LESSONS FROM MINECRAFT: BUILDING THE RIGHT SMB NETWORK

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August 11, 2015

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BUILDING THE RIGHT NETWORK FOR SMB IT PROS

What's new in SMB networking?

What is software-defined networking (SDN)?

What about legacy network equipment?

Legacy network equipment

SDN

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NETWORKING IS IN A STATE OF FLUX

SDN changes everything

(In)Compatibility between "standards“

Mixing the old and the new

SOMETHING NEWSOMETHING OLD

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MODERN SMB NETWORKING

Networking pull-ups and pull-downs

Purpose-built SMB networking gear

Implementing and managing SMB networks

Ease of use is key to adoption

SDN is on the horizon

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WHAT IS SDN?

Simplifies your job through automation, policies

Reduces costs for network hardware/software

Separates data and control plane in network devices

SDN programmability eases network administration

Commodity hardware is cheaper than proprietary network gear

Is SDN fully cooked?

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WHY DO I NEED SDN?

Virtualizing the network can save time and money

Programmability and extensibility ease network admin workload

SDN is the future of networking

SDN is based on an open standard from ONF

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THE ARCHITECTURE OF SDN

Separating the control and management planes

Centralized management of network

Orchestration can control multiple network devices

Applications can programmatically access and reconfigure network ops

Application layer

Orchestration/controller layer

Physical layer

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SDN PROGRAMMABILITY

SOFTWARE DEFINED APIs

Applications

Off-the-shelf SDN

Custom Apps

Northbound APIs

Southbound APIs

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BUILDING THE RIGHT SMB NETWORK SOLUTION

Develop your requirements list

Decide if SDN offers advantages for your network

Likely a mix of legacy and new technology

Look for hybrid SDN solutions

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Consider both hardware and software requirements

Compatibility with legacy gear

Mixing legacy and SDN gear

Integrating with cloud networking

MARRYING NETWORK SOLUTIONS TO WORKLOADS

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WHY VIRTUALIZE?

Use server virtualization as your blueprint

Higher utilization lowers costs

Flexibility and speed of deployment

Simplifying network management

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CUSTOM TUNING THE DATA CENTER

ONE SIZED COMPUTING IS DEAD

Compute continues to evolve

Right-sized compute adopted

Workload optimized servers emerge

IT IS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Businesses uses IT as a strategic differentiator

Data management turns insight into successful ideas

Success metrics has changed

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TRADITIONAL CPU PERFORMANCE IS FLATTENING

DECREASING PERFORMANCE? Single Thread Performance

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Typical Power (Watts)

Number of Cores

Transistors (Thousands)

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POWERING THE MODERN DATACENTER

HYPERSCALE / DENSE SERVER

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