VMware on ExpressPod helps small and midsize businesses simplify and consolidate their IT infrastructure by providing an affordable, easy-to-deploy virtualization solution with automated operations and data protection. ExpressPod is designed to support a transactional/velocity sales model in the SMB segment. This sales-focused session will cover how to leverage ExpressPod to increase revenue and profits. You will hear about the market opportunity, solution positioning, competitive advantages, and tools available to help you sell.
VMware PEX Boot Camp - ExpressPod – A New Solution to Accelerate Sales in SMB
1. ExpressPod
Delivering efficiency and simplicity
to small and midsized IT
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2. IT Challenges for Growing Midsize
Organizations
Small and midsize customers with up to 500 users
Supporting Generalist staff
today’s business battling
needs and limited IT infrastructure
budgets complexity and
budget pressures
Environments
are becoming Future needs are
complex and difficult to predict
expensive
These businesses need simple, affordable IT solutions.
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3. Transition from Application Silos to
Virtualization
Cisco and NetApp
can simplify your
infrastructure via:
Reduced power, space and
cooling requirements through
better utilization of IT assets
Reduction in amount of
storage needed to support
your application environment
Reduced overhead with
simplified, centralized
management of applications
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4. ExpressPod for Infrastructure
Consolidation
Physical and virtual Features
resource management
Simplifies deployment of IT resources
VMware® Cisco UCS® C220 M3 servers
Virtualization
Platform Cisco Nexus 3048 switches
NetApp FAS2220 or FAS2240 storage
Cisco Unified Physical and virtual resource
Computing System™ management software
C-Series Servers
Implementation guide to facilitate
deployment
Cisco Nexus® 3000
Series Switches Pretested by Cisco and NetApp with
VMware vSphere® 5
NetApp® FAS2200 Cooperative support model
Series Storage
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5. ExpressPod Management
ExpressPod™ supports integration with leading
management platforms
Lower Cost …… Better User Experience
VMware® VMware
Virtual -
vCenter™ vCenter
Cloupia
Physical - -
CUIC
ExpressPod and VMware vCenter deliver outstanding
virtualization management to support your IT needs
ExpressPod has been tested with vCenter and Cloupia CUIC
to deliver the broadest set of options for the vSphere
environment
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6. UCS C-Series: Real Rack Server Innovation
Entry Point to Unified Computing
Benefits • C-Series rack servers are building blocks of a unified
integrated with computing environment
UCS • Lower initial price point than blades
• UI/ management consistent with other UCS systems
Higher Performing Industry Standard Servers
• Intel Xeon Product family
• Multiple World Record Performance Benchmarks
Extended Memory Technology
• More memory = faster performance
Benefits
as a • Memory investment protection
Standalone
Server
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7. Nexus 3048 Platform
Hardware Features
– 1G / 100M / 10M dense 1RU platforms
– Forward and reverse airflows
– AC and DC power supply
– Ultra-low latency, wire-rate L2/L3
Nexus 3048 – 10M/100M/1G
– Low-power consumption
Software Features
– Robust layer-2, layer-3 feature set
– VPC, PTP, CoPP
Customer Benefits / Differentiators
– Proven, feature-rich NX-OS
– Architecture identical to larger Nexus systems
– Proven, extensive validation
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8. Introducing the FAS2220 System
High Value, Competitive Price
Priced to fit any budget
Single or dual controllers plus disks
in a compact 2U form factor
FAS2220
New Flash Pool capability leverages Flash
technology to increase performance and
reduce storage costs
3X performance of previous generation
All supported data protocols Included at no
additional cost
Simplified management including latest
OnCommand® System Manager
Clustered Data ONTAP® ready for future
growth
Great value for smaller IT organizations
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9. Powerful FAS2240 System
For Demanding Workloads,
Without the Demanding Price
Powerful, Intel® dual core processors
and latest storage technologies
Flash Pool support increases key application
performance and lowers storage costs
Built-in investment protection with flexible I/O
and disk shelf conversion option FAS2240-2
FAS2240-4
More software value and all supported data
protocols included at no additional cost.
