Microsoft System Center for the Datacenter

Sacha DawesSr. Product ManagerMicrosoftMGT201

Agenda

Pressures on the datacenters of today

Understanding where to focus to optimize operations

Datacenter Management with System Center

Managing IT Energy Consumption to achieve a ‘greener’ datacenter

Configuration Management

(Physical & Virtual)

End-To-End Monitoring

Server Compliance

Data Protection &

Recovery

Pressures on the Data Center of Today

CONSOLIDATION

BUDGETREDUCTION SKILL

AVAILABILITY

INCREASING COMPLIANCE

BUSINESS SLAsSERVICE

AVAILABILITYGREEN IT

Microsoft Datacenter IO ResearchStudy of Cost Impact of Utilizing Best Practices

Double blind study of 162 customers

Size of organization: 1,000 to 300,000 PCs

Six “dial-tone” workloadsMeasured IT labor costs Evaluated impact of best practices for each workload on IT labor savings and reduced downtime against Core IO maturity level

What Does the Study Tell us to Focus on?

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IntegrationAutomated integration with Systems ManagementIntegration with Predictive Maintenance databaseIntegration with Intrusion Detection

Average Benefit: $2,200 (Labor per server)

Opportunity:Suite integrationInfrastructure integration

VirtualizationIntelligent placementMonitor physical and virtual side-by-sideAutomated or Guided Resource Optimization

Average Benefit: $3,800 (Labor per server)

OpportunityPhysical and virtual management

AutomationAutomated server deployAutomated patch deployment and testingAutomated backupAutomated restore

Average benefit: $2160 (Labor per server)

Opportunity:Configuration management

Configuration Management

(Physical & Virtual)

End-To-End Monitoring

Server Compliance

Data Protection &

Recovery

Achieving Successes with System Center Datacenter Management Solutions

CONFIGURATIONMANAGEMENT

(Physical and Virtual)

DATA PROTECTIONAND RECOVERY

END-TO-ENDMONITORING

SERVERCOMPLIANCE

A Single View of Enterprise Service Infrastructure“My enterprise assets span both physical and virtual”“My needs extend from the hardware to OS to Application”

Datacenter Management Solutions - Capabilities

CONFIGURATIONMANAGEMENT

(Physical & Virtual)

DATA PROTECTION& RECOVERY

END-TO-ENDMONITORING

SERVERCOMPLIANCE

Automated provisioning and updating of physical and virtual environmentsServer consolidation through virtualization

Proactive Platform MonitoringApplication and service level monitoringInteroperable and extensible platform

Business Continuity through virtualization mgmtBackup and recovery of physical and virtual resources Disaster recovery

Configuration controls and reportingCentralized security auditingComprehensive security and identity and access mgmt

Datacenter Management Solutions - Products

CONFIGURATIONMANAGEMENT

(Physical & Virtual)

DATA PROTECTION& RECOVERY

END-TO-ENDMONITORING

SERVERCOMPLIANCE

Server ConsolidationMany datacenters driving to consolidate existing assets

Increase ROI per blade/serverGrowing demand to virtualize systems and workloadsCombat an ever-increasing need for space and power

Successful consolidation requires good information

Need to understand assets, their requirements, and their state to successfully consolidate servers

System Center can assist withGather intelligence on assets in the datacenterAutomate the identification and recommendation of candidate systems to convert from physical servers to virtual machinesPerform physical-to-virtual and virtual-to-virtual server conversion

With Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine

Manager, Continental saved more than 2M in server costs, and

speeded provisioning from

4 weeks to 2 hours

Server Consolidationdemo

Virtualization Delivers Operational and Hardware Savings

Benefits of Consolidation

25 % of core applications And 80% of non-core

applications virtualized

Total Cost Savings$1,450,000 per year

Reduced Hardware And Data Center Costs By Over $1m

Server Management Suite

Saxo Bank Reduced Physical Servers by 36%Resulting in reduced maintenance and hardware costs, while providing increased agility.

