Now Is the Time to Migrate From RISC/UNIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Cisco UCS!

Content 4 ITFebruary 2015

Agenda – The Time is Now to RehostApplications

● Data proves the market is moving

● The need to increase efficiency and effectiveness of IT operations

● Leverage management and operating tools/software

● Standardization increases efficiency

● Greater flexibility/shorter deployment times

IDC Data Clearly Shows the Trend

Some Additional Data Points

● Gartner Says:

– 65% of the applications running on proprietary UNIX will be run on industry standard X86 by 2017

– The steepest decline in proprietary UNIX will be during 2014 and 2015

– Linux scalability and reliability will surpass UNIX

IMPROVING IT OPERATIONS

Increasing Efficiency of IT Operations

● The use of multiple platforms requires staff and expertise in each

– Specialized skill sets required for management and administration of proprietary

solutions aren’t are inefficient

– Software standardization is difficult and this increases costs

● Multiple platforms increase the number of permutations for basic

operational tasks – lowers efficiency

● Simplify support and problem resolution within the data center

The Cost of Second Class Platforms

● ISV software development efforts will be scheduled after work on more popular platforms is complete

● Patches, technical updates, and other aspects that need timely attention may not receive it

● Little if any leverage for customers who are using proprietary solutions

● Slow deployment and higher acquisition costs

And, there are efficiencies in vendor consolidation!

Increase the Effectiveness of the Data Center

● Less cross-training and simplification of scheduling

staff for coverage

● Improved “time to solution” with a smaller range of

unique platforms

● Ability to optimize middleware, tools, and other key

elements of the server image

● Ability to reduce downtime with more consistent

platforms with greater consistency

Improve Management & Common Tasks

● Simplify and reduce the resources needed for the server update process

● Faster and more consistent deployment of server infrastructure

● More standardized management tasks

● Consistency for processes such as back-up, performance testing/tuning, and others

– One solution across more of the infrastructure

– Simplify holistic view for virtualization and cloud

● Ability to develop deeper expertise on fewer platforms

Standardization Brings Efficiency

● When tasks and operational processes are reduced in number, the ability to optimize them improves substantially

● Focus on a smaller number of platforms increases knowledge

● Stronger and more effective operating processes can be implemented

● Improved responsiveness

● Faster deployment with x86

There are Costs for Not Migrating!

● Complexity for running different versions of the same software product

● Updating process for software and systems becomes disjointed and inconsistent

● Maintenance costs for RISC/UNIX systems are substantial

● ISV licensing costs are often higher for RISC/UNIX –Oracle is the poster child for this

Increased Flexibility & Shorter Time to Deploy

● Bare metal

● Virtual infrastructure

● Cloud solutions

● Becoming “future ready”

– Higher reliability

– Improved flexibility

– Scale up and scale out

– Simplify the data center

● Future technologies and solutions are going to be x86 centric and likely not coming or very limited on RISC/UNIX

Summing Up the Findings

● The market data clearly shows the changes coming in server infrastructure

● Migration from proprietary RISC/UNIX can deliver substantial efficiency gains

● Simplification through consolidation

Benefits of Migrating

Workloads to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Marty WesleyRed Hat

of IT expenses are spent on

maintenance and supportfor the existing infrastructure

Less budget for strategic initiatives focused on future business success

80%

Red Hat Enterprise Linux has

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

61%lower TCO than RISC/Unix

Loweroperational

costs

More budget for strategic projects

Lower CAPEX through consolidation

Consolidate proprietary RISC/UNIX systems with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

25%lower up front costs compared

to legacy UNIX

More efficient for your IT resources

Red Hat Enterprise Linux administrators manage

64% more serversthan Unix administrators

Simplify infrastructure for higher efficiency

Standardizing on Red Hat technologies

Greater IT

Efficiency+

Lower Total

Cost of

Ownership

Increased

Productivity

Save money and time with Red Hat

Reduce the number of operating

systems•Decrease complexity•Reduce support needs•Lower operational costs

Simplify deployment and management•Silos to a standard platform•Easily migrate workloads•Standardize management tools

The enterprise operating system of choice

OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES USE RED HAT90%

100%AIRLINES

100%BANKS & FDS

100%HEALTHCARE

100%TELECOM

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Your Trusted Partner for RISC/UNIX Migrations

Solution Marketing Manager, Cisco Data Center and Virtualization

Tim Stack

Can Your Current Environment Meet the Challenges?

