do IBM and Blue Box provide together?
IBM has announced the acquisition of Blue Box Group, Inc.Why is this significant for IBM and our customers?
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Cloud helpsbusinesses accelerate their digital transformations, but moving to the cloud introduces new challenges
Business processes and transactions span multiple environments creating new risk for security, visibility and control at each touch point
Maximizing flexibility for the future to use any data, application, service, and mobile device as needs change going forward
Fast, secure access to only the data your app needs identifying, integrating, and analyzing the right data from the vast types and volumes available
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Clients want cloud on their own terms to address a range of workloads and flexibility to maximize investments
OpenStack enables the integration, management and portability for an effective hybrid cloud
PRIVATE
PUBLIC
ON-PREMISESTRADITIONAL IT
LocalHosted
Bare Metal
Blue Box provides a turn-key, remote managed private cloud powered by OpenStack that makes it easy for clients to embrace the cloud and leverage hybrid cloud environments
Successful hybrid clouds deliver: Developer productivity Integration and portability Data and analytics Visibility, control and security
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Blue Box at a Glance
300+ customers
24x7 support team
3 global data centers
60+ employees
HQ in Seattle
‣ Operating Cloud Since 2007Deep operational expertise in distributed systems
‣ Differentiated IP: Box Panel SuiteRuthless automation via a Private Cloud On-Demand Platform
‣ Sticky Customer BaseA platform customers love: Sub 5% Annual Customer Churn
‣ Global Data Center DeploymentsSeattle, Ashburn, London
Only a small number of organizations have the resources and skill sets to design, deploy and operate private cloud infrastructure. Blue Box makes private cloud available to every one.
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How Blue Box fits into IBM Cloud
IaaS
SaaSCollaborative Content CRM Supply Chain
Mgt ERM/ERP B2B
Business Analytics SIS Solutions
Analytics & Cognitive App Security Social Mobile / IoT Billing /
Payment BPM
Design & Collaboration
Delivery Pipeline
Test Authoring & Execution
App / User Monitoring
Environment Config
Infrastructure Security
Integration & Messaging Data Runtime &
ContainersInfrastructure
Monitoring
Network Compute Storage
PaaS
BlueBox
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Private Cloud as a Service
‣ Elasticity‣ OPEX‣ Ease of Use‣ Time to Implement
Captures both worlds!‣ Data Sovereignty‣ Environment Control‣ Cost Predictability‣ Hybrid Capability
Private CloudPublic Cloud
Blue Box delivers OpenStack Powered Private Cloud-as-a Service Solution
On-premise or Hosted
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Covering all Cloud consumption modelsPrivate Cloud
• Dedicated pool of IT resources• Bare metal or virtualized• In SoftLayer data center• Physical isolation of apps/data from other orgs Large
apps and data• Workloads requiring isolation• E.g., Media & entertainment, retail, gaming
Dedicated
Cloud Management across all models, built on OpenStack
IBM Cloud OpenStack Services - Dedicated
• Shared pool of virtualized IT resources• In SoftLayer data center• Virtual isolation of apps/data from other orgs• Workloads requiring fast provisioning and cloning• Apps requiring network flexibility• Apps with flexible SLAs• E.g., front-office, web, dev / test
Public CloudPublic
IBM Cloud OpenStack Services - Public
• Dedicated pool of IT resources• Bare metal or virtualized• In client datacenter, behind client firewall• Complete physical isolation of apps/data• Apps needing high perf and low latency across• Apps with strict audit requirements• E.g., Banking, healthcare, mfg
Local (on-premises)
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Blue Box solution offerings
Private Cloud
Dedicated (Hosted)
Public Cloud
Local (on-premises)
Blue Box Cloud Dedicated Blue Box Cloud LocalAvailability Currently Available Availability 3Q2015Where: Blue Box Data Center Client Data CenterManaged by: Blue Box Blue BoxPrivate: • Dedicated compute & storage
• Shared networking w/ VLAN isolation• Dedicated compute & storage• Dedicated network
Distribution: Blue Box OpenStack Blue Box OpenStackInfrastructure provided by: • Blue Box • Client (Blue Box Reference Arch)
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– Blue Box Cloud is a real Private Cloud…Single-tenant dedicated private cloud
Customer A
Customer B
Single Tenancy via Bare Metal Isolation• Customers isolated via dedicated hardware
• Start small, grow to the enterprise
Multi-Tenant Networking• Shared Physical Infrastructure
• VLAN and Layer 3 Isolation
Isolation via Defensible Network Border• Border Fortification via...
