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Introduction to
VMware Cloud Foundation
Klaus Kremser
Solution Architect ALPS
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“It’s our recognition that if you go to bed as
an industrial company, you’re going to
Jeff ImmeltChairman & CEO, GE
Empowering Digital Transformation
wake up as a software company.”
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Digital Transformation is Driving New IT Requirements
What are your end users looking for?
Greater agility
Greater rate of innovation
Lower costs
Greater security
Faster response time
Support for new application development
Higher productivity and work ethics
Avoid being in the press
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What are the main drivers in moving to the cloud?
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Source: “Making Private and Hybrid Cloud Work,” Thomas Bittman. Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure and Operations Management Conference, December 2015.
66%
12%
10%
7%
5%
Agility/
Speed
Improve Quality
of Service
Business
Alignment
Defend IT
Reduce Costs
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The Challenges of Current IT Solutions
Complexity driven by legacy infrastructure
Resource intensive
Expensive
Vendor lock-in
Management silos
Uncontrollable costs
Private Data Center Public Service Providers
IT Resources
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The New End State: Hybrid Cloud
Private Cloud
Management and Automation
Modernize Datacenter• Modernize Infrastructure through a software
defined approach
• Automate IT with Cloud Management Platform
Integrate Public Clouds• Common operational model
Storage Virtualization
ComputeVirtualization
NetworkVirtualization
Public Cloud
Building the Cloud is Often
the Bottleneck
Storage Virtualization
ComputeVirtualization
NetworkVirtualization
Introducing VMware Cloud Foundation
Management and Automation vRealize Suite
Unified SDDC Platform for the Hybrid Cloud
Storage Virtualization
ComputeVirtualization
NetworkVirtualization
Automated Lifecycle Management
Storage Virtualization
ComputeVirtualization
NetworkVirtualization
SDDC Manager
vSphere vSAN NSX
VMware Cloud
FoundationUnified SDDC Platform
Private Cloud Public Cloud
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VMware Cloud Foundation
SDDC Manager
vSANvSphere NSX
What Cloud Foundation DeliversUnified SDDC Platform for the Hybrid Cloud
Private Cloud Public Cloud
Overview
• Unifies vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and SDDC
Manager into a single integrated platform with
automated lifecycle management
• Available on prem or as-a-service
Benefits
• Makes building a private cloud easy and fast
• Makes hybrid cloud real
• Freedom to run any app, anywhere
• Better TCO
Server Virtualization Integrated Platform
VMware vSphere VMware Cloud Foundation
Provision Cloud Infrastructure Like You Provision VMsEasy to consume platform that delivers the entire SDDC
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Automated lifecycle management
StorageCompute NetworkingvSAN NSXvSphere
SDDC Manager
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vSANNSX
ESX vCenter
SDDC ManagerConfiguration
Patching and Upgrades
Deployment
Policy BasedProvisioning
Automates the entire lifecycle management of cloud infrastructure stack
Making the Private Cloud Easy with the SDDC Manager
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VMware Cloud Foundation in practice - Customer case studyVMware One Cloud significantly reduced the number of man-hours with Cloud Foundation
1 day = 8 man-hoursNumbers provided by One Cloud early field trial deployment
Traditional
Architecture Assess, Design and Pilot
VMware Cloud Foundation
Data Center Operations Installation
Operational Configuration Pre-Planning
Network Configuration
Storage Configuration
Automation Configuration
SDDC Configuration
Environment QA Validation
Total Time
86+ Days 4.5 Days
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Scalable Infrastructure for Heterogeneous Workloads
Standardized, modular, scalable
Common management services
Single pool of virtualized resources
Policy-based provisioning
Database
Workload
Domain
VDI Workload Domain
Workload Domain
SDDC Manager
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Example: Creating a Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain
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VMware Cloud Foundation – Private Cloud
Name / Organization
Size
Performance &
Availability Settings
Network Settings
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Lifecycle Management: Software bundles, no piecemeal upgrades
VMware Cloud FoundationManagement Software
SDDC
Update Bundle• Published on an as-needed basis
• Contains patches and hotfixes
• Typically addresses security
issues and bugs
SDDC
Upgrade
Bundle
• Published quarterly, follows a train model
• Contains upgrade versions of
component SW
• Typically contains new functionality
SDDC Upgrade/
Update Bundle• Pre-defined software bundle
• Specific versions of component software
• Pre-validated and integration tested
• Published by VMware
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SDDC Manager Lifecycle Automation Extends Across Entire VMware Stack
Virtual DesktopHorizon
Cloud OpsOperations
Log Insight
Cloud Automation and IT Financial MgmtvRealize Automation
vRealize Business
Integrated OpenStack
Coming Soon…
VMware Cloud Foundation
SDDC Manager
vSANvSphere NSX
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VMware Cloud Foundation
Making the Hybrid Cloud RealExtend Cloud Foundation into the public cloud and consume as a service
Your Infrastructure:
Owned
Private cloud
Others’ Infrastructure:
Operated
Public cloud
Third-Party
Public Clouds
Cloud Foundation
available as-a-service
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Run Your Apps and Workloads Anywhere
100% Owned 100% Operated
Consolidate and MigrateMigrate more of your private cloud
workloads to the public cloud
Reduce and EliminateRun all of your apps and
workloads in the public cloud
Maintain and ExpandRun select apps and workloads
in the public cloud
VMware gives you ultimate cloud flexibility and freedom.
