Fast InnovationThe Future of the Data Center with Cisco ACI

Soni Jiandani

SVP Marketing

March 5, 2015

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Automation Open Security

InvestmentProtection

Visibility Lowering OpEx & TCO

Challenges and Opportunities

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Our Path as Disruptors to Enable the Cloud

Policy

Policy

Policy

Network

ComputeStorageAccessLAN SAN

Network

Apps Policy

RAPID APPLICATION EVOLUTION

2008

Consolidation

2009

Virtualization

2014

Automation

Today

Enabling theCloud

Application Centric Infrastructure

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Our Vision for ACI: Scale, Security and Full Visibility

Physical Networking

Compute L4–L7Services

StorageHypervisors and Virtual Networking

Multi DC WAN and Cloud

Tenant Application

2

0

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Automation - Policy

Physical & Virtual

Open & Embedded Security

85

The Most Complete SDN Solution

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Automation decreases the time required

to manage the network. It’s also faster to

make changes.

Now we can automate deployment of

applications to others in the

organization.

Rok Podgrajsek

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Sheila Jordan & Vince Spina

We are now managing our environment

based on our applications, whether they

are sitting on bare metal or are virtual.

On health scores: With a few simple

clicks, you can drill down on the issues

of an app – whether it’s with the app

itself or the underlying physical fabric.

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ACI Solves Real Customer Challenges: Cisco IT

GreaterBusiness

Agility

LowerCapital

Expenses

ReducedCosts /

Complexity

LowerOperating

CostResource

Optimization

58% 25% 21% 45% 10-20%

Reduce

Management

Costs

Reduce

Power and

Cooling Costs

CAPEX

Reduction

Compute

and Storage

Optimization

Reduction in

Provisioning

Times

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Organizational Transformation Step by Step

1. Up-skill your network engineers: a case study with

Cisco IT

2. Automate across your network and security groups

3. Bring application developers and network

engineers closer

Business benefit: Incremental steps to transform –

not disruptive

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Delivering Cisco Services for ACI Deployment Success

Smart

Service

Capabilities

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OpEx and TCO

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Security is Embedded Within Cisco ACI

Compliance

Driven

Threat

Focused

White-List Policy

Secure Multi-Tenancy—Business Units & Applications

• Ideal for the company split

• Policy automation follows applications, not physical location

• Re-useable but separate IP address space

Open Architecture

Case Study:

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ACI: Looking Ahead with Cisco IT

Utilizing big data to help with security analysis in real time.

Application Centricity

Cisco IT manages 1,200+ apps

Creates “Facebook” for machines

Security & Data Protection

ACI + Tetration discovered real attacks behind secure zones

• Received notification in seconds

• Team took immediate action

• Data protected within seconds

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Automation Open Security

InvestmentProtection

Visibility Lowering Opex & TCO

Let’s Hear From Our Customers…

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