Trends in Data Centers and the Cloud

1. Data Centers and the Cloud
Pim Bilderbeek
Principal Analyst
pim@themetisfiles.com
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2. Agenda
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3. Three Connected Trends, One
Common Influencer
Elastic
Enterprise
Cloud
Partner Connected
Ecosystem Worker
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4. Clarifying The Cloud
on-­‐demand,
virtual, automated
private infrastructure shared infrastructure
and operations hybrid and operations
cloud
private public
cloud cloud
customer control, hybrid supplier control,
ownership,
responsibility
archi-­‐
tecture
IT hybrid
hosting
ownership,
responsibility
legacy out-­‐
IT sourcing
hybrid
opera-­‐
private infrastructure tions private infrastructure
and operations shared operations
scheduled, physical,
manual
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5. The Evolving Data Center
on-­‐demand,
virtual, automated
private infrastructure shared infrastructure
and operations hybrid and operations
cloud
customer control, hybrid supplier control,
ownership, hybrid ownership,
archi-­‐
responsibility hosting responsibility
tecture
hybrid
opera-­‐
private infrastructure tions private infrastructure
and operations shared operations
scheduled, physical,
manual
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6. Data Center Trends
Data Center Physical Computing Virtual Computing
DCIM Convergence Automation
Modularization x86 XaaS
Less is More Big Data Portability
Industrialization Efficiency Orchestration
Automation and Orchestration
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7. Evolving Cloud Business Models
Consumer Customer Business
Cloud Cloud Cloud
No Privacy Trusted Provider Security/Compliance
No QoS QoS SLA
Public Public Public/Hybrid/Private
SaaS SaaS SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
Standard Hardware,
Custom Hardware Converged Infra
Converged Infra
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8. Data Center Construction Market
Projection
Source: Microsoft, 2011
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9. The Evolving Data Center Ecosystem
GLOBAL DATA CENTER GRID
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10. Four Cloud Computing Scenarios
Widespread Public Cloud
Infrastructure Availability
Patchy Happy
Cloud Cloud
Security and Security and
Compliance Compliance
Showstopper Enabler
Blue Exclusive
Skies Cloud
Limited Public Cloud
Infrastructure Availability
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11. Conclusions
Cloud Enables Elastic Enterprises, Connected Workers
and Partner Ecosystems
Balancing Architecture AND Operations Defines Cloud
Type
Data Center, Computing and Virtual Computing Layers
Diverge and Converge
Three Cloud Data Center Types Emerge: Consumer,
Customer and Business
Global Data Center Grid and InterClouds Emerge
Grid Availability and Security/Compliance Confidence
Will Define Cloud Scenarios
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