Simplified management: OnCommand®
System Manager
Clustered Data ONTAP® ready for future
growth
Exceptional price performance to meet growing needs
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10. VMware vSphere Essentials Kits for SMB
vSphere 5 Essentials
Benefits For smaller environments
Essentials Essentials +
1 Make better use of existing infrastructure
Save time in managing infrastructure with
2 vCenter central management
Improve application availability with
3 • vMotion (no planned downtime)
• High Availability (business continuity)
Protect business data with VMware Data
4 Protection, vShield EndPoint and vSphere
Replication
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12. ExpressPod with VMware Delivers Real Benefits
Affordability
– Start with a low-cost, easy-to-deploy platform
Collaboration
E-mail Content Mgmt Database
Simplicity
– Reduce complexity with efficient operations
and management
Efficient growth
– With standardized environment to improve
predictability
Optimized IT
– Through workload consolidation
Protection
– Protect applications by adding streamlined,
cost-effective disaster recovery
Simplify customer’s path to shared, virtualized IT
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13. Implementation Guide for ExpressPod
with VMware
ExpressPod™ is tested and
documented by Cisco and NetApp
with VMware vSphere® virtualization
platform
Documented deployment process
– Deployment instructions
– Cabling diagrams
– Bill of materials
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14. ExpressPod Support Model
ExpressPod is covered by Cooperative Support Model
from Cisco, NetApp and VMware
Cooperative Support
Hypervisor Evolutionary support process
Streamlined response to support issues
Server
Network Engineering and management
interconnects
Storage Joint collaboration tools and Unified
Support Lab
Requires customers to have premium support agreement
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15. ExpressPod with VMware helps customers
Build cost-effective IT infrastructure
Simplify management and operations
Reduce risk by adding disaster recovery
Have confidence: tested, supported solution
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16. Infrastructure Solution Portfolio
Solution Cost
1
10 GbE,
Clustered ONTAP,
Non-distruptive
scalability
FlexPod®
2
Address new market segments and
ExpressPod use cases with a simple, low-cost solution
Capability
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17. Comparing ExpressPod and FlexPod
ExpressPod FlexPod
Preconfigured for quick, easy Enterprise-class solution for
deployment virtualization and cloud
Focus on simplicity and cost Focus on strategic platform
Limited IT staff Existing IT staff
Target: fewer than 500 users Target: 500 users and above
Physical and Virtual Management FlexPod® Management Solution
VMware Virtualization VMware® Virtualization
ExpressPod™ FlexPod
Cisco Nexus® 3048 Cisco Nexus 5k + Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
Cisco UCS® C220 M3 Cisco UCS B-/C-Series Server
FAS2220 or FAS2240 FAS2240 / FAS32xx / FAS62xx
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18. Key Points
Solution complementary, but distinct from
1 FlexPod -- for mid-sized businesses (MSB)
Simple prescriptive configuration provides
2 ease of deployment and management
Benefits of an enterprise solution but at a
3 price and feature set suitable to midsize IT
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20. Why Sell ExpressPod with VMware?
