Network-Ready Your Hybrid IT Environment (ENT108) | AWS re:Invent 2013

Network-Ready Your Hybrid IT Environment

Sean Iraca, Equinix

November 15, 2013

Session Agenda

• Challenge of Cloud Consumption for Enterprises today

• Enabling Flexible Network Architecture

• Globally Unique support for AWS Hosted Virtual Interface

• Use Case Review

• Going Global

• Wrap Up

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Enterprises are expected to focus on deploying a hybrid

public/private environment

Private Cloud Represents A $20Bn+ Market In 2017

Source: IDC – Worldwide Private Cloud IT Infrastructure Forecast (April 2013), McKinsey Cloud Initiative

Hybrid offers the best economics

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Extensive Growth in Cloud Traffic Shifting Bottleneck from

Server and Storage to Network Cloud IP Traffic Growing at 35%CAGR

Over the Next Four Years • 2/3rd of future workloads to be in the cloud

- True Cloud workloads growing at 30%

CAGR and can support 16.7 workloads

per machine

• Traffic within the data center is 4X larger

than traffic outside the data center

- Today, only 7% of data goes between

DC’s (e.g. metro to metro) and 17% goes

to end users

Cloud growth driving need for real-time “fat

pipes” enabling customers to seamlessly and

securely stand-up connections to a range of

CSPs “Nirvanix bankruptcy threatened to strand core

data if we could not access a direct connection”

- Nirvanix Customer Source: Cisco Global Cloud Index Report 2013

Greater Virtualization Driving Workload Migration

Cloud Data Center Traffic to Grow 4.5-Fold – 2012 to 2017

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Enterprises Are Accessing Multiple Cloud/SaaS Infrastructures

IAAS

SAAS

CIO’s struggling to provide:

• Access to multiple cloud platforms

• Manage security/data control

• Application performance

• Hybrid IT deployments

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Network Virtualization Key to enabling Hybrid IT

“Network virtualization is the key enabling technology in the hybrid cloud computing era and

will enable workload mobility to different geographies and to external cloud providers, as well

as network provisioning on demand”

“Traditional network architectures do not provide the required flexibility and must evolve to meet todays capacity and agility demands”

Cloud Ecosystem is

made up of 1200+

Members

Gartner, 2013

Gartner, 2013

Private IT

Deployments

Hybrid IT

Deployments

Public Cloud

Deployments

Network

Services

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Evolution of Cloud Connectivity New! Equinix supports AWS Hosted Virtual Interface with New Service

Internet Access

Cloud

Customer

Cloud

Provider

AWS Direct Connect AWS Hosted Virtual Interface

1,10-Gb Fiber

Cloud

Customer

Benefits: • Anywhere access

• Flexible and dynamic

Challenges: • Best effort, low throughput,

high latency

• Least secure access

• Least reliable

Equinix

Ethernet Exchange

Virtual Connections

(50M to 1G)

Cloud Customers

Benefits: • Secure and private

• Highest bandwidth

• High performance, consistent

throughput, low latency

• Cost-effective

Challenges: • Physical installations

• One to one connections, hard to scale

Benefits: • Secure and private

• Consistent throughput, low

latency

• Very cost-effective with sub-1G

access

• Flexible, dynamic, scalable

• Reduced provisioning times

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Service Description Equinix Service to offer AWS Hosted Virtual Interface

AWS Edge AWS Availability

Zone

Cloud Customer

in EQIX IBX

EQIX Cross-

Connect

EEE VLAN EQIX Owned

AWS Port

EQIX EEE

EQIX EEE Z-side

Port to AWS Customer EEE A-

side Port

Equinix-branded service provides customers in EQIX IBXs private, secure, direct access to AWS Cloud services with

flexible sub-1G bandwidth options.

• Reduce bandwidth cost; improving overall TCO

• Achieve secure and private connections with consistent throughput for a better, more consistent end user experience

compared to Internet-based solution

• Enable new applications and seamlessly extend customers’ internal data center into the cloud

• Provide sub-1G simplified bundled offering with provisioning and SLA all from EQIX

• Easily deploy and scale with virtual connections, including ability to burst up to 2X committed rate

• Extend to multiple cloud providers, network services and ecosystem partners with same infrastructure

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Optimizing Cloud Deployments Direct Connections to key Cloud platforms enable performance & security

AWS Direct Connect

Cost Effective • Large bandwidth at

drastically lower rates

Secure • Private-high bandwidth

dedicated network, with no encryption overhead

Reliable • Direct connects provide a

more consistent experience than Internet-based connections

Performance • Enables hybrid cloud

deployments

Access to over 1,200 unique cloud and IT providers and SI’s

Private IT

Deployments

Hybrid IT

Deployments

Public Cloud

Deployments

Network

Services

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Equinix IBX

Flexible Network Architecture Within the Data Center

• Single-point connectivity

to multiple CSPs/SaaS

providers

• Automated provisioning

of private access

• Simplified, flexible billing

• Access to lit buildings to

connect remote offices

• Colo within the building

for Performance Hubs /

Hybrid compute

Cloud Providers Equinix

Switching

Fabric

Customer

Colo node

at Equinix

Establishing virtual cross connects in real time

Network

Provider

Remote Offices/

Data Centers

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Equinix IBX

Switching Fabric to Connect Remote Sites Use Case: Cloud Performance Hub

Enterprise Use Case: Connecting Remote Sites

• Establish Performance Hub at core network nodes

• Leverage NSP infrastructure to connect remote sites via Layer 2 Ethernet / Layer 3 VPN

