Architecting Data Center Agility
Johna Till Johnson
Agenda
About Nemertes
What is Data Center Agility?
Adoption Trends the Sourcing Spectrum & Success Correlations
Adoption Trends, the Sourcing Spectrum, & Success Correlations
Technology Trends and Roadmap
Business Trends
About Nemertes
Analyze business value of
emerging technologies
Advise Fortune 100-2,000
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IT t t i
businesses on critical IT strategies
Benchmark reality
h 2,500+ IT executives share strategies, costs, vendor satisfaction.
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Analysts have 17-30 years
experience, including operational
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d d 2002
Abstract Data-Center Model
Data Center
Power + Data in
Power + Data in
Services (+ heat!) out
Data Center
Agile Data Center
Id i b dGetting through
Virtualization servers Identity-based securityGetting through
the box faster
Blade servers
Optimized communications Blade servers
More storage! Autonomous management!
Request
Fulfillment
g Virtual Desktops Desktops Green!Data Center—2000s and Beyond
Before 2000
Complex layered purpose built
2000 and Beyond
Consolidated
Complex, layered, purpose-built
Application silos Manual Virtualized Optimized Manual Which Meant Automated Which Means
Inflexible and slow to change
Over-provisioned (under-utilized)
Which Means
Flexible (technology)
Agile (business)
Inefficient and wasteful
Power-hungry g ( ) Multi-purpose/adaptable On-demand Over-cooled Out of capacity Efficient Low power
Data Center: Key Trends
Outsourcing: more than half (53.2% ) use hosting or co-lo, either in addition to (36.2%) or instead of (17%) owned facilities.
Success correlates most highly with using a mixed (owned plus co-lo) solution.
Power and HVAC: Most (59%) have some form of HVAC or power challenges.
Vi t li ti Sl i i iti
Virtualization: Slowing server acquisition
h 30% projecting declining number of servers this year.
h Benefits: Power, Cooling, Hardware, Space conservation
Typical virtualization host: more RAM more CPUs
Typical virtualization host: more RAM, more CPUs
Storage Growth continues Unabated
h FC is king now,through 2010, through 2011g , g , g
h ISCSI on the rise, especially among smaller and more aggressive companies.
h FCOE: Less than 2% penetration in the next 2 years.
10G: Gaining Momentum
10G: Gaining Momentum
h Half use it in the core, or plan to in the next 2 years.
The Sourcing Spectrum
BYODC Colocation Managed Hosting IaaS PaaS SaaS
Application Operating System Middleware IT Physical I f t t Virtual Infrastructure Physical Hardware Infrastructure Data Center Environment
Data Center: Age of Youngest Data Centers
Average
is 8
is 8
Years
Data Center: Age of Oldest Data Centers
Average
is 18
is 18
Years
Data Center: DC-Branch Bandwidth (2009)
Data Center Connectivity
(2009) Average Bandwidth (Mbit/s) Median Bandwidth (Mbit/s)
Bandwidth Coming In 3400.0 51.5
Datacenter to Datacenter 1753 8 300 0 Datacenter to Datacenter
Bandwidth 1753.8 300.0
10G Adoption in the Data Center
18.5% 15.1% 34.4% 5.6% 9 3% 5.7% 15.1% 4.9% 9.8%2009
2010
9.3%2010
No Plans
50.8%No Plans
66.7% 64.2%Success Correlates With…
Some (but not total) outsourcing: Success correlates most highly with using a mixed (owned plus co-lo) solution
Use of multiple carriers to provide WAN bandwidth
NOT l i i t
NOT leasing equipment
Having an “aggressive” IT culture (more likely to have enough power) (more likely to have enough power)
Outsourcing Adoption
Data Center Outsourcing Adoption
Leasing Colocation Managed Hosting
SaaS Cloud (PaaS & IaaS)
2009
12%
29%
23%
60%
< 1%
Greatest data center success correlates to owning data center and outsourcing
Technology Architecture & Evolution
Management
SLM
Virtualized OS and Applications
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Virtualization Mgmt
Resilient Storage and Computing Hardware
urity
El t Provisioning
Dynamic Network Infrastructure
Intelligent Power and Cooling
Element Mgmt
Intelligent Power and Cooling
Enabling Technologies
Technology Lowers
Cost Increases Capacity Improves Agility Adds Reliability Supports Sustainability
Multi-core CPUs
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Asset and capacity
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Technology Outlook
Storage consolidation
Network consolidation Environmental sensors 10 Gig Enet
Multicores Autonomic facilities
2012 2011 2013 2014+ 2010 I li In-rack cooling Virtualization Power metering In-row cooling Server pool
Business-Driver Priorities
Cheaper
Better
Faster
In a recession, CHEAPER > faster, better
In a period of modest growth, BETTER > cheaper, fasterp g , p ,
The Business Problem
Balance cheaper (today) with better (tomorrow)
Is Outsourcing the Answer?
Expertise?
Risk?
Time?
Geography?
g p y
Performance?
Investment?
Performance?
Solution
Investment?
Solution
Data-Center Hosting Selection Criteria
Location (geography)
Risk: Security (physical, environmental)
Risk: Compliance, and privacy policy of h t t / i host country/region Tier (I-IV) M t biliti Management capabilities Expansion capabilities P i it t t Proximity to nets
Pricing – space, power, bits
G / t i bl t t
Green/sustainable strategy
Don’t Forget—Get Help!
Selected Vendors
APC APC Bruns-Pak Constantin Walsh-Lowe LLC Constantin Walsh Lowe LLCCS Technology Inc.
Hewlett Packard Data Center Services IBM Corp. Layer 1 Design Liebert Nemertes NetStructures Inc. Seda Engineering
Business Case: Data Center Consolidation
Global financial services company
with 52 data centers globally and
g
y
endemic power, space, cooling
problems!
So built 3 new DCs
(US EMEA APAC)
So, built 3 new DCs
(US, EMEA, APAC)
Virtualized servers, centralized
storage, used WAN optimization
Hot zones with targeted cooling
Power designed to 75W/ft
2(using
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th 50)
li d i
d t
“Best thing we ever did! It met all
our needs: capacity, reliability,
flexibility It really set us up to take
less than 50); cooling designed to
150W/ft
2
Now measure power at wall PDU
flexibility. It really set us up to take
advantage of the technologies now
available.” – Senior VP for IT
Now measure power at wall, PDU,
power strip, track PUE – now 1.63
What Should You Be Doing?
Urgent: Act Now
Technology has become mainstream. R&D for predecessor technology has dried up.Urgent: Act Now
Competitors will gain advantage.Short-Term Plans
Technology is becoming mainstream. Business benefit too large to ignore. Implement within 1 year.Long-Term Plans
Technology can provide some benefits. Some may be too new for business d ti I l t i 1 3adoption. Implement in 1-3 years Technology is relevant for certain
Specific Needs
companies. Implementation is case-by-case, depending on industry or size.What Should You Be Doing?
Urgent: Act Now
Power metering, multicore computing, server consolidation, server virtualization,Urgent: Act Now
services subnet, Gig EnetShort-Term Plans
Storage consolidation, storage networking, storage virtualization, in-row or overhead cooling, asset & capacity mgtLong-Term Plans
Autonomic facilities, sustainability strategy, in-chassis coolingHosted data centers, IaaS, specialty