Expand your addressable market with Cisco, NetApp, and
VMware
– Targets a new market segment
– ExpressPod™ has a much lower acquisition cost
Shorten and simplify the sales cycle
– Two configurations for flexibility
– Easy to deploy
Fully tested and documented
– Simplifies implementation and support
No additional partner investment
– Joint Cisco® and NetApp® partners can sell ExpressPod
– No certification or specialized technical skills required
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21. Resources to help you sell
Channel Sales Playbook
Sales and
ExpressPod Ordering Guide
Customer-
Facing Customer Presentations
Materials Solution brief
Implementation Guide
Call Scripts
Demand
ExpressPod Campaign on Grid (Mar‘13)
Generation
Event Kit elements (Mar’13)
Joint media / search / social program in AMER / EMEA (Feb’13)
Test Drive Call Guides, Battle cards, and training (Feb’13)
Test Drive program on GRID (Apr’13)
netappvmware.com or vmwarenetapp.com
Web Sites https://fieldportal.netapp.com/sites/midsizepartners/
www.netapp.com
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22. Channel Playbook
Interactive guide that consolidates all key selling assets into
one place
– Market opportunity
Target customers, value proposition and benefits
– Solution overview Guide
Overview
Market
Opportuni
Solution
Overview
Sales
Process
Sales
Resource
ty s
Program highlights and
differentiators
– Sales process
Qualifying questions
Objection handling
Sales scenarios
Competitive advantage
Promotions
– Sales resources
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23. Demand Generation Resources Menu
Discover Consider Decide
• Grid multitouch campaign • S-I-B event kit (includes • Call guides (short and long versions)
(available through all three signage) • S-I-B event kit (includes signage)
partner Grid sites) • Grid multitouch campaign • Grid multitouch campaign (available
• mConcierge Program (Cisco (available through all three through all three partner sites)
lead) partner sites) • mConcierge Program (Cisco lead)
• E-mail copy blocks • mConcierge Program (Cisco
• Web banners lead)
• E-mail copy blocks
Sample of call guide
(short version)
Sample of e-mail copy block
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24. Joint VMware-NetApp “Test Drive”
Program Overview
What is it?
– Integrated program for awareness & demand gen allowing
prospects to experience VMware-NetApp combined solutions
– Co-funded campaign targeting net new SMB/MSB contacts
Why should you care
– Air cover in the SMB/MSB space for VMware-NetApp solutions
– Targeting 4.8K Test Drives over at least 9 months, passing
qualified leads to joint partners
– Components include: media, search, and social; automated 3-
touch nurture; and sales enablement tools
How can you benefit
– Increase revenue and profits with leading virtualization
solutions from VMware and NetApp, options include:
Virtualize servers and storage – NetApp FAS2200 Unified System &
VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM) Std AK
starting under $19K
Protect Applications – Second NetApp FAS2200 Unified System and
data protection and disaster recovery software from NetApp &
VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM) Ent starting
under $31K
Consolidation and Automation – ExpressPod solution from NetApp
and Cisco with VMware vSOM Ent+ starting under $60K
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25. Key Takeaways
Develop new sales opportunities with an integrated
1 solution that offers a low price point and simple
deployment
Help customers save money, simplify management, and
2 enhance data protection with ExpressPod™ with VMware®
Increase sales velocity with two predefined configurations,
3 tested with VMware vSphere® and fully supported by
Cisco, NetApp, and VMware
Solution is complementary to but distinct from FlexPod®;
4 for midsize customers with fewer than 500 users
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Growing small and midsize firms are struggling with IT infrastructure complexity and server sprawl caused by application silos with dedicated hardware combined with varied management tools and operational processes. These firms typically have limited IT specialization and are struggling to support their current requirement and projected growth within their budget constraints. And this environment is hard to manage, wastes resources, overburdens staff and strains budgets.These small and midsize firms, particularly those with fewer than 500 users and limited IT staff, need simple and affordable solutions.
Companies looking to transition away from application silos for greater efficiency can turn to Cisco,NetApp and VMware for the solution.Virtualization paves the way for a different architecture where a single pool of resources can be shared across multiple clients. Virtualization has a compelling value proposition: most servers and storage are underutilized. If you run multiple apps on the same server, you can reduce your footprint, drive up utilization, and save a lot of money and manpower.ExpressPod with VMware is a simple virtualization platform to help customers consolidate and optimize application workloads to save money, simplify management and enhance data protection.It enables you to streamline your servers and storage to build a cost-effective IT infrastructure and reduce expenses, begin to centralize management and automate operations.***********Virtualization allows a decoupling of the application from the hardware. Applications become mobile and can be moved from server to server so you can flow the resources to the demand. You have tremendous flexibility to move your applications around and you can drive greater standardization.