• Enable access to multiple CSP and SaaS providers

• Able to stand-up VCCs in real-time as needed

Cloud Providers

Colo node

at Equinix

Network

Provider

Remote Offices/

Data Centers

Equinix

Switching

Fabric

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Equinix IBX

Leveraging Switching Fabric to Transfer Bulk Data/VMs Between

CSPs

Use Case: Cloud to Cloud transfer

Enterprise Use Case:

• Real-time Transfer due

to CSP failure

• Establish real-time

VCC between

platforms

• Enable secure high-

bandwidth transfer

• Requires Cloud to

Cloud compatibility

(e.g., Rightscale)

Network

Provider Cloud Providers

Colo node

at Equinix Remote Offices/

Data Centers

Leveraging Cloud Exchange to support multi-cloud access

Customers could save ~3 hours

when transferring a 50GB VM by

using Private Access

Equinix

Switching

Fabric

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Equinix IBX

Leveraging Switching Fabric to Enable Hybrid Compute Use Case: Hybrid IT

Enterprise Use Case:

Hybrid Compute

• Burst from in-house

infrastructure to the

cloud to achieve

elasticity and reduce

costs

• Establish real-time

secure VCCs

• Leverage external data

to provide incremental

insight

Network

Provider Cloud Providers

Equinix

Cloud

Exchange

Colo node

at Equinix Remote Offices/

Data Centers

Potential for future Colo deployment at core nodes

Colo Node at Equinix

Deploy incremental capability for high performance compute

• On-premise infrastructure

• Big Data Analytics leveraging external data sources

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Direct Connect Performance is significantly superior to

Public Internet and accessing via NSP

NSP

Backhaul

Equinix

Direct Connect Public

Connection

via Internet

Average of results

demonstrates 138% faster file

transmission when using

AWS Direct Connect against

Public Internet Connection

Customers could save ~3

hours when transferring a

50GB VM by using Private

Connectivity

Added

Latency from

NSP

Equinix

Cross

Connect

NSP

AWS Direct

Connect is

138% faster

performance

for file

transfer

Cloud Service Providers

Enterprise Users

Going Global AWS Direct Connect available in 7 Markets / 3 Continents

The Only Global Provider

• 99 IBXs / 31 Metros

AWS Availability Zones

present in EQIX IBXs in key

markets globally

• SV, DC, SE,TY, SG, SY

• LD back to Dublin

Access a Wide Choice of

Cloud, Content, Network

Service Providers, Partners

and Customers

• 130+ Cloud Infrastructure

and SaaS Service Providers

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Equinix Has the Largest Exchange Platform in the World

Key Facts

19 Internet Exchanges

Markets

• 673 Unique Customers

• 2,014 Total Ports with 1.18

Terabytes provisioned

• 2.19 Terabytes of Global

peak traffic

17 Ethernet Exchange

Markets

• 8M+ lit buildings

• <30 microseconds packet

latency

Seattle

Palo Alto

San Jose

Los Angeles

Toronto Chicago New York Ashburn/Vienna

Atlanta Dallas Miami

Paris Geneva

Zurich

Tokyo

Hong Kong

Singapore

Sydney

• Next Largest IX Operator only in 5 markets

• Equinix is the only provider that has Ethernet Exchange Platform

London

Amsterdam

Frankfurt

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Direct proximity to

customers to

improve end-user

experience

800+ cloud services

deployments

900+ network providers

50+ Ethernet exchanges

<10ms latency for

90% of North

America, EU and key

AP metros

Global Cloud Hubs 10 Critical Locations Where the Cloud Ecosystem is Growing

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Disaster Recovery Challenges Common problems with connecting an enterprise data center to public clouds

1. Connections can be

expensive

(e.g., MPLS)

2. Unreliable

performance,

especially when using

public Internet

3. Security and

compliance concerns

4. IT skill gaps in

integrating clouds

5. Inflexible infrastructure

and limited

connectivity options

on the enterprise side

Customer Premises

NetApp

Private

Storage Replication to

Secondary Site

Branch

Location Public Cloud

Infrastructure as a Service – Compute, Storage, and Other

Services

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NetApp for AWS on Platform Equinix Enabling flexibility and resiliency Disaster Recovery Use Case

Replicate application data from customer

facility to array at Equinix

Use AWS for cloud-based compute while

keeping data on array

(Optional) Replicate setup between

multiple AWS availability zones over high-

capacity Ethernet link

A

B

C

Direct

Connect

Equinix IBX Data Center Equinix IBX Data Center

Direct

Connect

AWS availability zone: US East AWS availability zone: US West

B

NetApp Private

Storage NetApp Private

Storage High-capacity

Ethernet Link

C

Customer Premises

NetApp Private

Storage

A

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Key Customers Are Deploying Hybrid Clouds Significant performance improvements, lower cost

“Equinix worked with Box to develop a comprehensive

strategy for distributing its growing global network,

enabling Box to achieve a 60% increase in

performance*.” “The move to Equinix has resulted in a 15%

improvement in response times from the Badgeville

application delivering a better customer experience. In

addition, Badgeville has seen a 40% reduction in

operational costs.”

http://www.equinix.com/en_US/company/news-and-events/press-releases/box-

chooses-platform-equinix-as-key-element-in-growing-global-infrastructure/

http://www.equinix.com/company/news-and-events/press-releases/badgeville-

selects-equinix-data-center-to-support-growth-of-its-gamification-platform/

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