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© 2006 IBM Corporation

Thai Grid Computing Conference 2006

Al BunshaftVice PresidentIBM Infrastructure Solutions

Bangkok, Thailand • August 29-30, 2006

Grid Computing

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AGENDA

Evolution of IBM’s Grid Computing strategy

IBM Grid Computing Products & Technologies

Customer References - Grid Computing projects

IBM Infrastructure Solutions

Helping Organizations evolve their I/T Infrastructure

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Phase 11990 -1998

“Grid is Born from Distributed Supercomputing”

Teragrid is launched

Basic job deployment functionality is built

Scientific community begins to adopt grids

Globus Toolbox 1.0 is released

GGF is founded

Scheduling and resource management functionality emerges

Academic environments begin to adopt gridtechnology

Phase 21999 - 2001

“Grid Gains Traction and Standards Work Begins”

Phase 32002 - 2005

“Grid Adoption reaches commercial enterprises”

OGSA 2.0 is announced

Application vendors begin grid-enabling their products

GGF boasts members from the major US IT vendors

Information virtualization, automated provisioning and workload management capabilities enhance grids

Lines of Business within commercial enterprises adopt grid technology

GGF + EGA unite to create OGF. Grid standards solidify and are widely endorsed

Many application vendors incorporate grid technology into their products

Billing and metering, strong license management and network optimization functions complete the grid architecture

Grid adoption extends across enterprise architectures

Phase 42006 - 2008

“Grids become an integral part of computing

environments”

Globus Project begins from the I-WAY project

Evolution of Grid ComputingFactors driving Adoption

Internet & Linux patterns are repeating…

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Virtualize Like Resources

Single System (Partitioning)

Cluster

Simple(2-4)

Sophisticated(4+)

�� is focused on solutions that help clients realize value from the full spectrum of grid

computing solutions

HomogenousSingle Organization

Tightly Coupled

HeterogeneousMultiple Organizations

Loosely Coupled

Homogenous systems, storage, and networks

Heterogeneous systems, storage, and networks;Application-based Grids

Enterprise wide Grids, Information Insight, and

Global Fabrics

Suppliers, partners, customers and external resources

Virtualize Unlike Resources

Virtualize the Enterprise

Virtualize Outside the Enterprise

Grid and Virtualization

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Cluster

Simple(2-4)

Sophisticated(4+)

Application AccelerationTime to Results

and Higher Quality

Aggregating Information Business Insight

and Collaboration

Infrastructure Flexibility Enabling

Business Resiliency

IT Simplification for Enterprise Optimization

Asset UtilizationWorkload Prioritization

Realizing Increasing Levels of Business Value

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Cluster

Simple(2-4)

Sophisticated(4+)

Characteristics of Grid Evolution

• Multiple Organizations• Meta-scheduling• Workload Prioritization• SLA Attainment• Orchestration• Information On Demand

• Advanced Scheduling• Multiple Apps/Resources• Integrated Security• Provisioning• Workload Management• Information Virtualization

• Cluster Scheduling• Single Application• Homogenous• Storage/File Virtualization

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IBM Infrastructure Solutions & Grid

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Why are Organizations moving to Grid Computing & Virtualization ?

*IDC – CEO Study; Customer Adoption of On-Demand Enterprises.

Increases: Utilization of existing I/T assets.Reduces: I/T Support Costs, Administrative ComplexityImproves: ROI, Quality of Service, Staff Productivity

Cost of mgmt. & admin. 10% CAGR

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Installed Base(M Units)

Cost of I/T Support vs. Servers• Existing computing capacity is highly underutilized

• Operational costs far exceed the budget for new hardware

• Hardware and Software technology now exists that dynamically allocates servers & storage to applications on-demand



The Value of Open Standards

Networking:The Internet

(TCP/IP)

Communications:e-mail

(pop3,SMTP,Mime)

Information:World-wide Web

(html, http, j2ee, xml)

Applications:Services Oriented Architecture

Distributed Computing:Grid & Virtualization

(Open Grid Forum ~ Globus ~ UNIVA)

Operating System:Linux

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IBM’ Grid Computing strategy is focused onWorkload Virtualization and Information Virtualization

