ibm softlayer overview - july 2014
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SoftLayer is Global cloud provider who provide cloud computing resources to customer worldwide. SoftLayer is IBM Company and operated under IBM Global Technology Services. IBM commit to expand SoftLayer cloud data center from 13 datacenter to 26 datacenter by end of 2015. This presentation gives an overview of SoftLayer cloud capability which more URL information at the end of presentation. You can look for additional information of SoftLayer e.g. price, location, bandwidth from their web site at http://www.softlayer.comTRANSCRIPT
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A Closer Look at SoftLayer, an IBM Company
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Who is SoftLayer
Approximately 21,000 customers worldwide Strong born-on-the-cloud and SMB client base across e-
business, SaaS, mobile, social media and entertainment Emerging penetration in the enterprise space
Customers
SoftLayer delivers its services through a tightly integrated model leveraging its IMS software stack, global network infrastructure and 13 standardized data centers.
Technology
Organization
Founded in 2005, SoftLayer is one of the largest privately held computing infrastructure providers with a diverse customer portfolio from Web startups to global enterprises
Headquartered in Dallas, TX Data centers and network points of presence in the United
States, Asia and Europe
SoftLayer unified platform gives clients cloud computing without compromise (virtual/bare metal, public/private), deployed on demand, billed hour-to-hour or month-to-month, with a single pane of glass for systems management.
Capabilities
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A global hosting leader
Top 100,000 SitesBy Hosting Provider
Source: Hostcabi.net
Customers 21,000 in 140 countries
Devices 100,000
Employees 685
Data centers 13
Network PoPs 17
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Global footprint
13 data centers
17 network PoPs
Global private network
100,000SERVERS
21,000CUSTOMERS
22,000,000DOMAINS
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Standardized, modular infrastructureOne platform, myriad solutions to serve a broad range of customer requirements for performance, isolation
• Highly flexible architecture
• One platform for public cloud servers,
private clouds, bare metal servers
• Complete integration
• Unified systems management & API
• Technology-neutral platform
• Support for broad range of operating
systems, virtualization platforms
• Build hybrid, distributed, high-
performance architectures and
manage from a single pane of glass
• Pay by the hour or the month for a
truly variable IT operations model
x86 Server
Bare Metal
Private Clouds
Virtual Servers
Public Clouds
Hybrid Clouds
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Robust, full-featured API
Improves customer control, reduces error, increases flexibility
SoftLayer API provides 1,600 function calls to over 200 services
Supports REST, SOAP & XML-RPC interfaces
Enables full auto-scaling implementations
Comprehensive documentation, libraries and support
Functions include:
• Automatic server deployment• Service provisioning• Reboots & reloads• Ticketing• Hardware configuration• Software load• DNS• Network• Storage• Security scans • Monitoring
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Complete control
• Mobile and Web-based management portals
• Purchase, provision, deploy & manage infrastructure
• Access to services, tools, automation & tutorials
• Secure access via VPN to management network
• Two-factor authentication to Web portal
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Service portfolio
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Compute & Storage
Public Cloud Instances• Virtual server instances• Dedicated physical nodes
available
Bare Metal Servers• Dedicated servers deployed on
demand• Hourly & monthly pricing• Complete range of options• GPU servers for HPC
Private Clouds• Support for multiple
virtualization platforms• Turnkey solution for Citrix
CloudPlatform
• Multiple local storage options• SAS• SATA• SSD
• SAN• NAS• QuantaStor Storage Server• Object Storage
• Global platform• Meta tagging
• Backup services
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Network & Security
CDN• 24 nodes• Secure content management
Load balancing• Local• Global• Citrix Netscaler
Firewalls• Shared• Dedicated• Fortigate Security Appliance
Application acceleration DNS servicesIDS protection and assessmentSSL certificate managementAntivirus & malware protection
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Platform Management
Systems Administration• Monitoring packages• Managed hosting• Managed database services
Software• Complete library of OS, database, virtualization and
administration software deployable on-demand and by subscription
Flex Images• Imaging & deployment system provides migration,
compatibility across bare-metal and virtual servers
Message Queue• Message & notification service for intra-application and inter-
system communications
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21,000 leading-edge customers*
Social
Software as a Service
Mobile & Communications
Marketing and Digital Media
Enterprise
Hosting & Service Providers
Games and Entertainment
Platform as a Service
Bump Voxer Instapaper Yelp
* SoftLayer references
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With IBM SmartCloud Services, you can …
Leverage cloud computing with more certainty
Configure cloud with more flexible options for enterprise differentiation
Accelerate adoption by leveraging virtually unmatched skills and expertise
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SoftLayer’s Products
Bare Metal Server Virtual Servers Cloud Managed Services
http://www.SoftLayer.com
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SoftLayer Useful Link
SoftLayer Launch Page : http://www.softlayer.com
SoftLayer Youtube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/softlayer
SoftLayer Datacenter Speed Test: https://www.softlayer.com/about/datacenters/singapore
SoftLayer Dedicated Server Price: https://www.softlayer.com/dedicated-servers/all-servers
SoftLayer CloudLayer Server Price: https://www.softlayer.com/cloudlayer/computing
SoftLayer Partner Program : https://www.softlayer.com/partners/
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SoftLayer Portal Screen Demo
Customer Portal - http://youtu.be/7WX2Vg7I3hc
Customer Billing Portal - http://youtu.be/GPV_UZbGiS4