Scalable and Flexible Storage for the Cloud Rob Anderson, Director of Technology & Business Development Isilon Systems EMEA r [email protected] 6/26/22
May 17, 2015
Scalable and Flexible Storage for the Cloud
Rob Anderson, Director of Technology & Business DevelopmentIsilon Systems [email protected]
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Overview
Why is cloud emerging?Definition(s) of cloudThe Public CloudThe Private CloudCloud ChallengesBenefits Isilon brings to the cloud
IT Drivers
Business MandatesAccommodate GrowthEnsure 7x24 AvailabilityReduce CostsIncrease Agility
Technology InnovationHW improvementsVirtualisationWeb service ubiquityIntegrated Instrumentation
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Data Center Evolution
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VirtualisedData Center
Cloud
ConsolidationVirtualization
AutomationScale
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CAPEXEnvironmentals
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Cloud Computing Defined
An evolved approach to deploying, managing, and consuming traditional IT resources
Consolidate and Virtualise to improve utilisationVery large shared infrastructure deploymentsDiverse set of users and applications (loads)
Automate operations to enable Near-instant, self-service activationElastic, pay-as-you-go IT
Creating new IT business models (*-as-a-service)Hosted Apps (Google Apps, Salesforce.com, Hosted Exchange/SharePoint, Backup)Hosted Deployment Platforms (LAMP+, Facebook Dev, Google App Engine, Azure)Extensible Infrastructure (hybrid Private/Public)
Cloud ComputingCharacteristics
On-demand self-serviceBroad network accessResource poolingRapid elasticityMeasured Service (pay-as-you-go)
Service ModelsInfrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Platform as a Service (PaaS)Software as a Service (SaaS)
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/cloud-computing/cloud-def-v15.doc
Deployment ModelsPrivate CloudCommunity CloudPublic CloudHybrid Cloud
Public and Private Clouds
Public Cloud ParadigmsInfrastructure as a Service (IaaS) companies provide the most basic of building blocks, containers, APIs, etc. in order to allow organizations the most flexibility when constructing applications for the cloud.Platform as a Service (PaaS) companies provide a more refined capability, typically a fully evolved hosting environment for applications in the cloud. Software as a Service (SaaS) companies provide the applications with specific functionality themselves.
Public Cloud Attraction and Drawbacks
AttractionSimple consumption (CC)Highly elasticPay-as-you-go
Potential DrawbacksDiminished Governance
Global Policies and Priorities difficult to enforceLack of Integrated SecurityFragmented IT spend (multiple providers); poor global visibilityUnaligned pricing incentives
Unexpected or unpredictable costs (data, WAN “true” costs)User Administrative burden (PaaS)Application development (porting / hosting) costsLimited, homogenous servicesProvider Lock-in
(Presently) well-suited for …• SMBs• More Loosely Coupled,
Experimental Activities (limited data/service dependencies)
Cloud Computing Model
Remote access and control(standard protocols)
Remote access and control(standard protocols)
Rapid ActivationPay-as-you-goUsage Monitoring
IaaS (compute, store)
PaaS (stacks, tools, sets of services)
SaaS (applications, data sets)Virtual(Sharedinfrastructure)
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Vanguard Technology Group Proprietary and Confidential
PhysicalProvisioningManagement
StorageCompute Network
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Private Cloud ParadigmsVirtualization
Server VirtualizationDesktop VirtualizationData Center Automation
Leveraged ResourcesBlade Server Architectures10+GbE EthernetShared Storage
Internal Service ProviderBill/charge-back Model
Cloud Architecture Requirements
Consumer PerspectiveElastic
Simple, rapid activation and deactivationVirtually Unlimited Resources
Standard, automation-capable interfacesConsistent, predictable performancePrivacyTransparent pay-for-use
Provider PerspectiveSimple provisioning and expansion (scalability)Dynamic resource reclamation and redistributionNon-stopHigh utilisationLow operational cost
