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2014
Reducing IT complexity and improving utilization
though convergence infrastructure solutions
Ravi Pendekanti, Vice President, Server Product Marketing
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Previous IT waves
A new computing landscape requires a new architecture
Virtualization
2010s
Client/server
1990s and 2000s
Mainframes/minis
1970s and 80s
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What is driving convergence?
80%
25X
68%
Cloud
Data center
traffic
Operating
costs
25X more
bandwidth (I/O)
per rack needed
by 20151
In 2012, 68% of
server-related
spend was on
management2
80% of cloud
initiatives will
be private and
hybrid by 20141
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80%
Virtualization
80% server
virtualization
by 20164
Current convergence
“Optimized to a single dimension”
Dell
Converged Infrastructure
Workloads
Single-purpose workloads
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Architectures
Integrated
management
What if you could enable a service-centric IT?
Infrastructure Centric
Data Center
IT Service Centric
Data Center
Characteristics
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Fixed
Slow
Custom
Fragmented
Silo’ed
Manual
Unpredictable
Business View
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Characteristics
Maintainer
Infrastructure provider
Cost center
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Elastic
Modular
Integrated
Streamlined
High quality
Automated
Software-defined
Business View
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Innovator
Service provider
Growth enabler
Dell Convergence Solution
Simple. Integrated. Modular. Non-disruptive.
Applications
BLADES
MGMT
APPs
MODULAR
RACK
APPs
MANAGEMENT
Traditional
Implementations
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Dell
Implementation
SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
VIRTUALIZATION
WINDOWS | LINUX
SERVER
NETWORK
STORAGE
Dell
Offer
A flexible software-defined foundation for the future
IT evolution
Best-of-breed
systems
System of
systems
Future-ready IT design tenets
Software-defined
systems
 Integrated
Built on open standards, making it
easier to quickly adapt to changing
needs
 Modular
Cost-effectively scales up, down,
or out as workloads and budgets
dictate
 Automated
Simplifies IT operations and service
delivery
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Enabling service-centric IT
Service-centric IT
Infrastructure-centric IT
Networking
IT
Services
Enterprise
applications
Private
cloud
Big Data
Analytics
Storage
Software
Ecosystem
Virtualization
Servers
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Storage
Software
Active System Manager
Automation
Platforms
Networking
and OpenManage
Pooled and
Integrated
Infrastructure
Servers
Storage
Networking Virtualization
Dell platforms for convergence on your terms
Remote Office
and Branch Office
Data Center
Dell PowerEdge VRTX
Dell PowerEdge M1000e
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Enterprise
Convergence
Dell PowerEdge
FX Architecture
Dell PowerEdge FX2: Next-Gen Convergence
Dell’s revolutionary approach to converged
infrastructure for enterprise computing
Optimize
Optimizeworkloads
workloads
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Maximize efficiency
Simplify complexity
PowerEdge FX: Flexible and adaptable
PowerEdge FX2
HPC
HPC Dense
PowerEdge FC630
2U enclosure sharing
power, cooling,
management and PCI
connectivity
Capable of integrating a
mix of server, storage
and networking
solutions
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Dense Virtualization
PowerEdge FC430
Web-Serving
Database
PowerEdge FM120x4
PowerEdge FC830
Flexible DAS
IO Aggregator
PowerEdge FD332
PowerEdge FN IOA
Why partner with Dell? One hand to shake.
Convergence on your terms, regardless of size or scale
Management
choice,
simplicity,
and
integration
Modular,
optimized
building
blocks and
flexible
deployment
options
Simple, efficient
workload and
infrastructure
automation,
with
heterogeneous
support
End to end
solutions from desktop
to datacenter
Customer driven innovation aligned to industry inflection points
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Thank you.
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