Enabling Remote IT
Consolidation to the
Datacenter
HP WAN Accelerator Overview
Simon Brassington
Enterprise Product Manager
HP StorageWorks Business Unit
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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice
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HP StorageWorks (EFS) WAN Accelerator
Overview
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HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services
(EFS) WAN Accelerators Overview
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Solve critical wide-area problems:
− Accelerate applications used on WANs
− Enable site consolidation for servers & storage
− Speed up backup & replication over WANs
− Increase capacity of low bandwidth WAN links
− Increase utilization of high bandwidth WAN links
“Makes 3000 Miles…feel like 30 Feet”
BRANCH OFFICE
HP WAN HP
Accelerator
DL320-510
WAN
HP
HP WAN
Accelerator
DL380-3010
BRANCH OFFICE
DATA CENTER
HP
HP WAN
Accelerator
DL320-510
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HP EFS WAN Accelerators
Today’s Remote Office Problems are Converging
Remote Branch Office (RBO)
Tape
Backup
Filers
File
Mail
Servers Servers
•Over 1 million RBOs in US and ~ 4 million worldwide
•>60% of data is in RBOs
•RBO users want high-performance access to corporate
data, but…
•Corporate IT wants to cut costs and needs to control /
protect critical data
Networking Problems
Storage Problems
• Need “More Bandwidth”
• Latency Kills Throughput
WAN
• Site Consolidation – Servers/Storage
• Connect Islands of Storage
• Remote Site Backup
Application Problems
• Web, Email, FTP, Notes, ERP,
Database, etc...
• Slow Response Times
• Apps Often Not Used... Too Slow
Data Center
Tape
Backup
Storage
File
Servers
Web
Mail
Servers Servers Filers
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>60% of all data in large enterprises
resides in branch office locations Reading
London
NAS
WAN /
VPN
Tape
File
Regional
Servers Backup
Mail
Server
Regional
Mail
Server
Harrogate
HQ
Storage
Mail
Server
File Servers
NAS
Tape
File
Backup
Servers
Tape
Backup
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IT Department is under Pressure
Remote Offices
Faster Access
• Want fast access
to data
• Security
More
Control
Corporate IT
•Wants to
cut Costs
•Needs to Protect
data
•Needs to Control
data
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Automobile Group in the Nordics
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Importer of Audi, SEAT, Skoda
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120 car dealers
− All dealers have
one server and backup
− External e-mail servers
at every car dealer
− Slow WAN connections
− Too much travel by
central IT people
to car dealers
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Issues of the ”Automobile Group’
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Cost of WAN links
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Consolidating from decentralized structure
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Simplifying backup
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Clean up Mail ”chaos”
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Guarantee storage of files and e-mail
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Software distribution
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Cost reduction for Automobile Group
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Automobile Group environment
Car Dealer #2 - 120
Car Dealer #1
Regional
Mail
Server
File
Servers
WAN /
VPN
Tape
Backup
Automotive
Group
HQ
Regional
Mail
Server
EVA
Mail
Server
File Servers
Tape
File
Backup
Servers
Tape
Backup
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Challenge with today's solution
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Service costs are too severe
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Backup costs are high
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Maintaining reliable routines
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Growth and handling of e-mail
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Car dealers have limited IT understanding
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Travel time of Central IT resources
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Total Cost
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Cost of Originally Solution ~ 3 years
Total Cos t
2841000
Travel cos t of IT over 3 years
Res tore cos ts from HQ
330000
35000
Ins tallation of 120 s ervers
200000
Service cos t from HQ 2 people
120m in/week
Service cos t backup s ware of 120
s ervers
900000
40000
Tape change 120x60m in per week
936000
Service agreem ent for 120 s ervers
100000
120 s ervers
300000
$0
$1,000,0
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$2,000,0
00
$3,000,0
00
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Automobile Group: HP Solution
Dealer
Dealer
DL320-510
WAN Accelerator
DL320-510
WAN
Accelerator
File Servers
(optional)
WAN /
VPN
Dealer
DL320-510
WAN Accelerator
Firewall VPN
Firewall VPN
DL380-5010
Main Office
EVA
SA
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Mail
Server
File
Servers
CLI or GUI
DL380-5010
DL320-510
WAN Accelerator
L2
Switch
WAN
Accelerator
Manager
HQ
Tape
Backup
L2
Switch
Tape
Backup
File
Mail
Servers Server
RISS
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Cost of HP Solution ~ 3 years
Total
Installation, 3 yr service agreement
Handling grow th
Consulting
New backup sof tw are
Radia f or distributing sof tw are
WAN Accelerator
RISS f or f ile and mail
Cost of old solution 0over 3500000
years 1000000
Cost of new HP solution over 3 years
cost savings
2000000
$ 2 841
000
$ 1 855 000
1500000
$ 986 000
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Benefits for Automobile Group
Issues of Automobile Group
Cost of WAN Links
Faster WAN speed without
upgrading the lines
Consolidating
Faster back-up and restore
Simplifying back-up
Routine managed by Central IT
Cleaning up E-mail
Guaranty storage of files & email
E-mail and file storage guaranteed
Software distribution
Easier admin of clients & loading software
Cost reduction
for Automobile Group
Less travel expense
Less services costs
Higher SLA 24x7x365 + 4-hour response
Lower TCO and Higher ROI
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