Critical Success Factors• Maximise shared infrastructure Utilisation• Maximise Operational Efficiency (self-service)• Support rapid Scaling
Reduce COST per-unit-of SERVICE
The Role of Storage in the Cloud
Store, protect, and serve VM imagesVM templates; instantiationVM data protection (backup/recovery, DR, BC)
Store, protect, and serve Application DataTraditional networked storage protocols
FC, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, http, ftp
VM-abstracted data containers (e.g. VMDK)
Cloud Challenges
Minimising Cost and ManagementOngoing Capital AcquisitionsUtilization and Effectiveness of CapitalOngoing Cost of Management
Maximizing Flexibility and AgilityLeveraging shared resourcesEliminating procurement cyclesProviding appropriate isolation
Data Protection/Disaster Recovery
Isilon Enables Cloud Computing
Isilon IQ: Built for the CloudKey Design Principles
Simple, Balanced ScalingTBs to PBs; 1-50 GB/sAutomatic load balancing
Efficient Resource SharingSingle namespace and single scalable storage poolSimple management; rich monitoring toolsFine-grained, flexible data protection (multi-tenancy)
High AvailabilityNon-stop operationNon-disruptive expansion
AgileExpand in seconds
• Symmetric scale-out architecture• Fully distributed, fine-grained services• Unified IP storage (NAS, iSCSI)
• Symmetric scale-out architecture• Fully distributed, fine-grained services• Unified IP storage (NAS, iSCSI)
Utilization and Operational EfficiencyUtilization
80% + raw storage utilizationIncremental capacity and performance scaling
Operational Efficiency85% reduction in storage management costsNear-instant expansionAutomatic load balancing
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Traditional Storage
IsilonStorage
OneFS purpose-built for file-based and virtualised workflows – highly scalable & highly redundant
Integrates with VMware HA, DRS, Vmotion, Storage Vmotion, and Consolidated Backup
NFS-based data stores preferred for ease-of-use, flexibility, and performance
SyncIQ, SnapshotIQ, and FlexProtect provide flexible, high performance VM data protection
SmartConnect and AutoBalance ensure continual efficient usage of storage resources
SmartPools (OneFS 6.0) afford tiered service levels and non-disruptive service level adjustments
InsightIQ provides individual VM and grouped VM performance metric visualization
Isilon and VMware Architecture
CREATE & CAPTURE PROCESS
ARCHIVE ARCHIVE
Isilon IQ SAS(16-518 TB)
S-SeriesTransactional I/O &
Random Access
Isilon IQ 5400S,
IQ 5000S-SSD
Isilon IQ X Series Nodes
6000/12000
X-SeriesHigh Concurrent /
Sequential Throughput
Isilon IQ EX Nodes
6000/12000
Isilon IQ X Series SATA (6TB – 3,456TB)
Isilon IQ 10000X-SSD 36000X, 72000X, IQ
32000X-SSD
NL-SeriesNearline Storage
Isilon IQ Nearline SATA(250TB – 3,456TB)
Isilon IQ 72NL,36NL
Backup Acceleratorto Tape Storage
High PerformanceBackup/Restore
10GE
SSD
SSD10GE
10GE
Benefits of Isilon
Most Cost-Effective Storage SolutionTotal Cost of Ownership80+% Utilization RateEase-of-Use
Highly ScalableScales a single volume to 10+ PBSystem administration remains simple
Robust Software SuiteSmartQuotas, SyncIQ, AutoBalance
Save Money with Isilon IQ
Single, Scalable Volume Improves ROI
Isilon Commissioned Study from ForresterIsilon customers attain a 97% reduction in OPEXSix FTE to 15% of a single FTE22% increase in storage utilization37% decrease in volume of storage capacity required
Risk-adjusted ROI of 125% in 5 months
Isilon Customers
Isilon in the CloudCustomer Compelling Value
Virtualised Data Centers
Surgient Standardised on Isilon for virtualization tier – love the simplicity
TriZetto Isilon is used for all IT file-based virtual applications
WebTrends Virtualised for internal dev/test as well as analytics
Private Enterprise Clouds
SAAVIS (Kodak ESG) Internal storage cloud for all of Kodak Easy Share Gallery
Beijing Genomics Institute Bioinformatics storage repository both internal and for others
Public Cloud Providers
Adobe Scene7 Software as a Service and internal cloud services as well
Facebook Platform as a Service …
Softlayer Public Cloud Hosting – Virtualization and NFS/CIFS on Isilon
Surgient Virtualization hosting – Isilon is primary VM repository
Thank You
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