ExpressPod is a joint infrastructure solution from Cisco and NetApp that simplifies deployment of IT resources for small and midsize businesses. It combines best-of-breed components, including Cisco UCS C220 M3 servers, Nexus 3048 switches, and NetApp FAS2220 or FAS2240 storage. ExpressPod should be deployed with physical and virtual infrastructure management software. Although it can support a range of management solutions, ExpressPod has been tested and documented by Cisco and NetApp with Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller and VMware vCenter solutions.The solution is pretested, up to the hypervisor level, with the VMware vSphere virtualization platform. A step-by-step implementation guide is provided to facilitate quick and easy deployment and integration in the customer environment.ExpressPod is covered by the Cooperative Support Model, a three-way support agreement between Cisco, NetApp, and VMware allowing engineers from each of the companies to collaborate directly with one another to resolve customer issues.ExpressPod is a simple and cost-effective way to make a successful transition to a shared, virtualized IT environment. It is designed for organizations with fewer than 500 users and limited IT specialilzation.
ExpressPod promotes customer choice. For environments with limited resources, it is important to implement a management solution. vSphere customers can leverage vCenter for virtual management and orchestration of the ExpressPod. This solution has been tested and provides an excellent virtualization management solution.ExpressPod was also tested with Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller (CUIC) for physical infrastructure control. The combination of physical and virtual management delivers the broadest set of options for the vSphere environment.
Cisco Nexus 3048 is a 1 Gb, data center or top-of-rack switch It is the entry point, but with all the feature-rich benefits of Nexus data center switching line, including…
Key PointsThe FAS2220 replaces the FAS2020’place as the entry-level offering for midsize business and distributed enterprise. Starting at under $8000 it is positioned to offer a very competitive system at an affordable price. So what is new with the FAS2220?It offers a significant performance boost over the FAS2040, based on theupdated processor and memory on the system. Support for NetApp Flash Pools extends the Virtual Storage Tier approach and provides performance and efficiency gains through a combination of solid-state drives and high capacity SATA drives.The FAS2220 follows the same simple product structure as introduced with the FAS2240, in order to provide even more value in the price of the system
Key Points:The FAS2240 is our more powerful, high-end entry-level system. It comes in a 4U as well as a 2U configuration to fit the restrictions of performance-demanding, space-sensitive environments. Even more value is packed into this system with the inclusion of Data ONTAP Essentials and all supported protocols at no extra cost. The 2240 boasts several built-in investment protection features, like the ability to transform it into a disk shelf with future infrastructure upgrades, scalability of up to 24 drives, and flexible I/O configurations. The FAS2240 is offered in easy-to-order system bundles at a very competitive price.
ExpressPod has been tested and is documented with VwarevSphere.These are two of customer options for smaller environments.Essentials plus has additional features useful for application availability and mobilityCustomers can upgrade later as needed.
ExpressPod with VMware has been extensively tested by Cisco and NetApp and documented in an Implementation Guide to facilitate quick deployment and integration in your current environment.The guide provides step-by-step instructions for installation and setup of the system, along with cabling diagrams and the detailed bill of materials.The implementation guide is available via download from the Cisco and NetApp websites for your reference.
ExpressPod is a simple and efficient way to make a successful transition to a shared, virtualized IT environment. When you consolidate the customer’s environment using ExpressPod with VMware, they will save money, simplify management and enhance data protection with an innovative system they won’t outgrow. This affordable solution enables them to streamline servers and storage to build a cost-effective IT infrastructure and reduce expenses, begin to centralize management and automate operations.ExpressPod with VMware delivers a highly efficient platform to reduce your risk. Protect your applications from downtime by adding high-availability disaster recovery solutionsCustomers can have confidence in this ExpressPod solution that integrates best-in-class components and has been fully tested by Cisco and NetApp and is also backed by the 3-way Cooperative Support Model with VMware.
