debate session – evolution of the wan for cloud

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Evolution.Of.The.WAN.For.Cloud

Wednesday,)November)1811:40)– 12:20pm

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DEBATE)SESSION

Evolution.Of.The.WAN.For.Cloud

Moderator:)Roopa HonnachariIndustry.Director,.Business.Communications.Services.&.Cloud.Computing,.ICT,.Frost.&.Sullivan.

Mary)StanhopeVice.President.of.Marketing,.Global.Capacity.

Adam)Janota,Senior.Director,.Service.Provider.Segment,.Americas,.Equinix

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Debate.Session

Evolution.of.the.WAN.for.Cloud

Nov)18,)2015MEF)GEN15)Conference

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Cloud.Adoption.Trends

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2011...(N=301)

2012....(N=308)

2013...(N=407)

2014...(N=401)

2015...(N=411)

Familiarity)and)Adoption)of)Public)Cloud)IaaS)by)US)Businesses,)2011Q2014

Familiar.with.and.currently.using.IaaS

Familiar.with.and.planning. to.implement.IaaS.within.2.years

Familiar.with.or.have.considered. IaaS.but.have.no.plans.to.implement

Not.very.familiar.with.IaaS

2015%Frost%&%Sullivan%Cloud%Survey

The$market$demand$for$IaaS$is$further$validated$by$the$strong$double8digit$revenue$growth,$with$the$2014$market$revenues$exceeding$$7$Billion.

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Enterprises.are.increasingly.considering.multiple.cloud.options…

32%

51%

51%

55%

28%

27%

28%

24%

21%

17%

15%

17%

19%

5%

5%

5%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Bare.Metal.Cloud

Hosted.Private.Cloud

Software.as.a.Service.(SaaS)

Public.Cloud. Infrastructure.as.a.Service.(IaaS)

Currently Use Familiar with and plan to implement in next 2 years

Familiar with but no plans to implement Not very familiar

N=411

While$public$cloud$IaaS$adoption$continues$to$maintain$its$momentum,$growth$continues$across$various$types$of$cloud$services.$51%$percent$of$the$survey$respondents$stated$they$are$currently$using$hosted$private$cloud$and$SaaS,$while$36%$indicated$they$are$currently$using$bare8metal$cloud


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Hybrid.Cloud.Adoption.on.the.Rise

68%

70%

71%

72%

75%

76%

87%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Different.vendors’.cloud.IaaS.services.(multi`cloud).PaaS.services

All.of.the.above

On`premises.private.clouds

On`premises.traditional.data.center.configurations.(non`virtualized)

Traditional.hosted.services.(e.g.,.managed.hosting,.co`lo)

Commercial.and.custom.SaaS

Hosted.public.and.private.cloud.services

N=154


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Top.Rated.Concerns.to.Cloud.Adoption

56%

56%

57%

57%

58%

58%

61%

64%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Return.on.investment.will.not.be.sufficient. to.justify.the.initiative

Poor.or.inconsistent. application.performance

Challenges.migrating.workloads.or.data

Loss.of.control.over.my.applications

Unreliability.of.networks.connecting.cloud.centers

Incomplete.visibilty. across.cloud. and.premises.environments

Inability.to.meet.compliance.requirements

Unauthorized.access.to.my.data.or.applications

N=411


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WAN.Services.Used.Today.for.Cloud.Connectivity

1%

9%

13%

14%

18%

21%

25%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Other

MPLS.VPN.

Public.Internet.(broadband)

CPE`based.VPN.(IPSec.or.SSL)

Private.Line.(DS1/DS3,. SONET).

Ethernet.

Dedicated.Internet.Access

N=411

In)your)company,)how)do)users)access)your)organization’s)cloud)applications?)Please)select)all)that)apply.


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Buyer.Preferences…

9%

13%

36%

41%

0% 25% 50%

Not.very.familiar

Familiar.with,.but.no.plans.to.implement

Familiar.with.and.plan.to.implement.in.the.next.2.years

Currently.use.a.cloud.exchange

N=411

Please)indicate)your)organization’s)familiarity)and)use)of)cloud)exchanges.)

11%

11%

22%

55%

0% 20% 40% 60%

No.preference.

My.company.would.prefer.to.purchase.a.fully.integrated.“network`enabled.cloud”.

My.company.would.prefer.to.purchase.cloud.and.network.

services.from.separate.providers.

My.company.would.prefer.to.purchase.cloud.and.network.services.from.a.single.provider.

N=411

Which)statement)best)describes)your)company’s)preference) in)purchasing)cloud)and)network)services?