Workload Virtualization

Information Virtualization

Servers NetworksStorage

Resource Virtualization

Application Virtualization

(Workload Management, Partitioning) (Virtual Volume Management) (Virtual Devices & Connectivity)

(Dynamic Scheduling)(Distributed Data, Caching, Replication,

Federation, Transformation)

Service Oriented Architecture


IBM’s Grid & Virtualization technologies provideWorkload, Information and Resource Virtualization

Workload Virtualization Information Virtualization

Servers NetworksStorage

Resource Virtualization

Application Virtualization

- Tivoli Workload Scheduler- WebSphere XD- *** Grid Middleware partners

-WebSphere Information Integrator- GPFS-TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller

Service Oriented Architecture

- Tivoli Provisioning Manager- Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator

- Virtualization Engine for IBM Servers- TotalStorage Productivity Center

*** Grid Middleware Partners: Altair, Condor, DataSynapse, Moab, Platform, Torque, United Devices

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Data Center operator evaluates workloads to determine and manage computing resources

1) Tivoli automatically provisions servers to Non-grid (Blue) cluster to match scheduling workload; Tivoli also provisions servers to grid pool to as needed and evaluates business policies

Non-Grid

Cluster / Grid

Resource Pool

Business Goal:Improved IT asset utilization, lower costs, achieve SLA’s, align IT with business priorities

IT Goal:Allocate server resources between Cluster/GRID and non-GRID users based on workloads and business priorities

Tivoli provides policy based processes for scheduling, monitoring, managing, and controlling cross-enterprise resource capacity for optimal performance

across heterogeneous IT environments

Tivoli Workload Scheduler & Intelligent Orchestrator

Grid Computing


Grid Infrastructure

Energy

Financial Services

Manufacturing

Life Sciences &

Health CareTelco &Media

Government & Education

Seismic Analysis

Reservoir Analysis

Derivative Analysis

Actuarial Analysis

Asset Liability Management

Portfolio RiskAnalysis

StatisticalAnalysis

Mechanical/ Electric Design

Process Simulation

Finite Element Analysis

Failure Analysis

DrugDiscovery

Protein Folding

MedicalImaging

Digital Rendering

Collaborative Research

WeatherAnalysis

High Energy Physics

Bandwidth Consumption

Gaming

Grid Computing Industry Applications

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Grid Computing & Virtualization

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Research Collaboration & Data SharingHigh Performance Computing Applications:Weather Analysis, High Energy Physics, Visualization & Simulation, Life Sciences Research, Environmental Analysis, Nanotechnology,Earthquake Research

Computing Infrastructure TransformationData SharingHigh Performance Computing ApplicationsEconomic Development

Public Sector – Grid & Virtualization Opportunities

Higher EducationHigher Education

GovernmentGovernment

Health Care & Life SciencesHealth Care & Life Sciences Medical Image ManagementDrug Discovery ResearcheMedical RecordsInformation Based Medicine

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IBM’s Breadth of Capabilities for Grid Computing

IBM Global ServicesGrid &

Virtualization Design Centers

Grid Whitepapers and Redbooks

Grid IntegrationCenter

www.ibm.com/gridGrid Computing Institute

IBM ResearchGrid Enabled ISVs & Middleware

Partners

Products

Grid Sales & Technical

Specialists

Capacity on Demand Centers

DB2

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World Community Grid• IBM has established a Global Public Grid for Philanthropic

Research

• IBM is working with the Mayo Clinic, United Nations, EPA, World Health Organization and United Devices on this worldwide effort

• An advisory Board with members from leading foundations, universities and public organizations is providing oversight to the research projects

• Projects in the following disciplines are being implemented:• Medical Research – Genomics, proteomics, epidemiology, and

biological system research such as AIDS and HIV studies.• Environmental Research – Ecology, climatology, pollution, and

preservation• Basic Research – Human health and welfare related studies

> Over 50 million results returned

> Over 52,000 years of CPU processing time

> Approximately 400k devices on the Grid

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/

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IBM Grid Computing

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Challenge

Provide grid computing to meet the needs of the faculty in Harvard's Division of Engineering Applied Sciences (DEAS) and Harvard's research community, while also enabling users to share complex programs, models, data and storage capacity

