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SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY ITITITIT
PAUL PRINCE
OFFICE OF THE CTO
DELL INC
IT COMPLEXITYIT COMPLEXITYIT COMPLEXITYIT COMPLEXITY
The DilemmaThe DilemmaThe DilemmaThe DilemmaCost
Cost
TimeTime
computingcomputing
complexitycomplexity
The cost of computational power continues to plummet, but…
the overall cost of computing is relatively unaffected
SHIFTING IT COSTSSHIFTING IT COSTSSHIFTING IT COSTSSHIFTING IT COSTS
Source: IDC, Virtualization and Multicore Innovations Disrupt the Worldwide Server Market, March 2007
REMOVE UNNECESSARY
COMPLEXITY TO DRIVE MORE
INNOVATION
COMPLEXITY INHIBITS COMPLEXITY INHIBITS COMPLEXITY INHIBITS COMPLEXITY INHIBITS
GROWTHGROWTHGROWTHGROWTH
DISCRETIONARY SPEND
NON-DISCRETIONARY IT SPEND
30%INNOVATION
70%MAINTENANCE
Source: Forrester Research
VIRTUALIZATION FOR VIRTUALIZATION FOR VIRTUALIZATION FOR VIRTUALIZATION FOR
SERVER CONSOLIDATION:SERVER CONSOLIDATION:SERVER CONSOLIDATION:SERVER CONSOLIDATION:OPPORTUNISTIC CAPEX REDUCTION
CAPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
TIME
TIME
BENEFITS / LIMITATIONS
�Fewer physical servers
�Support multiple OS’s
�No image reduction (“VM sprawl”)
�New management paradigm
PRIMARY USAGE TODAY:
Server Consolidation
VIRTUALIZATION GOES BEYOND VIRTUALIZATION GOES BEYOND VIRTUALIZATION GOES BEYOND VIRTUALIZATION GOES BEYOND
SERVER CONSOLIDATIONSERVER CONSOLIDATIONSERVER CONSOLIDATIONSERVER CONSOLIDATIONSTRATEGIC OPEX REDUCTION
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
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CAPEX Reduction
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Legacy re-hosting
Consolidation
Rapid provisioning
Accelerated development
Automation
Workload Balancing
HA & DR
APPLICATIONAPPLICATION
Business Alignment
Service levels
Responsiveness
Maintenance costs
Power & cooling
Data center footprint
Hardware utilization
BENEFITSBENEFITS
TIME
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VIRTUALIZATION ENABLES IT VIRTUALIZATION ENABLES IT VIRTUALIZATION ENABLES IT VIRTUALIZATION ENABLES IT
SIMPLIFICATION:SIMPLIFICATION:SIMPLIFICATION:SIMPLIFICATION:ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
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CAPEX Reduction
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Hypervisor
TECHNOLOGIES
USE CASES
TIME
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Fabric
Unification
I/O Virtualization
Storage
Virtualization
Standard Mgt.
Interfaces
Dynamic
Orchestration
Remote
Management
CMDB
HW Utilization
Zero-touch
provisioning
Power/Cooling
Optimization
Workload
ManagementBusiness Continuity
Help-Desk / ITIL
Asset Management
Automation
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SCOPE
SOA
WorkloadsWorkloads
INCUMBENT INCUMBENT INCUMBENT INCUMBENT
ARCHITECTURETIGHTLY-COUPLED + MANAGEMENT SPRAWL
Compute & StorageCompute & Storage
1 Mgt.
Console
per IT
Element
Storage
“BETTER” ARCHITECTUREVIRTUALIZATION: GEN 1
ComputeCompute
WorkloadsWorkloads
Common InterfacesCommon Interfaces
Business Services
IT Resources
1 Mgt.
Console
per IT
Element
“BEST” ARCHITECTUREFOUNDATION OF THE FUTURE
StorageStorage
WorkloadsWorkloads
ComputeCompute
Virtualization:
compute, storage,
I/O, workload
Standard
Mgt.
Interfaces
Business Services
IT Resources
“BEST” ARCHITECTUREFOUNDATION OF THE FUTURE
StorageStorage
WorkloadsWorkloads
ComputeCompute
Virtualization:
compute, storage,
I/O, workload
Standard
Mgt.
