The hyper converged infrastructure (HCI) market is entering a new phase of maturity. A modern HCI solution requires a private cloud platform that integrates with public clouds to create a consistent hybrid multi-cloud experience.
During this webinar, NetApp and an IDC guest speaker covered what led to the next generation of hyper converged infrastructure and which five capabilities are required to go from hyper converged to hybrid cloud infrastructure.
2. Organizations around the world are digitally transforming to create new value and competitive
advantages through new offerings, new business models, and new customer relationships.
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Critical Factors Changing Needed D.C. Infrastructure
Infrastructure Investments are increasingly…
2) Aligning with Top Business Priorities1) Strategic in Nature
Top Business Priorities Rank of Mean Score
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#7
#3
#4
#5
#6
#2
#8
Source: IDC Business Consulting Client Value Survey, 2017 N=1334
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New Investments Targeting Operational Efficiency
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Enterprise Storage
Enterprise Servers
Software Defined Storage (HW & SW)
Public Cloud IaaS (Compute & Storage)
All Flash Storage Systems
Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Compounded Annual Spending Growth – Last Three Years
Public & Private Cloud SDIHyperconverged All Flash Systems
5. Elimination of SAN-based solutions in favor of industry standard servers that offer fully virtualized
compute and data services. Scale-out architecture of hyperconverged solutions further lowers capital
costs reducing overprovisioning, by starting small and scaling as needed.
Lower CAPEX
HCI Solutions: Rising to the Challenge
HCI removes the need to managing physical SANs & LUN-level policies. Staff are able to manage virtual
machines, applications, and services. Reduced overprovisioning and increased density helps to drive
down costs of power, cooling and D.C. floor space.
Reduced OPEX
The highly automated nature of HCI solutions helps to reduce risk of downtime associated with
common lifecycle management tasks (e.g., firmware upgrades, system refresh). The scale-out, software-
defined nature of HCI solutions help to eliminate the need for complex and risky forklift upgrades.
Reduced Risk
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Hyperconverged is Providing Real World Benefits
Top Benefits Realized Through HCI Deployments
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Improve IT staff productivity
Improved utilization of storage resources
Reduced cost of data center facilities, power and cooling
Reduced downtime and improved application availability
Faster time to market
Faster infrastructure/application provisioning
Improved utilization of compute resources
Reduced capital spending on storage systems
Improved application performance and response times
Reduced capital spending on storage networking
Q. Which of the following best describes how your organization has benefitted from the use of HCI?
N: 300 HCI Users
8. Comparing HCI Spending by Workload with Total Server Market
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Media streaming
Traditional IT Infra.
Web serving
Unstructured Content / Data…
VDI
App Dev & Testing
Engineering & Technical Apps
Structured Data Mgt.
Structured Data Analytics
Content Apps
Collaborative Apps
Business Apps
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HCI Spending by Workload
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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Tradional IT Infra.
Business Apps
Web Serving
Structured Data Mgt.
Media Streaming
Collaborative Apps
Engineering/Technical Apps
App Dev & Testing
Structured Data Analytics
Content Apps
Unstructured Data Analytics
VDI
HCI Spending as a Share of Total
Server Spending
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§ Predictable performance under heavy loads
§ Support sub-millisecond response times
§ Support hundreds of thousands of IOPs
§ Provide a private cloud platform that can easily tie into public clouds
§ Create a seamless hybrid, multi-cloud experience for on & off prem. workloads
§ HCI should be thought of as a platform for on-prem, private cloud
§ “Lingua Franca” needed to ensure data can be leveraged no matter location
§ Essential to preventing/eliminating silos of private & public clouds
§ Support consolidation of D.C. roles
§ Horizontal view of staff skills to allow cross responsibility
§ Help the business drive innovative and new revenue streams
Integratewith
PublicClouds
SupportCommon
DataServices
EnableDigital
Transformation
Requirements of HCI Solutions Going Forward
§ Few data centers scale infrastructure linearly
§ Must support independent scale of compute and storage
IndependentScaling