FlashSystem family 2015

VersaStackTM SolutionA new chapter in the Cisco and IBM relationship

FlashSystem Bootcamp

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What is “Integrated Infrastructure”?

• According to IDC, Integrated Infrastructure is:• “Pre-integrated, vendor-certified systems containing server hardware, disk storage

systems, networking equipment, and basic element/systems management software.”

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Integrated Infrastructure MomentumAnalyst Views on Shift to Integration

“By year-end 2015, 35% of total server shipped value will be as

integrated systems.”

“By 2015, converged infrastructure will represent 9.5% of the $64B services, software,

and hardware markets.”

“By 2017, nearly two-thirds of all enterprise

application infrastructures will be packaged in the form of a

converged solution.”

According to IDC, Integrated Systems Market CAGR at ~30%to > $14B in 2017 ($6.8B in Storage; $6.7B Servers)

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Traditional Data Center Infrastructure Challenges

ComplexTakes time

InefficientConsumes Resources

RestrictiveNot adaptable

22%Server Utilization

50%Storage Utilization

1According to IDG research, 2Gartner—Cisco IT. 2“Data Center Cost Portfolio”. 3Gartner - Reduce Costs and Extend the Life of Data Centers Using Server Refresh, March 2014. 4IBM Storage Infrastructure Optimization Studies

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Cisco and IBM – Shared Strategy

MobileCloud SocialAnalytics Internet of Things

SecureScalable Application Aware

InterconnectedInstrumented Intelligent

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EfficientUnified ManagementStore More with Less

VersatileFlexible Cloud Capabilities

Dynamic Infrastructure

1. Sources: Cisco UCS Changing the Economics of the Data Center, Customer Case Studies, Cisco UCS Performance Benchmarks2. Source: Cisco Blogs - The Economic Impact of a VersaStack Solution3. http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/resource/info/compression-guarantee.html4. Founder, i-Virtualize

EasySeamless IntegrationSimplify Deployment

“VersaStack is a perfect fit

for big data, cloud solutions and on-site virtualization”, i-Virtualize4

10xperformance acceleration

and 5x data reduction

84%reduced provisioning

times1

62%lower infrastructure cost2

with data reduction guarantee3

Integrated Infrastructure Solution - VersaStack Network, Compute and Storage

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Cisco® UCS B and C

Series Servers, UCS Manager, UCS Director

Cisco Nexus®

9000 Switches

IBM Storwize V7000/V5000*FlashSystem V9000*

Cisco MDS Switches

• Uniform deployment model for compute, network and storage resources

• ACI-Ready architecture• Pre-validated by Cisco & IBM thru Cisco Validated Design• UCS Management

• 160 UCS Server Per Domain, scales to 100s of domains• Up to 8 nodes and 1056 disks per V7000/V7000U cluster• 5X more data with Real-time compression• Automated data optimization with IBM Easy Tier

• Architected with no single point of failure• Multi Data Center scalable design for disaster tolerance

Highlights

Performance & Scale

Reliability

*CVD and Director support intended in 2H ’15

VersaStack Solution

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Cisco and IBM

Delivering innovation that matters

Global companies with leadership based on industry standards

History of Collaboration25,000 shared customers

Common Partner EcosystemResellers are fundamental to businesses

#1Networking

#1x86 Blades

Americas

Fastest growing x86 Blade ServerUCS

World ClassStorage Products

#1 in Software Defined

Storage

#1in Flash Storage

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FlashSystemV9000

Highest levels of performance, to accelerate business

applications

StorwizeV5000

Entry to mid-size business storage requirements

StorwizeV7000

Medium to large enterprise storage requirements

Non-IBM Storage260+ Storage systems supported

NewNew

VersaStack – Leverage the IBM Storage Leadership

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IBM Storage Leader in All Flash & Hybrid

Flash Optimized Storage for Integrated Infrastructure

RealTime Compression

EasyTIER

Storage Virtualization

Up to 5x’s Data Center Compression with no performance impact – Do More with Less

Virtualize up to 300 Multi-Vendor storage platforms increasing utilization and improving ROI

Data Center data tiering in combination with Virtualization based on application data patterns - Intelligent, Automatic, Self-Adapting

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Cisco is a Leader in Integrated Infrastructure

Cisco UCSModular Stateless Computing and Application Acceleration

Cisco Nexus & MDSScalable, Secure Network Fabric

UCS DirectorPolicy-based Resource Management

Accelerate application performance with Cisco UCS servers and 100 world-record benchmarks.Reduce provisioning times by 86% with service profiles.

Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure

Unified fabric helps reduce cabling by 77%.Lower networking TCO by 75% with Nexus switches and

Cisco ACI.

Reduce time to provision virtual machines from weeks to minutes and support 50% more customers without increasing IT staff.

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Cisco UCS Director - Infrastructure Automation is Key

• Single point of management

• Dramatically streamlines delivery of data center infrastructure

• Reduces steps to provision new infrastructure by 88.4%1

• IT silos migrate to unified provisioning & management

• Delivers consistency & speed to business

Subject Matter Experts Define Policies

VISME

StorageSME

ServerSME

NetworkSME

Application Profile

Virtualization Policy

Server Policy

Network Policy

Storage Policy

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VersaStack

Increased Efficiency and Performance while Lowering CostsEfficiencyLess resource, reduced time to market

PerformanceIncreased performance, improved capacity

CostsScalable infrastructure, lower costs

Automation means fewer touch points across server/storage/ network - which deliver improved efficiency and speed of deployment

UCS Director policy-based management can increase IT staff productivity by up to 50%.

Use of UCS service-profiles can achieve an 86% reduction in provisioning times

Storage optimization using EasyTIER analytics based data placement to increase performance & reduced operational intervention

Improve storage performance up to 3X using only 5% as flash and limiting large scale investment in flash storage

Maximize CPU utilization with Flash Optimized storage

Accelerate application performance with UCS servers and 94 world-record benchmarks

Maximize network utilization with Storwize accelerated replication for a 3X improvement

VersaStack delivers upto 52% lower CapEx, 53% lower TCO

RealTime compression reduces 50%+ storage capacity with IBM backed guarantee on any storage

Lower networking TCO by 75% with Nexus switches, policy based management and reduced cabling

UCS scalable to 40 Chassis and 320 Blades, Storwize scalable to 1056 disks – delivering unmatched growth