Let’s take a look at where ExpressPod fits relative to other joint Cisco NetApp infrastructure solutions.You may be familiar with FlexPod, which is a strategic, enterprise platform for virtualization and cloud that provides industry-leading operational efficiency with unmatched flexibility and scalability. ExpressPod is designed for small and midsize customers who do not have large IT teams and need infrastructure that is simple and can be deployed quickly at an affordable price.
This is a quick comparison of how the solutions compare. ExpressPod is designed for environmentswith fewer than 500 users and limited IT staff. The focus is on simplicity and affordability. FlexPod is an enterprise-class, infrastructure platform for virtualization and cloud for environments with more than 500 users where the focus is on flexibility and scalability.For ExpressPod, it is strongly recommended that the solution be deployed with infrastructure management to better support operations in environments with limited IT staff. It has been tested with vCenter and Cloupia.ExpressPod is a lower cost solution designed for transactional velocity.
You can now close deals with midsize customers with smaller environments and budgets.You can further increase margins with Cisco and NetApp incentive programs. FlexPod rebates have been extended for ExpressPod at the discretion of each Geography.Low-cost customer financing promotion (currently running for entry FAS storage) is available for the ExpressPod solution, with 2% to partners and 1% to the distributor. ExpressPod provides an integrated solution that is affordable and easy to deploy.We facilitate ordering with two predefined configurations, each with a reference bill of materials.Customers can trust the solution pretested by NetApp and Cisco.We provide an implementation guide to eliminate any guesswork Partners, who can deliver Cisco and NetApp products to customers today, are immediately eligible to resell ExpressPod.
There are many different resources available for you to learn more about the ExpressPod solution.One of the best resources is the ExpressPod Binder for Partners – in the MSB section of the NetApp Field Portal, where you will find all of the marketing, sales, and technical assets.I’ll highlight a few key assets from the list:Solution Brief (2-page customer leave behind)Implementation GuideCall ScriptsChannel Sales Playbook
Everything in one interactive asset, written for channel partner in a simple and easily to digest format with direct links to additional resources within the Field Portal.
Cisco, NetApp and VMware are working together to create a set of demand generation assets to help drive leads for ExpressPod. These assets include:Multi-touch campaign with respective landing pagesCall guidesEmail copy blocksWeb bannersSeminar/event-in-box kit (including invitations, signage, presentation materials, etc.)Content for use in PR and social mediaThe campaign will be available from all 3 vendors on Grid and/or partner sites, starting in March.We will also leverage these assets in the Cisco mConcierge program. mConcierge is a program that assigns resources to help invited (joint) SMB partners to implement a marketing plan and begin to develop a practice around ExpressPod.
What is it?Integrated marketing/sales program combining awareness & demand gen with a new evaluation model allowing prospects to experience VMware/NetApp’s combined solutionsCo-funded joint campaign targeted at generating net new contacts in the SMB/MSBWhy should you careContinued air cover in the SMB/MSB space for VMware and NetApp’s solutionsTargeting 4.8k Test Drives over at least 9 months and we’ll be passing qualified leads to joint partners Components include: media, search, and social; automated 3-touch nurture; and sales enablement tools (call guide, , and video’s)How can you benefitOpportunities to increase revenue and profits with leading virtualization solutions from VMware and NetApp, options include:Virtualize servers and storage – NetApp FAS2200 Unified System & VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM) Std AK starting under $19kProtect Applications – Second NetApp FAS2200 Unified System and data protection and disaster recovery software from NetApp & VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM) Ent starting under $31kConsolidation and Automation – Deploy an ExpressPod solution from NetApp and Cisco with VMware vSOMEnt+ starting under $60k
With ExpressPod, you can develop new opportunities with an integrated solution that offers a low price point and simple deployment. [1]ExpressPod enables you to increase your sales velocity with two fixed configurations, tested by Cisco and NetApp. [2]Keep in mind that the ExpressPod solution is complementary, but distinct from FlexPod. ExpressPod is for midsize businesses with fewer than 500 users.