Unlocking the IT Transformation Alan S Cohen Vice President Marketing Network Virtualization Network is the 3 rd and Final Leg in the VirtualizationCloud Trifecta 100B IT Transformation Time to bring the operational state of the network to the level of computeunlocks compute and sto ID: 257852
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Network VirtualizationUnlocking the IT Transformation
Alan S. Cohen
Vice President, MarketingSlide2
Network VirtualizationNetwork is the 3
rd and Final Leg in the Virtualization/Cloud Trifecta$100B IT Transformation
Time to bring the operational state of the network to the level of compute…unlocks compute and storage virtualization driving cloud
Networking is Shifting from Hardware to Software
Intelligence, control and services moving to software
Hardware moving to Layer 3 Fabric (packet forwarding)
Nicira’s Network Virtualization Decouples Network Hardware from Software
Changes the CAPEX equation
Reinvents the operational paradigm
Creates a platform for innovation (services)Slide3
The Biggest Transformation IT in 30 YearsEnterprise
Data Centers
Service Provider
Multi-Tenant Cloud
Any Application / Data
Any Location
Multi-Data CenterSlide4
The Network is the Barrier to Cloud
Any Location
Compute
Storage
Compute & Storage Virtualization
Network
Applications
A
re Still Bound to
Physical
Hardware & Topology
Barrier to Cloud
Any Application / Data
Decoupled
Inflexible Workload Placement & Mobility
Limited Multi-Tenancy
Poor Programmatic Contr
olSlide5
Network Virtualization Unlocks “The Trifecta”
Any Location
Compute
Storage
Compute & Storage Virtualization
Network
Network Virtualization
Any Application / Data
Decoupled
DecoupledSlide6
What is Network Virtualization?
Compute
Storage
Compute & Storage Virtualization
Network
Network Virtualization
Decouples
Completely decouples logical and physical network
Reproduces
Faithfully reproduces existing network services in logical space
Secure
Isolation
Enables secure Isolation between logical networks and
between logical networks and the underlying physical network
Programmatic Control
Provides a RESTful API
for control and automated provisioning
Gateway
Offers gateway to legacy systems to enable
non-disruptive integration an migration
Platform
Open network services API allows development of innovative & differentiated network services
On Any Hardware
Operates on any physical
network infrastructure requires only IP connectivitySlide7
Key Capabilities for Enterprise and Government Multi-Tenant Clouds
Elastic Scale
Mobility
WAN
is LAN
Security
Legacy Gateway
Granular Usage-based
Accounting
CMS Integration
A
Platform for Innovation & Differentiated Services
L2
RESTful API
WAN
MGT
Open Platform API
WAN
$/Service/Port/HourSlide8
About Nicira: Creators and Leaders
Category
Leadership
Founders
Founded 2007 :
Martin Casado
&
Nick McKeown (Stanford), Scott Shenker (UC
Berkeley).
“Fathers” of Software-Defined
Networking
Vision
Virtualize
the Network
Mission
Business Velocity and Efficiency through Cloud
CustomersProduction and Production Trials with
Elite Cloud Computing Leaders in SP, Enterprise and GovernmentIndustryContributions
Creators of OpenFlow, Open vSwitch and Open Network Foundation
Creator and Leader of Quantum Network Service in OpenStack
Team, Investors
Execs from Networking Leaders
(Cisco, Juniper, etc.)
Engineers from Distributed Systems (VMware, Google, Yahoo, PhDs)
Raised $50M from leading Venture Capitalists and Industry Innovators:
Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed,
NE
A, and
Diane Gre
eneSlide9