suse expert days 2017 lenovo

Data Center RevolutionGetting the most from your investment

2017 Lenovo. All rights reserved.

Oscar JimenezBDM & Technical Sales ManagerData Center Group

Feb 14th 2017


Agenda

• Lenovo Data Center

• Lenovo Engineered Solutions

– Cloud

– Software Defined Data Center

– SAP HANA

– HPC

Lenovo Data CenterContext and Lenovo Value


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Lenovo Data Center Group

160 countries

12 development labs in 5 continents

10.000+ IT support specialists

3.000 field service locations

2.000 Data Center Engineers

9 Lenovo Factories across the globe

~2.7 million machines in

warranty and maintenance

Lenovo is a $45B global technology company with 55.000 employees

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EVERY MINUTE

120 HOURSVIDEO UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE

50,000APPS DOWNLOADED

204MILLION E-MAILS

EVERY DAY

ACTIVATED EVERY SECOND

10SECONDS

44SMARTPHONES

1SERVER

DEPLOYED EVERY TO SUPPORT

Information is Exploding


New Business Models

1/3 of businesses in the top 20 in

every industry will be disrupted by

digitally transformed competitors

12 yearsAverage age of a company used

to be 60; by 2020 it will be 12

years old

Big Data AdvantageConnected Things

28bnconnections by 2020 that includes

5.5 million new things connected

every day

2020 Enterprise Projections


The IT transformation journey

Optimize total cost and reduce

expenses to develop new

investment opportunities

Develop more agile responses

to changing demands

Increase workforce, hardware,

and software efficiencies to

reduce cost and complexity

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New IT Transition is Driven by Ease of Deployment and Flexibility

Convergence

Virtualize everythingVirtualize Server Virtualize Server and Storage

Acquired as single entity

Faster deployment

IT Agility - moves storage

as part of serverIT Agility - virtualizes server, storage,

network, moving to hybrid

Management

Servers

Storage

Networking

Hyper Converged SDDC

Acquired as discrete parts

Hard to deploy

Traditional

Management

Servers

Storage

Networking

Management

Servers

Storage

Networking

+

+

So

ftw

are

Defi

ned

Se

rvic

es Management

Servers

SDS

SDN

+

++

Rapid time-to-deployment

Hybrid IT resource pool managementValu

e

Continuous and dynamic integration

’16 TAM: $69B

‘20 CAGR: 4.6%

’16 TAM: $10B

‘20 CAGR: 5.2%

’16 TAM: $6B*

‘20 CAGR: 26%

’16 TAM: $2B

‘20 CAGR: 31%*Includes Tier 1 hyperscale, Hyperconverged $2B TAM

EBG TAM = Server, Storage all PB, L2/3 DC Switching

IDC Forecasts; Factory Revenue; MI Modelling

Composability*

• Opportunity in nascent stages, current market penetration <1%

• By 2018, 20% of Converged will include elements of Composable Infrastructure


Lenovo innovates in

foundation technologies

Purpose-driven innovation optimizing key requirements

Ultimate Performance

Achieve faster business results

Reliability and Security

Improve uptime

Management and Efficiency

Reduced operational expense

PERFORMANCE26 current world record benchmarks

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE#1 in Reliability in x86 Server

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE#1 in x86 Servers customer satisfaction


History of Innovation

1st 1U Tier 1

Rack Server

1st Scalable

16-socket

X86 server

1st high

availability

hot-swap

memory

1st x86 server

to break 1

million tpmC1

1st to

decouple

memory from

processor

1st warm water

cooling

technology

1st integrated

memory

channel flash

storage

1st 45 °C

operating

servers

Lenovo ahead of the curve in helping to address key customer needs

75% less time

to deploy than

competition

Density Scalability Reliability Performance Efficiency

1.http://www.tpc.org/1759 Results are as of 7/1/2016.

http://www.tpc.org/1759

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Lenovo portfolio spans the entire Data Center

ServerHighest reliability

in the industry

Rack & TowerSystem x, ThinkServer

Mission CriticalX6

DenseNeXtScale, ThinkServer

BladesFlex System

HyperconvergedHX Series

StorageUnbeatable Price perf. &

latest innovations

Entry SANS Series

Mid-range SANV Series

SDSDX8000C, DX8000N

All Flash Array (AFA)Coming soon

Direct Attach & ArchiveE Series, TS

NetworkingBest performance at

lower cost

Embedded Top of Rack Campus and Core Storage Switches Network OS

HPCThe Racing Arm of

Lenovo IT

ComputeNeXtScale nx360

Storagenx360 + Storage NeX

PCInx360 + PCI NeX

GPU & Storagenx360 + Storage & GPU

Water Coolednx360 WCT

HyperscaleCustomer-Centric,

Strategic Partner-Based

Approach

World class portfolio for end-to-end data center requirements

End to end services that span from basic to consultative engagementsNote: Lenovo XClarity features vary

across portfolio.

Enterprise

Network

Rack Scale ArchitectureApplication OptimizedCompute & Warm Storage


Lenovo helps transform

Flexible IT on demand

Cloud (Private and Hybrid)

Automation and efficiency

Software defined data center

Reduced operational expense

Converged and Hyperconverged Systems

Significant advantage in large scale computing

solutions

High Performance & Hyperscale systems

Throughout

the data center

journey


Lenovo delivers choice and flexibility

Lenovo has a unique approach to strategic partnerships, where there is no competition in

the partner space, rather innovation and IP development to strengthen the joint offerings –

delivering flexibility to customers.