Harvard University - Crimson GridSolution

IBM System p655 & BladeCenter servers

Globus

IBM Global Services including: Bladecenterintegration, GRID computing, benchmarking, systems planning and software porting

Benefits and Impact

A scalable infrastructure for research computing

Collaboration platform which facilitates the sharing of software, data and storage

Serves as a computing model for academic-industry partnerships

"We moved some of our ocean modeling to the Crimson Grid... we are not using the whole grid.. but have already increased our performance by a factor of 10.“- Pierre Lermusiaux, Harvard oceanography researcher


“It has been proved that Grid infrastructure built by IBM WebSphere Extended Deployment (XD) can significantly increase reliability and service efficiency of Web applications with reducing TCO dramatically. “ -Mr. Tanaka, Diamond Computer Service Co., Ltd.

“It has been proved that Grid infrastructure built by IBM WebSphere Extended Deployment (XD) can significantly increase reliability and service efficiency of Web applications with reducing TCO dramatically. “ -Mr. Tanaka, Diamond Computer Service Co., Ltd.

Technology Benefits:Automatically deploy servers according to

load dynamically and automatically control transaction priorities based on service efficiency set per user

Realize automatic detection and response to irregularities by centralized monitoring and management of massive application servers

Business Benefits:Reduce TCO by increased server operation

ratesImprove service efficiency by increased

availability

Diamond Computer Service Co., Ltd. Enterprise Optimization

Grid Technology enables High Reliability and Continuity/Flexibility of Web Servers

ChallengeQuality improvement of Web application services and TCO reduction together by efficient operation

Reduce investment on servers, software licenses and operational costs by raising operation rates of IT resources

Build an environment that will enable application updates and server maintenance during system operation

Control transaction performance automatically with setting service efficiency per user level

Solution ComponentsIBM WebSphere Extended Deployment (XD)IBM System x 336IBM Infrastructure Services

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Grid Computing


CHALLENGEPart of Higo Bank’s medium-term management plan was to improve customer credit risk management, and upgrade credit control and promotion of loan services. It needed to upgrade processes for collection and analysis of customer information in a systematic and chronologically accumulated fashion under centralized management, and reduce costs by streamlining loan service operations.

SOLUTION:IBM Global Services used leading technologies/solutions to build a grid infrastructure that virtually integrates disparate databases that have been controlled by separate operations and enables real time system interoperation.

• IBM System p• WebSphere Information Integrator• TotalStorage

BENEFITS:• The bank has enhanced its financing business to better service customers by

integrating information from profit calculations and credit risk assessment for use in sales and screening.Increases profits by making loan screening activities quicker and more accurateReduces costs by streamlining clerical operations

“We succeeded in creating a flexible and expandable system using existing system resources. We can expect efficient and upgraded loan operations and human-resource development..”

Yuji Segawa, Manager, New Total Financing System Project Office

The Higo Bank, Ltd.Grid adoption enhances bank’s financing business and customer service

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NDMA Archive managed by IBM

Requests

RequestsUser workstation

i3Archive“WallPlug”

Viewing stations CAD Results

DICOM

Hospital A

AnnotationWorkstation

AnnotationFile

Replies

NDMA: National Digital Medical Archive

A national life-time archive of digital medical images and data, gathered from hospitals around the country and made available to patients and doctors

Medical Imaging GridMedical Imaging Grid

Digital Images

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Soochow University - China

Challenge:

Establish high performance computing and storage infrastructure to support the academic research and collaboration in Soochow Univ.

Better utilize the equipment & lower the total operation cost

Solution:IBM BladeCenter JS20 & HS20IBM OpenPower 710IBM DS4500 & DS4300SUSE Linux, xCAT, Cluster Resources Torque, MauiTopspin Infiniband

Technology Benefits:IBM BladeCenter & OpenPower provide 700GFlops computing capacityInfiniband provide standards-based high performance server switching infrastructureOpen & flexible infrastructure to support growth

Business Benefits:Provide High Performance computing capacity to different usersSimplify the system management for Heterogeneous platforms & storage systemGenerate the resource pool to support more users

Grid & Grow



Challenge

Benefits

Seoul National University (SNU)

Provide students and researchers with an IT infrastructure to support HPC workloads

Establish SNU as one of the leading universities in the world with high technology based education