ExpandMaintain MigrateConsolidate Outsource
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Common Platform for the Private and Public Cloud
Deployed on-premise
Qualified hardware
& systems
VMs, apps, & infrastructure
managed by you
Accessed through web portal
Consumed as subscription
VMs & apps managed by you
Infrastructure managed by
VMware (vCloud® Air™) or 3rd
party service providers (VMware
vCloud® Air™ Network)
Private cloud
Web
Public cloud
VMware Cloud FoundationVMware Cloud Foundation
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Build a hybrid cloud with Cloud Foundation
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Softlayer Cloud for VMware Solutions
On Prem Cloud IBM Cloud
Compatible. Stretched. Distributed.
AmsterdamvSphere
Web Client Cloud
Foundation
Workload mobility between clouds
Cloud Foundation
SDDC Manager
vSphere
vSAN
NSX
Dallas
Cloud
Foundation
Sydney
Cloud
Foundation
Public Cloud
Cloud Foundation
SDDC Manager
vSphere
vSAN
NSXStretch Networking
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Public Cloud in Amsterdam
Public Cloud in Dallas
Private cloud in Dallas
Public Cloud in Sydney
Managing Your Hybrid Cloud from a Single Console
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A Universal Workload Platform – Built for Today and The Future
Mission
Critical Apps
Virtual
Desktops
Data Analytics/
HadoopNFV
Container
AppsIoT
Private cloud Public cloud
Horizon vRealizevSphere
Integrated Containers
VMware Cloud Foundation
SDDC Manager
vSANvSphere NSX
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Scales On-Demand, Predictable and Cost Effective
CA
PE
X
Traditional Infrastructure HCI Powered by VMware
Initia
l $
Initia
l $
Scale with
single node
Predictable
outcome
Scale with
full system
Complex
planning
Large upfront purchase
costs
Small upfront costs
Includes storage, network
& compute
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Key Benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation
Makes private cloud easy
Enables true hybrid cloud
Run any app, anywhere
Better TCO
Cloud Foundation
Cloud Foundation
Cloud FoundationPrivate Public
Traditional Cloud Native
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Software Deployment Cloud Service Providers
Q3 2016 GA
Starting 2017
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Qualified
vSAN Ready
Nodes:
vSAN Ready Nodes:
Qualified
Networking:
Integrated Systems
VxRack SDDC
Q4 2016
Available VMware Cloud Foundation Consumption Options
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Automated• Automated IT service delivery
• Advanced monitoring and troubleshooting
• Business reporting
Your
Private
Cloud
ModernizedSoftware-Defined Data Center
• Compute virtualization
• Storage virtualization
• Network virtualization
Innovation-Ready• Integrated OpenStack
• Integrated containers
• VMware Photon™ Platform
OpenStack-Ready
API-Driven
Container-Enabled
End Result: Best in class private cloud that is easy to run and ready for any app
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Cloud Management
Platform
Data CenterVMware Cloud Foundation
vRealize Suite
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nOne Integrated Architecture
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VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture™
VMware CloudFoundation™
VMwareCross-Cloud
Services™
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VMware Cloud
Management
and Networking
Fully Integrated SDDC Platform
Available Now
New SaaS offerings
Available in 2017
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