Data Center Strategy
Dhritiman Dasgupta (DD)
VP, Data Center
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App is the new business
Multicloud is the new Data Center
App developer is the new Customer
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30,000+ Application developers.
More software developers than Google, and more technologists than Microsoft…
7200+ Apps. 32 data centers.
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80%Employees use software
not cleared by IT.
Study by Stratecast and Frost & Sullivan
83%IT Staff admit to using
unsanctioned software and services.
8%Enterprises understand impact of Shadow IT.
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Forbes CIO Hybrid Cloud Survey. n=300
Role
Region
Company size
Annual Revenue
Source: Forbes Insights Survey Sample: 302 Respondents
CIO & LoB leader 1000+ Employees
500M+ 50% US, 50% RoW
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Forbes CIO Hybrid Cloud Study Summary
42%Data sovereignty
38%Security issues or
concerns
58%Costs per transaction
have increased
43%Concerned about
lock-in62%Multi-Cloud strategy
was crucial
Why?
Source: Forbes Insights: When Clouds Connect- How Hybrid IT is transforming enterprises
Discontinued or scaled back from public cloud65%
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Public
MicroServices
Developers
DevOpsPrivate
Virtualized
ITData Center
Monolithic
The Perfect Storm
Application evolution
Management and operations
Workload locations
“50% Fortune 500 companies are expected to no longer exist within 10 years”
- John Chambers
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1. Modernize infrastructure
3. Build private Cloudand PaaS
2. Open and automated
4. Use Multicloud
Converged HyperConverged
IaaS SaaSManaged
6. P
erv
asi
ve s
ecurity
5. P
erv
asi
ve a
naly
tics
Network Compute Storage
Capturing Customer Intent
Common Application Blueprints
Consistent Policy Model
Developer Friendly
Private
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Intent-based Data Center
1. Modernize Data Center
3. Private Cloud/ Colo
2. Open and Automated
4. Use Multicloud
Public SaaSManaged Service
Common Application Blueprints
Extend Common Policy Model
Instrumented for Developers and DevOps
Private
CloudCenter
ACI
AppD
Nexus UCS HyperFlex
NAE I InterSight I CWOM
Tetr
ation
Tetr
ation
and C
isco S
ecurity
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Customer checklist
Multicloud Mobility Security Modernize Infra.
• Threat Intel
• Multi-layer
• Compliance
• Performance
• Security
• Scale
Analytics
• Infra.
• Apps.
• Ops.
Automation
• Ops
• Provision
• Maint.
• Benchmark
• Policy
• Blueprints
Thank you