IBM Solution OfferingsIBM BladeCenter ( 484 Power Nodes)IBM Linux Cluster 1350 Grid System Gateway (IBM Web-based Grid Portal)Globus 2.4IBM LoadLevelerIBM Storage FAStT700

Facilitates high-performance computing capabilities with one of the largest Blade Linux cluster based supercomputer in Asia

Ranked 51th on Worldwide TOP500 list for Supercomputer site ( 5.148 Tflops )

Optimizes IT infrastructure by creating a shared computing environment with Web-based Grid Portal system, Grid System Gateway, to produce ‘SNU Campus Grid ‘

Allows SNU to share computing resources by expanding the grid infrastructure to Korea National Grid project (K*Grid)

Seoul National

University

e-Knowledgeee--KnowledgeKnowledge e-Teaching & Learning

ee--Teaching Teaching & Learning& Learning

e-Managementee--ManagementManagement

Campus Grid

Korea National

Grid

Pusan

Junjoo

KISTI

Pohang

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IBM Infrastructure Solution Definition

IBM Global Services IBM Software and/or Hardware

What makes it an IBM Infrastructure Solution?

Each infrastructure solution contains:

Conforms architecturally to the ODOE

Technology platform - to run the solution

Pre-integrated Software, Servers, and Storage

Technology services - to deliver & implement the solution

Consulting, Building, and Operating expertise

Solutions are extensible and interoperable

InfrastructureSolution=+

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IT solutions to address critical infrastructure needs

Reduce IT costs by automating, integrating, and optimizing change processes

Manage information from creation through disposal on the most efficient and cost-effective IT infrastructure

Ensure that critical business processes, IT systems, and networks can be continuously available

Understand, mitigate, and manage security risks

Create a dynamic IT infrastructure that can be easier and less expensive to manage, upgrade, and run

Deliver complete, consistent, trusted, actionable information

Provide secure, personalized access (anytime, anywhere)

IT Service Management

Solution User PlatformSOA

InfrastructureInformation Warehouse

IT Resource Optimization IT Security

Information Lifecycle

ManagementBusiness Continuity

Increase flexibility and reduce complexity by integrating applications across disparate systems

Total StoreRetail Industry solution: Enhance the consumer experience and deliver end-to-end support services for customer-facing companies from strategy through integration



An IT architecture to address business challenges

The On Demand Operating Environment is based upon the concept of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Each element of the architecture is a service that together implements the Operating Environment capabilities.

BU

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Enterprise Service Bus

BusinessServices

Infrastructure Services

Business Performance Management

Application Services

Process Services

Interaction Services

InformationServices

Resource Virtualization Services

Utility Business Services

Service Level Automation and Orchestration

DevelopmentServices

Enterprise IT Portfolio

Management

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Core solution areas fit into the ODOE framework

IT infrastructure solutions help build the components of an ODOE to enable the dynamic infrastructure that supports an On Demand Business

BU

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Enterprise Service Bus

BusinessServices


Business Performance Management

Application Services

Process Services

Interaction Services

InformationServices

Resource Virtualization Services

Utility Business Services

Service Level Automation and Orchestration

DevelopmentServices

Enterprise IT Portfolio

Management

User platformSOA infrastructure

Information lifecycle mgtInformation warehouse

IT service management

IT securityBusiness continuityIT resource optimization



e.g.

Technology Services Leverage IBM Products

Bringing together services, software, and hardware leveraging IBM’s unmatched: – Technology leadership– Best practices and intellectual property– Worldwide professional services capabilities– Industry expertise and experience– Flexible financing and delivery options

Technology Services

Consult Build OperateSoftware

Solution Building Blocks

Hardware

“Purpose-built” technology platform

Industry Data

Models& Services

Enablers

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Solutions that effectively solve the most common IT problems. Support integrated processes end-to-end in a consistent way, ensuring measurable ROI as part of the process, and leveraging an open, secure infrastructure – an On Demand Operating Environment – that helps to align IT with the needs of the business.