● Five plus years ago, RISC/UNIX was an okay choice

● Current challenges of RISC/UNIX implementations

–High costs in the face of shrinking budgets

–Poor price-to-performance ratio

–Unable to meet business flexibility and agility needs

–Environmental factors

–Uncertainty about RISC/UNIX futures

–Poor foundation for new applications

But:

● Hesitant to migrate business-critical applications to a new operating system and platform

Reasons to Migrate from RISC/UNIX Platforms

Cost Reduction• IT budget constraints

• Increasing project

costs

• Support and

maintenance costs

Demand for Agile Performance• New projects

• User growth

• Regulatory

requirements

• Greater total capacity

Challenges and Opportunities• Server utilization

• Space and

consolidation

• Power and cooling

• Hardware, OS, and

application refresh

Platform Strategy• Standards-based

architecture

• Broadest solution

portfolio

• Leading platform for

innovation

Cisco Unified Computing System

Built to reduce cost

• Fewer components

• Reduced complexity

• Single embedded management domain

• Rapid provisioning

• Lower power consumption

• Virtualization optimization

High reliability

• Built for redundancy

• Automated configuration

• Advanced processor reliability

Excellent Performance

• Over 100 world performance records

• Support for Both Blade and Rack-Mount Servers in a Single UCS Managed Domain

STANDARDAPI’S

XML API

Database

Middleware

Storage

Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure has Broad Ecosystem Support for Mission-Critical Applications

Operating

Systems

Virtualization Management

Enterprise

Applications

Why Cisco and Red Hat?

• We understand the scalability, security, availability, and reliability requirements of mission-critical applications in the data center

• We collaborate to deliver technology innovations and services to meet your needs

–Cost reductions

–Agile performance, scalability, and reliability

–Simplified hardware, OS, and application refresh

–Improved server utilization

–Improved environmental capabilities

• We are industry leaders with vast mission-critical application experience

• We provide deep integration and co-development

ImpactChallenges Why Cisco? SolutionCustomer Stats

SEI

• Industry: Financial Services

• Employees: 2,000

• Location: Oaks, PA

• Leading global provider of asset management, investment processing, and investment operations solutions

• Offers services for both individual and institutional investors

• Manages US$428B in mutual fund, pooled, and separately managed assets

• 40% increase in online response times for queries

• Improved downstream business processing times by 30%

• Reduced server provisioning time by up to 4 hours per blade

• Build highly available infrastructure to launch mission-critical business platform

• Scale efficiently and cost-effectively to support largest wealth management providers

• Improve performance and lower costs by migrating from RISC-based architecture

• Cisco Unified Data Center and Cisco Unified Fabric solutions offer high performance and simplified management, while adding intelligence and business rules by integrating Cisco ACE

• Cisco UCS B440 and B200 Blade Servers

• Cisco Unified Fabric, including Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 2000, and 1000v Series Switches

• Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Module

• Storage: EMC VMAX

“By adopting leading-edge technologies from companies like Cisco, we’re able to offer leading-edge solutions to our customers and continue to expand our business.” — Martin Breslin, Infrastructure Architect, SEI

Reduce Risk in RISC/UNIX Migration

Risk

Management

Process

Measure

Measure with Automated Tools

Mitigate

Mitigate with Proper Accountability

Execute

Execute with Strong Program Management

Assess

Assess with Change Impact Analysis

Data Integrity Migration WindowApplication Availability

Application Performance

BCP and Disaster Recovery

Thank you.

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