• Hardware Firewalls
• VPN Tunnel
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– Low cost entry point with flexible scalabilityBlue Box Cloud Dedicated
384GBRAM
96CORES
3.6TBSTORAGE
128GBRAM
32CORES
1.2TBSTORAGE
Initial Deployment – 3 Nodes$5,000 per month
Grow in blocks$2,500 per month
Flexible TermsMonthly or Annual Contracts
*Blue Box list pricing; 7/6/15
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Blue Box Solution Benefits
Purpose Built forCloud Operators
Complete provisioning & configuration management
Remote infrastructure automation
Dynamic cloud personalities Hardware, software and
services
Open Technology Cloud Powered by OpenStack
Blue Box’s OpenStack distribution curated for Private Cloud as a Service
Lower cost Increased time to value Future-proof
On-Premises Management Options
Reduced complexity: Co-managed or fully managed by Blue Box
Greater control: performance, cost predictability and administrative
Increased security, governance and compliance
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Blue Box Customer Examples
Vertical: Gaming
Use case: On-demand environments for Game Developers
Customer wanted: ‣ Integrate into existing facility
‣ Cloud services, not hardware
‣ Control over entire environment
Solution: ‣ One Private Cloud
‣ Cross-connected to customer’s colocation facility
Vertical: Financial ServicesUse case: Production environment for retail payment fraud preventionCustomer wanted:
‣Control and Security
‣Bare Metal database servers
‣SAN performance/features
‣Reliable and Consistent PricingSolution:
‣Three Private Clouds
‣2 in Seattle, 1 in London
Vertical: Healthcare
Use case: Transition from managed hosting to hosted private cloud
Customer wanted: ‣Self Service Catalog
‣Control and Security
‣Data Isolation
Solution: ‣Two Private Clouds (US
Based)
‣Hybrid w/ Bare Metal
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We have the expertise to manage your private and hybrid cloud
IBM expertise paired with Blue Box
Enterprise clients require the benefits and flexibility of a public cloud, delivered as a private cloud.
With Blue Box and SoftLayer, IBM is the only provider to deliver enterprise-grade managed hybrid OpenStack - local, dedicated, and public
Blue Box builds on already substantial commitment and leadership IBM has in the OpenStack community with hundreds of developers and users contributing code and fixes for every release.
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IBM Cloud is Open by design ™
World Class Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Business Apps
OAuth
Digital Innovation Platform
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Expertise to guide youon your cloud journeywith the choice andflexibility of proven:
Business Apps Digital Innovation
Platform World Class
Infrastructure
IBM CloudAccelerating Digital Business
Speed & Productivitythrough integration and portability of data, apps and services which enable DevOps
Data & Analyticsthrough data management and localization to unlock
insights and bring data closer to apps
Transparency & Governancethrough operational visibility and control
and security at every interaction point
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In Closing…1. Enterprises are seeking ways to embrace all
forms of cloud.2. IBM has acquired Blue Box for its private
cloud technology platform and business model.
3. Combined with Blue Box, IBM brings a complete solution to meet to today’s cloud consumption needs.
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Contact
Daniele Bolletta
• IBM Certified Cloud Solution Specialist• [email protected]• www.ibm.biz/dbolletta