Interfaces
Tailored Tailored Tailored Tailored
ChoiceChoiceChoiceChoice
Business Services
IT Resources
SENSIBLE EVOLUTION:SENSIBLE EVOLUTION:SENSIBLE EVOLUTION:SENSIBLE EVOLUTION:OVERCOMING BARRIERS ALONG THE WAY
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
OPEX Reduction
CAPEX Reduction
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CUSTOMER MITIGATION TASKS
KEY INDUSTRY INITIATIVES
• Establish operational readiness
plan (across IT silos)
• Define virtualization
architecture and
success metrics
• Drive policy (listen, build,
sell, institutionalize)
• Rationalize IT
processes & Tools
• Standardization of
hypervisor interfaces
• VM container / app packaging
standardization
• Integration of workload lifecycle
tools (standard interfaces)
• Link business to IT
through policy
• Integration of workload lifecycle
tools (standard interfaces)
• Enablers for policy driven
automation
Management Ecosystem – Altiris, CommVault, Double-Take,
PlateSpin, Symantec, Vizioncore , …
Microsoft System Center
Red Hat Novell Citrix XenServer
Intel VT Quad Core Extended Page Tables
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
HARDWARE
HARDWARE
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DELLDELLDELLDELL’’’’S BASE TECHNOLOGY S BASE TECHNOLOGY S BASE TECHNOLOGY S BASE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPROADMAPROADMAPROADMAP
HYPERVISOR
HYPERVISOR
XenCenter
HA, VCB, DRSVMware Virtual Center Storage migration, DR
AMD V Quad Core, Nested Page Tables
iSCSI 10 GbE
Optimized servers
VMware ESX 2.0 VI3 ESX Server 3i / ESX 3.5
Microsoft VS 2005 R2 Hyper-V
FULLY VIRTUALIZED
ENVIRONMENTWHERE DO I START?
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Virtualized Assets
Physical
Infrastructure
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MAZDA ENVIRONMENTCONSOLIDATED 80 SERVERS TO 5
REDUCED ADMINISTRATIVE TIME 38%
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• 2X server growth in 4 years
• 8 administrators manage 280
physical servers
• Provide more services without
adding IT staff
• Consolidated 80 servers to 5
• PowerEdge 6850
• 15 VMs / 4U server
• New deployments
• PowerEdge 2950
• 10 VMs/ 2U server
• 33% more capacity, same footprint
• New management capabilities
• 5 administrators manage 300 physical &
virtual servers
15 virtual machines /
server
1 application /
server
GALLUP ENVIRONMENTCONSOLIDATED 60 SERVERS TO 3 BUILT VIRTUALIZATION FOUNDATION
• Systems maintenance
straining lean IT staff
• Large, complex environment
• Lack of virtualization
experience
• Consolidated servers 20:1 ratio
• 2X expansion capacity
• 3.5TB Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN
• Reduced server deployment time from up
to 2 weeks to ~10 minutes
• Achieved zero downtime goal
• Simplified server administration
• Prepared for the future
1 application /
serverVol
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Virtualized Assets
Physical InfrastructureAPP
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DELL ENVIRONMENT
� Hardware– ~ 110,000+ client systems– ~ 20,000+ Dell servers
� Networks– 122 Dell global WAN sites– 307 WAN links– 420 metro Dell-managed fiber paths – 1,390 wireless access points– 248 dedicated extranet partner links
� Total SAN Storage– 15.8+ Petabytes– 350+ SAN Switches
Global Infrastructure OverviewGlobal Infrastructure Overview
PRODUCTION SERVER
VIRTUALIZATION SERVER
METHODOLOGY
Planning
• Define Global support
model
• Fill technology and
process gaps
• Establish procedures for
Physical to Virtual server
migration
• Account for VMs in
corporate asset
management tools
• Integrate into server
forecasting and peer
review processes
• Train Global support
personnel
• Educate end users and
Application Teams
• Build VI3 Infrastructure
and dependencies
• Begin P2V migrations
• Onboard Class 3
production applications
• Identify program goals and
scope
• Define and allocate Global engineering and support
staff
• Establish partnership with Dell Professional Services
• Complete Dell
Virtualization Readiness
Assessment
• Prepare for Data Center capacity upgrades
Design Deployment
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GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
VMWare486 PowerEdge Servers
serving 5,000 VM5,000 VM’’ss
AmericasAmericas
2900 VMs2900 VMs
EMEA678
MalaysiaMalaysia
200 VMs200 VMs
Japan45
ChinaChina
200 VMs200 VMs
APCC 199
Korea1
JapanJapan
100 VMs100 VMs
EuropeEurope
1600 VMs1600 VMs
FY08 Virtualization Capacity GoalFY08 Virtualization Capacity Goal
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DELL IT ROI – BENEFITS
OF SERVER
CONSOLIDATION
$3,140,000
$15,610,000
$31,290,000
$0
$5
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Q4FY07 Q2FY08 Q4FY08
Millions
Cost Avoidance
BPI
543 VMs
TODAY
2691 VMs
GOAL
5000 VMs
DELL CONFIDENTIAL 21
� Virtualization is a foundational element in the future of IT
� Approach holistically, comprehending platforms, tools & processes
� Start with server virtualization while driving complementary SAN strategy
� Industry standards necessary to avoid technology lock-in, forking and complexity propagation
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CONCLUSION
SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY ITITITIT
PAUL PRINCE
OFFICE OF THE CTO
DELL INC.