Global Financing

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IBM’s strategy is to offer Infrastructure Solutions that incorporatestrategic technologies that reduce the cost and complexity of running an I/T environment

HPC&

Clusters

SOALinux

Grid

Autonomic

Computing

Virtualization




Grid & Grow

Optimized Analytics Infrastructure (“OAI”)

Grid Medical Archive Solution (“GMAS”)

IT Resource Optimization for Engineering

Actuarial Grid

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Infrastructure Solutions with Grid Technology

GMASGrid and GrowOAIITRO for EngineeringActuarial Grid

IT Service Management User PlatformSOA

InfrastructureInformation Warehouse

IT Resource Optimization IT Security

Information Lifecycle

ManagementBusiness Continuity

Information Grid

Total Store



IBM “Grid and Grow” Offering

POWER, Intel, AMD Blades

Grid Scheduler

Application1

Application1

Application2

Application2

• Packaged set of Hardware, Software and Services for ~$50,000 (US$)

• Simple, get started approach. Can serve as a Grid Computing “test bed”

• Seven (7) blade BladeCenter

• Choice of three (3) Grid middleware schedulers: IBM LoadLeveler, Platform LSF, Altair PBS Pro

• IBM Global Services included to ensure a successful installation

• Focused on compute intensive applications

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Optimized Analytic Infrastructure - IntroductionIBM Internal Use Only33

Deep Computing On-Demand

The Optimized Analytics Infrastructure (“OAI”) solution addresses the challenges faced by Financial Services companies in creating an automated, low-latency, high performance, truly scalability analytics infrastructure

ApplicationWebStep-changing enablement of Grid based application in three critical areas:

Virtualization ofMiddleware

HetrogenousAdaption

Application Development

LoadlevelerPBS Pro

Existing

GPFSHigh Performance Parallel File System

RiskTrading Analytics

Cluster Systems Manager / Director

Quant


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IBM’s Grid Medical Archive Solution (GMAS)

IBM’s GMAS is a multi site, multi-tier, multi-application fixed content enterprise storage virtualization platform

Storage Grid

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Grid Medical Archive Solution – Key Concepts

GMAS = Automated storage optimization & management for fixed content

• GMAS is software technology that intelligently manages the interaction between an application and its storage resources

• Is Location Independent: Central or Federated

• Is Automated: Self Optimizing & Self Healing

• Is Heterogeneous: At the application & storage level

• Has zero points of failure

• Enables access to any image, anytime, anywhere from any system

• Leverages existing investments

Siloed Storage

Virtualized Storage



ITRO for Engineering is an infrastructure solution designed to significantly improve the efficiency of the Industrial design / analysis cycle

Pre-processing

Data mgmt

Analysis

Post –process

Process integration & management

Design optimization

•Simulation Data Management •Simulation and Product Data Mgt integration

•CAD /CAE integration

•Engineering Grid•Storage Management•Deep Computing Capacity On Demand

•CAE application integration and optimization

•Deep Computing visualization

ResourceVirtualizationInfrastructure

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ITRO for Engineering Solution Components

CAE applications

Crash simulation, Structures, CFD, etc……

Process integration and optimization

on Demand IT infrastructure

Resource and Workload ManagementHPC Synergy, Platform LSF, etc

Data ManagementMSC SimManager

File SystemsGPFS, NFS V4

Enterprise S

ervice Bus

IBM

Websphere Storage virtualization

SAN Volume Controller, Tivoli Storage Manager

Design Optimization Workflow Portals



Actuarial Grid

Benefits include:

Faster time to results for complex calculations

Actuaries can run more models; fine tune models; increase data points

Supports better decision making including capital and reserve management

Increase speed to market for new products

• A Grid solution that addresses the performance and data issues facing actuaries using insurance applications for life, pensions and annuity valuations

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Actuarial Applications

Grid Middleware

BladeCenter

System Software

Actuarial Grid components

IBM Global Services* MoSes, TAS, MG-Alfa, IWORKS Prophet, AXIS, Advise, GEMS

* Example list; Not finalized

IBM Global Services Provides:Technical assessment workshop & site readinessGrid middleware installation and configurationApplication installation, configuration with grid scheduling middlewareFunctional testing with standard modelDemonstrate and measure test job resultsBladecenter installation; network connect; VLAN configuration; OS installation and configurationProject management; Skills transfer; documentation


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Component Infrastructure Roadmap (CIR)

