Cloud computing infrastructure and related issues Modestas Ancius Baltneta www.balt.net CC Open Day 2014 February 26
About Baltneta Founded in 1996 Data center, Internet, VoIP, IT ourtsourcing Offices in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Minsk, Moscow More than 130 employees and 4000 business customers 2 Data Centers vcloud Powered VMware partner. The only in Baltics. We accept VMware cloud credits. The only in CEE region.
Our IaaS customers Šalčininkų rajono administracija
More than 400 IaaS business customers and they produce more than 1.5 billion revenue
Agenda 1.Cloud computing. What our customers love 2. Migration to the cloud. Steps 3. Concerns and challenges 4. Baltneta IaaS infrastructure
Layers IT layers BUSINESS LAYER INNOVATION Application layer User management, LDAP, AD DB layer MS SQL, My SQL OS Layer Windows/Linux, Updating, Patching DNS Layer RIPE, IPv4, IPv6 Email Service Layer Exchange, Antispam, Antivirus Virtualization layer VMware, Xen, KVM, HyperV Backup on layer this essential Avamar, Veeam, layer Symantec, Tivoli Physical Server layer Configurations, Management Cloud computing lets you spend more time Storage layer SAN, NAS, DAS Network layer Switches, Routers Connectivity Own fiber ring, Transit DC infrastructure Power, Cooling, Security
A NEW BUSINESS NEED: TRANSFORM FROM MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVERING INNOVATION
Cloud Computing It s not only about technology
It s: Capacity on demand Pay for what you use Self-service provisioning
1 server x 100 h = 100servers x 1 h
5 reasons why our customers love cloud
The beginning Risk management IT cost Google trends
The beginning Risk management IT cost Cloud computing Google trends
1. Cost saving and better budgeting
2. Flexibility and Scalability
3. Business and IT agility Dedicated IaaS TIME to get pricing Minutes Weeks Dedicated IaaS TIME to provision servers Dedicated IaaS TIME to scale
4. Focus on running and productivity Past Plan Build Run Design Budget Future Run Shortlist Contract Benchmark Plan Provision MACD. Contract variations Build Run Master service contract Prototype Refine Service flex Time
5. Security
Fears Losing control Fear of change Contract lock-in Data security Dependence on connectivity
Migration to cloud Plan your journey in phases If you don t plan or if you try to do everything at once you will fail!
Overview of the Journey Plan your journey in steps: Certain parts of your infrastructure will naturally fit a cloud model Some applications and services can be cloud-enabled with a little re-work Others simply don t fit Assess Rationalise Virtualise Migrate Innovate
Stage 1. Assess Deep dive into the existing services How, where deployed? Consumed? Users? Categorise? Aspirational Ideas Assess Rationalise Virtualise Migrate Innovate
Stage 2. Rationalise Next we ll understand the reality of what can be achieved and how Design the platform Virtualize? Physical? Retain control? Design the migration strategy User experience? Risk? Define the business case Match requirements and budget Assess Rationalise Virtualise Migrate Innovate
Stage 3. Virtualise The core of any Cloud Infrastructure platform is a virtualization layer Helps to understand your real capacity requirements Licensing Assess Rationalise Virtualise Migrate Innovate
Stage 4. Migrate Moving your business services into your cloud infrastructure Migrate your live services Use strategy. Start from easy stuff. Inform users. Test the new platform How it s functioning? Success criteria? Optimise the user experience Connection methods Assess Rationalise Virtualise Migrate Innovate
Stage 5. Innovate Now that we have an elastic resources available, let s use it Time saved managing the traditional infrastructure can now be re-invested Test and development. New packages. New apps. Mobility. Assess Rationalise Virtualise Migrate Innovate
Reading cloud contracts Uptime guarantees SLA penalties Scale down I/O perfomance Suspension of service Disaster recovery
Concerns and challenges Cloud Clients Value for money Reliability Lock-in Accountability Trust Security Cloud Operators Operating cost Technology risk Financial risk Contract liability Reputation Security
Additional challenge How to compete with AWS?
It is difficult to keep the same pricing but You can connect cloud LAN with customers offcice LAN (1-10 Gbps) You can provide unique SLA (low latency, thousand of guaranteed IOPS, dedicated backup policy ) You speak the same language as Your customer does
Baltneta IaaS infrastructure Tier 3 DC 0.5 PB HDD 1300 cores 5 TB RAM and more than 50 IT administrators 2014 Q1
Pricing models Allocated resources Fixed budget projects Long term and high utilization ratio projects Pay as you grow Short term projects Test and disaster platforms Uncertain growth projects Live migration between pricing models!
What s next? SSD only storage platform
vcloud Director
Create vapp
Create VMs
Power ON/OFF, delete servers
Install servers using public catalogs
Configure LAN/WAN
Configure firewall
Create snapshot Revert to snapshot
Connect to servers using console
Thank You!