VMware and IBM provide an integrated solution for data center evolution that can reduce costs and improve agility. By applying principles of abstraction, pooling, and automation to the entire data center rather than just individual layers, customers can realize significant savings in both time and money across differentiated storage, networks, isolation, and security. The solution is based on a software-defined data center architecture delivered through VMware vCloud Suite, which virtualizes all infrastructure and automates control through software for flexible private, hybrid or public clouds. IBM brings leading server, storage, networking and services capabilities to the partnership.

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VMware & IBM: the perfect solution for DC
evolution
Max Morlacchi
Alliance Manager
VMware

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The same principles that transformed
a single layer of the data center…
and delivered unprecedented
value for customers…
What if…
Abstract. Pool. Automate.
were applied to
the entire data center?

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$1800
5 days
Reduce costs, improve agility
$300
2 minutes
$10,000
10 weeks
Differentiated
storage
Differentiated
networks
Differentiated
isolation
Differentiated
security
Working APP
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5 days, 2 minutes
Reduce costs, improve agility… for all Datacenter Services
3 minutes
Datacenter Resources & Services
• Consolidated
• Workload-centric
• Policy-driven
• Extensible
Differentiated
storage
Differentiated
networks
Differentiated
isolation
Differentiated
security
Working APP

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Software-Defined
Data Center
The ideal architecture for private,
hybrid and public clouds.
All infrastructure is virtualized
and delivered as a service, and
the control of this data center is
entirely automated by software.

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Software-Defined
Data Center
=
VMware
vCloud Suite

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vSphere with Operations Management: What is it?
vSphere with Operations
Management
• World’s best virtualization
platform
Plus:
• Operational insight into your
virtual environment – for
monitoring and performance
• Optimized capacity
management

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The Problem – Complexity, Inefficiency, Inflexibility
• I spend too much time
and money to manage
my datacenter…
• Too many layers of
technologies and
infrastructure are
accumulating…
• How can I be Agile
providing Agility to the
Business?

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Traditional
Tools?

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Slide 10
vCenter Operations
My brain is understanding the health of my body.
Should I do anything?
Your Brain Understands Context:
 If my heart rate and temperature are increasing I
should go to the hospital
 If I’m tired, rest more
 If I tire easily, start exercising!
Heart RateRespiration Temperature
Muscular Skeletal Cardio Vascular
Monitoring UserEx Metrics Monitoring Business Metrics
Monitoring App Layer Metric – JVM, DB Connections, etc.
Monitoring Server O/S Metrics – CPU, RAM, Disk, I/O, etc.
vCenter Operations is understanding the health of
my enterprise by analyzing millions of
measurements. Should I do anything?
vCenter Operations Understands Context:
 Act based on urgency of emerging problems
 Act based on real-time performance dashboards
 Act based on long term correlations and trends
vCenter
Operations
Nervous

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Visibility into Immediate and Potential Future Problems
• Immediate
problems
• What is
happening
right now?
• What do I
need to pay
attention to?
Operations Short and Long Term Capacity
• Forward
Looking
• Are there
areas that I
should be
concerned
about from a
capacity
perspective?
• Have I
deployed my
VI in the
most efficient
manner?

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VMware & IBM Product Integrations
VMware
IBM
Tivoli
IBM
Servers,
Storage &
Networking
IBM Services
 IT industry leaders
 The two original innovators in
virtualization technology
 Unparalleled level of solution
quality and services
 Significant joint investments in
product integrations &
interoperability
 IBM was VMware’s first OEM and
joint partner (since 1998).
 First Global VSPP Agreement
 IBM Global Services is one of
VMware’s largest customers.

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Top 20 Accounts By Server VMs
Company Name VM Count
IBM Global Services 58174
Cisco Systems 45887
Goldman Sachs Group 35000
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 35000
Bank of America 30000
ThomsonReuters 30000
Research In Motion
Limited 27593
Hewlett-Packard 27200
The Kroger Company 25553
IBM Global Services Knows VMware Technology
VMware
Accreditation/Certificatio
n
IBM/IGS Resources
VSP 508
VTSP 835
VCP (& above) 252
Other 830
Total 2425

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