A$cloud$exchange$is$a$service$that$provides$a$neutral$interconnection$point$for$enterprises,$network$service$providers,$and$cloud$service$providers.$

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Our)Leading)Interconnection)Platform)Accelerates)Your)Business

GlobalData(Centers100+(Data(Centers33(Metros11M+(Square(FeetGreen(by(Design

Interconnection(Solutions

160,000+(Cross(ConnectsCloud(Exchange™,(Performance(Hub™,(and(Internet(Exchange100%(of(Tier(1(Network(Routes

Proven(Expertise

99.9999%(Uptime(RecordWorld(Class(PartnersSolution(Design(and(ValidationProfessional(Services

Business(Ecosystems6,250+(BusinessesEquinix(Marketplace™Revenue(Opportunities

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Interconnection)Helps)You)Realize)the)Promise)of)the)Cloud

Equinix.is.the.home.of.the.interconnected.cloud

Connection) is)key)to)realizing)the)promised)business)benefits)of)cloud

• One`to`one.connection. is.not.enough,.cloud.success.requires.interconnection• Interconnection.privately.and.securely.connects.multiple.clouds.across.multiple.sites.using.multiple.forms.of.access

Interconnection) drives)cloud)success

• For)cloud)services)users:)Cloud`enable.your.company.by.delivering.the.security,.performance.and.choice.you.need.to.rely.on.the.cloud. for.mission`critical.business• For)cloud)services)providers:The.interconnected.cloud.gives.you. the.fastest.route.to.cloud.revenue

This$is$where$businesses$and$leading$cloud$service$providers

around$the$world$come$together$and$securely$connect$inmany$locations$in$many$ways$to$realize$their$cloud$visions

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9.6 Million Commercial Addresses

5100+ DataCenters and Carrier

Hotels

Last Mile Connectivity

Businesses require secure, reliable, cost effective connectivityto data, application or cloud provider in data centers

• Differing service delivery leads to wide variation of quality in customer experience

• Lack of transparency into network assets, service technologies, and pricing

68% of network cost

82% of downtime

99% of complexity2,584 Last Mile

Providers in the US

The.Connectivity.Challenge.

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The.Marketplace.Solution

Sip.Peering

IP.Peering

IAAS.– Amazon.Cloud.Servicescloud. infrastructure. services

Could. Applications.and.Platforms

Strategic.Colocation,.Performance. Hub,.Cloud. Exchange

Content.Providers

National)Enterprises

Managed.Service.

ProvidersNational. .&.International.

Service.Providers

Ubiquitous. coverage:.41.core. Points.of.Presence,.86.local. aggregation.PoPsand.2,007.Central.Offices

Cable.MSOs

Application.Service.

Providers

Interconnect$to$Network$Hub$

Through$one$Interconnectionthe$opportunity$to$connect$to$

Cloud$Applications,$Cloud$Platforms,$ $Private$Peering,$

Public$Internet,$andbuild$global$wan$solutions.

Interconnect((to((One(Marketplace(to:• Reach$cloud$and$hosted$applications• Ensure$end$to$end$visibility,$SLA$and$deterministic$performance

• Reduce$the$time$to$quote$and$install• Reduce$the$legal$ negotiation$ process$with$providers

• Shorten$the$time$to$application$delivery• Reduce$the$total$cost$of$network$including$the$circuit$cost,$administrative$cost$and$engineering$ cost.$

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Simplifying.Cloud.Connectivity

Back$Up$/$Data$Storage$

Global$EnterpriseOffices

Unified$Communications/Voice$over$IP

Business$Applications/$Cloud$Providers

• Visibility)into)service)price)and)performance)connecting))9.6)Million)business)locations)Q including)mid)to)large)enterprise)sites

• Normalize)last)mile)delivery)with)local)PoPs for)proximity)and)scale

• Simple)to)use)marketplace)portal)and)robust)API)in)support)of)Cloud)ecosystem)to)design)price)and)order)in)realQtime

Dedicated private connectivity from single or multiple sitesusing the right access technology for that locationinto all your business applications and computing

InternetPeering

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Who.is.Global.Capacity?

• Global.Capacity.is.the.leading.connectivity.as.a.service.company.committed.to.simplifying.how.businesses.connect.to.where.they.need.to.go..

• Robust.digital.network.marketplace.platform:– Services. over.22,000.customers.– Ubiquitous. coverage.from.41.core.Points.of.Presence,.86.local.aggregation.PoPs and.2,007.Central.Offices– Processes. over.100,000.price.quotes. /.day,.representing.over.$9.billion. annualized.network.spend– Automated.pricing.for.over.19,000.unique. rates.from.444.carriers.in.75.countries– Maintains.location.data.for.more.than 37.million. validated.sites.in.192.countries– Connectivity. to.over.9.6.million.U.S..commercial.addresses.and.40.million. International– Proactively.monitors.and.manages.over.205,000.circuits.for.faults.and.performance

• Award.winning.marketplace.of.networks

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Debate)Session

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Panelists

• Moderator:.Roopa.Honnachari,.Industry.Director,.Business.

Communications.Services.&.Cloud.Computing,.ICT,.Frost.&.

Sullivan

• Industry.Experts• Mary.Stanhope,.Vice.President.Marketing,.Global.Capacity• Adam.Janota,.Sr..Director,.Service.Provider.Segment,.Americas

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