Scope of Services

Discrete Partner collaboration

Dynamic partner collaboration

Partial integration

Enterprise integration

What it is:A technique to help you understand and articulate your organization’s IT maturity against a set of On Demand Business characteristicsDefines specific IT capabilities required to achieve your On Demand Business goals

What it entails:Examination of current IT operating environment relative to desired state

What you can expect to get out if it:Assessment of current IT environment and desired future stateGap analysisCustomized IT roadmaps recommending specific initiatives and projectsIdentify and prioritize Infrastructure Solutions Click to go back to Techniques table

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Infrastructure services

Common IT services

Application services

Information services

Identify required capabilities and initiatives

Determine future state

Develop roadmaps

Cross domain enablers

Cross domain enablers

Assess current state


The Component Infrastructure Roadmap Adoption Model

Scope of Services


BusinessFunction Services

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Information Services

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Business Function Services provide the application frameworks to enhance the execution of Business Service through software engineering. Maturing to On Demand will accelerate the delivery of new services through the use of consistent, repeatable service oriented architectures.

Information Services provide a common, repeatable method for cataloging, accessing, and managing the firm’s information. On Demand streamlines information access and data management making it easier to integrate packages and new acquisitions.

Common IT Services create Enterprise pools of commonly used infrastructure functions and application services. Simplifying the environment in this manner enhances management and cost, but also makes the environment more responsive, enabling On Demand Operations.

Infrastructure Services provide pools of processing and networking resources for applications and business functions. Today, these resources may be isolated into business silos, but with On Demand they will evolve into virtual pools that are dynamically allocated based on business need.

…..The Domains of Capability

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Identify required capabilities &initiatives

Determine future state

Develop Roadmaps


BusinessFunction Services

Partner Collaboration

Dynamic Partner

Collaboration

Partial Integration

Discrete

CommonIT Services

Information Services

Scope of Services

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Cross-domain enablers

Cross-domain enablers

Assess current state

Prioritized Project Roadmaps - Analysis identifies current states and desired target states based on business goals. Incremental roadmaps are developed to achieve these states.

Component Infrastructure Roadmap

Enterprise Integration

CIR: A technique for identifying infrastructure solution priorities


CIR Example for IT Resource Optimization

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Scope of Services

CIR assesses the client based on characteristics, including:IT Servers - Optimize server infrastructure through consolidation, virtualization (like partitioning and virtual OS), dense technologies (like blades), and grid computing. IT Storage - Optimize storage infrastructure through consolidation, virtualization, and centralized management improving storage cost and availability.Workload Management – Dynamically manage IT resources across the enterprise and with trusted partners based on business goals and policies to increase overall utilization. Provisioning Infrastructure - Integrated provisioning and orchestration across the customer’s entire infrastructure.

CIR has detailed initiatives, roadmaps and projects to move from current state to future state, including:

Perform a server consolidation assessment for a structured analysis of the opportunities for consolidation and begin to develop a migration plan with demonstrated benefits.Perform a server virtualization POC. Leverage lessons learned from the POC and/or pilot to standardize the use of operating system virtualization technologies on IT Servers.Create a tiered storage architecture that defines the storage class tiers and qualities of service and supports the corporate ILM (Information Lifecycle Management) strategy. Implement SAN, NAS, and tape technologies across all enterprise locations based on the defined tiered storage architecture. Create a master resource pool that can be shared across application environments. Customize the orchestration algorithms for decisions to be made regarding the prioritized allocation of resources. Extend the provisioning manager to provide the ability to add or withdraw various IT resources.

CIR contains initiatives projects and roadmaps that can be used to build a customer specific roadmap for IT Resource Optimization

Orchestrate

Simplify

Virtualize

Provision

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Flexibility and responsiveness

Consolidate IT assets to reduce hardware maintenance and support costs

Increase utilization & improve application availability

Increase flexibility and lower implementation costs

Alignment between IT expense & business priorities

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ConclusionsGrid has matured from an emerging technology– Well entrenched in HPC– Embodied into solutions for commercial applications

But… challenges remain– Standards lagging and inhibiting increased adoption

IBM’s focus is to: – Play a leadership role in standardization– Include mature technology components into our products– Include mature products into our infrastructure solutions– Help our customers realize business benefits via solutions

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