Deployment of OSs and ApplicationsServer deployment scenarios

Deploying and validating system builds has always been challenging and costly. For example:

Individuals builds are costly to implementImage-based approach can quickly result in image management chaosHardware variants, product updates, hotfixes, application compatibility – examples of issues that drive up the cost of deployment

System Center provides a rich set of tools for centralized deployment and management across physical and virtual systems

Enables deployment of servers from ‘the ground up’, or through provisioning of a virtual guest system templateBare metal deployments use system ‘Collections’ to determine targets of focus

Granular control over the deployment steps to be followedDeployment steps ‘advertised’ to collectionsSupports deployment of physical and virtual applications

Update ManagementTraditionally, datacenters have had challengesin implementing change management

Configuration drift can be commonOften updates are manual, inconsistent

Important to provide snapshot of:Security updates / vulnerability assessmentApplication update status

System Center can help with:Live status of available/ deployed updatesBaseline Monitoring Application revision usageTracking of change managementControl of deployment and remediationEnforce scheduled changes to managed systems

Datacenter Deploymentdemo

End to End MonitoringAssuring delivery of IT services in the datacenter is of primary importance

Many IT Services now defined through an SLA or OLA Rapid response is expectedComplexity and lack of information sharing stresses processes and recovery times

System Center helps assure delivery of IT services:

Centralized management and troubleshootingDeep, customizable knowledge for rapid incident responseDelegated levels of control (role based access)

Focus on the service, rather than just the serverSimplified ability to implement new monitors, and create new distributed application modelsAbility to set service level targets against IT services andtheir componentsHigh degrees of automation capability

End-to-End Monitoring Solution

Service Level Impact

Whydoes it matter?

What’s the

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What does it affect?

Whereis it

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What is

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Root-cause and impact analysis

Data Center Heterogeneous Environment

Storage Network Server Application

End-to-End Monitoringdemo

Integrated End-To-End Management Delivers Results

Benefits of Full Lifecycle Management

Replaced Obsolete and Duplicate Tools With Integrated Suite While

Preparing For Virtualization

Improved Reliability of Store Applications Delivering 100’s Hours of Increased Sales

Productivity

82% Reduction in Operational Travel Expenses Through

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Server Management Suite Enterprise

Configuration Management

(Physical & Virtual)

End-To-End Monitoring

Server Compliance

Data Protection &

Recovery

Total Wine Extends Management Infrastructure From Monitoring with Operations Manager to Total Server Management Lifecycle with SMSE

Server ComplianceConfiguration compliance

Businesses demand rapid access to configuration statusIssues with availability, security, and performance based in configuration drift

Efficiency requires centralized definition and application of configuration baselines

Growing interest in model-based approach to configuration management

System Center helps to:Reduce “configuration drift”Improve help-desk troubleshooting Identify required and prohibited configurations across end pointsCentralized configuration reportsAutomate remediation

Model Based Compliance Standards in the Datacenter

demo

Server Compliance (cont.)Accountability in the Data Center

With significant LOB applications and sensitive data hosted in the datacenter, accountability is a strong requirement

Auditors demand that access and audit controls exist and are workingKey area often requiring reporting on include user access audit, account lockouts, privilege changes, and more

Current approaches can be costly and/or inefficientLog management or SIEM tools do the job, but can be costly.Manual log collection is time-intensive and prone to missed incidents

System Center aids with accountability and compliance objectivesGathers and centrally aggregates security and change related eventsDetailed audit reports permit drill-down to deeper details

Accountability in the Datacenterdemo

Data Protection and RecoveryToday, most organizations have a backup and recovery plan

Often integrated as part of a larger Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity plan

Reducing the ‘data loss window’ has always remained a key problem

While many applications have implemented ‘online’ backup capabilities, often not universal across appsTime between backups varies based on technology capability and volume of data to backup

System Center aids data protection and rapid recovery through:

Continuous data protection for Windows Server, SQL Server, and Exchange Server environmentsRapid and reliable recoveryPerformance Resource Optimization (PRO) and virtualization management

Implementing Data Protection and Recovery with System Center

demo

Managing IT Energy Consumption to Achieve a ‘Greener’ Datacenter

Energy management is one of the top topics of discussion between larger datacenter managersIn some cases, energy demand has outstripped supply

While UPS maintain business continuity, they are not the answer to excess capacity management

Datacenters are working to improve their power management capabilities through careful planning and softwareSystem Center, Microsoft Server 2008 and Microsoft Virtualization can reduce and manage energy consumption

Reduce IT Energy Consumption

Centralized Control

• Comprehensive end-to-end system monitoring of health / performance

• Proactive reporting and management of energy usage

• Streamlines Group Policy management

Resource Optimization

• Windows Server 2008 10% more efficient

• Assessment and planning toolkit

Virtualization

• Average CPU utilization < 15%

• End to end virtualization solutions

• Multiple virtual servers = power cost of 1 physical server

Use what you need when you need it.

Green IT Practices at Microsoft First and Best Program

Drive feedback to product groups

Lab consolidation 429 labs across 82 office buildings507,000 square feet of space

Server virtualization Currently at 25% server virtualization with a goal of 50%80% of all new servers are virtual

Focus areas for future savingsApplication design best practicesEnterprise and application data management

27% less energy (totaling ~$64.5M savings)$100M hardware savings

25M KWH saved / year

WinSvr 2008 power plan = 10-20% power reduction

Why Choose Microsoft to Help Improve Your Operational Costs?

CONFIGURATIONMANAGEMENT

(Physical & Virtual)

DATA PROTECTION& RECOVERY

END-TO-ENDMONITORING

SERVERCOMPLIANCE

Physical & Virtual from Single pane of glass

In-depth understanding of the Workload

• From Network to Application

Best of Breed Knowledge Ships “In-The-Box”

• Best for managing MicrosoftIntegrated set of tools

No Deep Virtualization Management Capability

Monetize Workload Knowledge

• Software• Professional Services

A Single View of Enterprise Service Infrastructure“My enterprise assets span both physical and virtual”“My needs extend from the hardware to OS to Application”

No Physical Management

Limited Workload InsightHW/VM Knowledge OnlyApplication is black box

SMSE Supports Increased Efficiencies inData Center Operations

System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE)

Lower labor costs through automated management

Increased efficiency through integrated workflows

Drive server consolidation through virtualization management

Physical and virtual management through a single set of capabilities

Configuration Management

(Physical & Virtual)

End-To-End Monitoring

Server Compliance

Data Protection &

Recovery

SummaryPractices point to strategy for operational efficiencies

Automation of server managementVirtualization of workloadsIntegration of systems management

Data center management with system centerConfiguration managementEnd-to-end monitoringServer complianceData protection and recoveryImproved energy management

System center can support your cost reduction effort

Configuration Management

(Physical & Virtual)

End-To-End Monitoring

Server Compliance

Data Protection &

Recovery

question & answer

www.microsoft.com/teched

Sessions On-Demand & Community

http://microsoft.com/technet

Resources for IT Professionals

http://microsoft.com/msdn

Resources for Developers

www.microsoft.com/learningMicrosoft Certification and Training Resources

www.microsoft.com/learning

Microsoft Certification & Training Resources

Resources

Track ResourcesKey Microsoft Sites

System Center on Microsoft.com: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenterSystem Center on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/systemcenter/Virtualization on Microsoft.com: http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization

Community ResourcesSystem Center Team Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenterSystem Center Central: http://www.systemcentercentral.comSystem Center Community: http://www.myITforum.com System Center on TechNet Edge: http://edge.technet.com/systemcenterSystem Center on Twitter: http://twitter.com/system_centerVirtualization Feed: http://www.virtualizationfeed.com System Center Influencers Program: Content, connections, and resources for influencers in the System Center Community. For information, contact scnetsup@microsoft.com

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