Simplify Open
Private Cloud
Deployment
OpenStack in the Enterprise: Adoption Survey
75%
Planning to use OpenStack
for cloud initiatives
52%
Want to reduce IT
operating costs
Survey results from 310 worldwide IT decision makers and professionals
77%
Want OpenStack to reduce
time to deploy
44%
Want more
responsive infrastructure
Source: TechValidate survey commissioned by Red Hat; May 2015
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Common Reasons for OpenStack Adoption
Emulate cost
savings of
public cloud
Transform IT
into internal
service provider
Improve
DevOps function
Provide
infrastructure
for dynamic new
cloud applications
Provide
platform for
transformation of
business critical
applications
Source: 451 Research, The OpenStack Pulse 2015
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Enterprise Requirements of Open Private Clouds
Manageable lifecycle
Guaranteed interoperability
Simplified deployment
Enterprise-class support
Predictable costs
Security and compliance
Freedom of choice
Use of existing skill sets
Scalability and flexibility
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Introducing: Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure
with Red Hat OpenStack Platform
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Integrated Solution
Production-ready private cloud for IaaS
Highly available and scalable solution
Uniform end-to-end configuration and management
Cisco Solution Support for single point of contact
•  Cisco UCS B200 M4 computing and C240 M4 storage servers
on Intel Xeon architecture
•  Cisco Nexus 9000 Series and 1000V Switches
•  Red Hat OpenStack Platform 7 (based on Kilo release)
and OSP director
•  Cisco plug-ins for Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco Nexus 9000
Series and 1000V Switches
Accelerated deployment of OpenStack private cloud
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Faster Time-to-Value for OpenStack Clouds
Our joint solution provides validated designs,
a detailed deployment guide, and proven
configurations
Main Benefits
•  Easier, faster deployment of cloud platform
•  Reduced vendor lock-in with greater control
•  Increased ROI and reduced risk from adoption
•  Greater agility and automation with policy-based, software-defined infrastructure
management
•  Enterprise-ready components, providing reliability, availability,
and cost-effective scalability
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Open Private Cloud Use Cases
More efficient
development
and testing
Private cloud
alternative
to public cloud
Agile
cloud-native
applications
Private
Reduce “shadow IT” and restore enterprise control over security
of data and resources
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Why Red Hat for OpenStack?
Commercially hardened code
Integration with the Red Hat stack
Enterprise software lifecycle
World-class support and services
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
OpenStack
Platform
Global partner ecosystem
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OpenStack Progression
Innovative upstream
OpenStack source code
Innovative upstream
OpenStack packaged as RPMs
Enterprise-hardened technology
optimized for and integrated
with RHEL
Unstable
community Linux
Multiple Linux distributions
(Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
CentOS, and Fedora)
Global Red Hat support
•  Community support
•  6-month lifecycle
•  Community support
•  6-month lifecycle
Red Hat ecosystem
hardware and software
certifications
3-year or longer
support lifecycle
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Why Cisco for OpenStack-Based Clouds?
Leading integrated infrastructure platform
Application policy-based infrastructure
Superior security, reliability, and scalability of
Cisco infrastructure
Infrastructure plug-ins for easy deployment
from OpenStack
Cisco innovation
and network
expertise help
you build, use,
and connect
open cloud
environments
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Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure
Top-5
server vendor 1
48,000+
unique customers 2
US$3.5 billion+ annual revenue run rate 2
More than 85% of all Fortune
103
3750+
channel partners
500 customers have invested in Cisco UCS®
World-record performance benchmarks to date
Source: 1 IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, 2015 Q3, December 2015, Vendor Revenue Share
Source: 2 As of Cisco Q1FY16 earnings results, “data center revenue” is defined as revenue from Cisco UCS and Cisco Nexus® 1000V
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Cisco Infrastructure Plug-ins
Use existing tools to manage both physical and virtual networks
Simplify integration with OpenStack Neutron
Cisco UCS: Configure
ports and VLANs in Cisco
UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus 9000
Series: Configure Layer 2
tenant networks on
physical switches using
VLAN networks
Cisco Nexus 1000V:
Increase visibility and
ease troubleshooting of
virtual networks
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Cisco Solution Support for Cisco UCS Integrated
Infrastructure with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
OpenStack Platform
Provides
primary
Point
of contact
Provides
solutionfocused
expertise
•  Cisco solution expertise and accountability
for centralized issue management
and resolution among Cisco and
solution partner products in your open
cloud environment
Cisco
Solution
Support
•  Cisco product support and solution-level
Coordinates
between main
vendors
Manages
case to
resolution
support in a single service
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OpenStack-Related Professional Services
Starter Services
•  For deploying Red Hat OpenStack Platform 7 on Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers
and configuring Ceph for object and block storage
•  For provisioning and deprovisioning networks, storage, tenants, OpenStack projects,
and up to 300 to 500 virtual machines
•  For presetting scope, deliverables, and price for rapid deployment
Advanced Services
•  For configuring high-availability, high-density containers, unified service portal, or custom network
and security services
•  For integrating with Cisco Intercloud Fabric, Cisco ACI, or third-party ITSM tools
•  Pricing dependent on scope
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Pilot Program: Cisco UCS Integrated
Infrastructure for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux OpenStack Platform
•  Limited-time offer to deploy your OpenStack cloud
and prove the business value in your environment
•  For qualified use cases and opportunities, contact
your account representative
•  Provided at no cost:
–  Loaner hardware kit
–
Evaluation software
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Fixed-scope Starter Services delivered by
Cisco and Red Hat
•  Available in North America and Europe
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Cisco and Red Hat Provide Critical Foundation
for Open Clouds
Deploy a private cloud solution for delivery of PaaS
with high availability, secure multicloud connectivity,
and application policy-based management
Fast, easy cloud
deployment
Increased return on
investment
Simplified cloud
operations
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For More Information
•  Analyst report: 451 Research Advisory, OpenStack Deployment
Use Cases
•  Cloud Blog: Five Reasons You Can’t Ignore OpenStack
•  Product Brief: Cisco UCS®-The Right Foundation for OpenStack
•  Solution Brief: Simplify OpenStack Cloud Deployment
•  Cisco.com: www.cisco.com/go/redhat
•  Red Hat.com:
www.redhat.com/en/partners/strategic-alliance/cisco
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