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World Class Portfolio build on a Strong Foundation

In the latest TBR

survey (1H 2016),

Lenovo again was

the #1 vendor for

the 6th

consecutive

quarter, and for 9

of the last 10

quarters.

#1CUSTOMER

SATISFACTION

28Current World

Record x86

Benchmarks1

Lenovo enables

faster data

analysis.

Lenovo is SAP’s

largest partner

with over 50% of

SAP installs on

Lenovo hardware.

SAP HANA

Server

Installations

#1

#1 in ITIC

Reliability Survey

for 3 years

running.

#1X86 SERVER

RELIABILITY

Lenovo is the

fastest growing

TOP500 HPC

vendor worldwide

and ranks 2nd in

the number of

fastest systems.

TOP500 HPC

Vendor2

#2#1MICROSOFT SQL

2016

PERFORMANCE

x3950 X6 TPC-H

@ 30,000 GB non-

clustered1, x3850

X6 TPC-H @

10,000 GB non-

clustered2, x3650

M5 TPC-E3 and

x3850 X6 TPC-E4

Lenovo-SUSE Engineered

Solutions


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Lenovo Engineered Solutions

Feature Benefit

Designed & architected including unique IP TCO / ROI

Best practices end-to-end documentation “Easy Button”

Service & Support for lifecycle Reduce OPEX

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Lenovo Engineered Solution Portfolio

Exploit

differentiated

performance and

resiliency of

foundational IT to

grow in databases

Leverage success

in SAP HANA in

other solution

areas

Apply system design

strength and leverage

HPC success to

expand in high speed

data processing

Leverage Lenovo

strengths in client

business to

expand in

workforce mobility

Leverage HPC and

SAP successes to

expand in automated

hybrid data center

solutions

Cloud Big Data Analytics Database Client Virtualization

SAP BWA

Lower TCO Reduce Risk Reduce Complexity


Lenovo & SUSE Solutions to Transform the Data Center

Lenovo’s vision is a secure and agile data center that

accelerates IT delivery…delivering this vision with a strong

hardware foundation, and best of

breed partners

Cloud

Software Defined Storage

Data Analytics

HPC


Lenovo Reference Architecture for SUSE Openstack CloudA cost-effective solution for building a private cloud to enable infrastructure as a service

Architecture Highlights

● Provides a cost-effective option to meet critical

business needs for virtualized infrastructure

management for Managed Service Providers, Cloud

Service Providers, and enterprise private clouds.

● Includes the latest data center equipment available

such as the Lenovo x3650 M5 servers, x3550 M5

servers, ThinkServers as well as Lenovo RackSwitch

Ethernet switches.

● This validated and highly optimized reference

architecture dramatically reduces the complexity and

management of OpenStack private and hybrid cloud

implementations.

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Software Defined Storage

2 x 10 GbE cluster network

G8124E

+ 1GbE management

network G7028

Monitoring and

Administrative nodes

3+ x Lenovo System

x3550

Storage Servers

6 x Lenovo System

RD650

by

Aditional Storage

Servers

Lenovo RD650

Recommended for:

- VM Images

- Docker Host volumes

- Rapid growth data

- Big Data stores

- Logs

- File servers

- S3 like private storage


Lenovo Engineered Solution for SAP HANA

Centralized Programmability

Balanced, Optimized Foundational

IT

World Record Performance1

Share of SAP HANA installs

1. www.sap.com/benchmark (SD 2 Tier & BW-EML)

2. Cost/Benefit Case for SAP HANA Deployment . ITG Group,

July 2015 (Link)

Business

Core Business Application Suite

HANA

In-Memory Database

Operating System

Runtime Environment

Modular, High Speed Compute + SDS System:

• Common Platform

• Eliminates SAN

• Reduces IT Footprint

• Simplifies Deployment, Management, and Growth

31% Lower 3 year TCO2

• Centralize

hardware lifecycle

management

• Lower TCO with

highest

performance

systems

• Fast performance

with low CAPEX

#1

http://www.sap.com/benchmark

http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/analyst-reports/LYL03140USEN.PDF


Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 or 12

What is an SAP HANA “appliance”

An in-memory solution integrated with software,

hardware, and services.

X6 - x3850 X6 and x3950 X6

OS

FPO Functionality

Spectrum Scale or XFS

SAP HANA®

Application

Features

Optimized, easy to deploy

Unique Spectrum Scale file system

Infrastructure reliability, scalability, and availability

Advantages

Largest scale-out capability

Lab Service infrastructure implementation

50% market share on SAP HANA systems

Benefits

Support business growth with scalability

No SAN with Spectrum Scale flexibility

Fast deployment and low TCO


The Modular Design Concept: X6 Adapts to Business Needs

Storage Book 4 Compute Books

Each compute book

includes one processor and

24 DIMMs

Deliver up to 6TB of memory or

12.8TB of eXFlash memory-channel

storage

Each x3850 X6

contains 4 Compute

books

Ability to swap out Compute

books as memory or

processor generations

change

The Storage book

delivers up to 6.4TB of

eXFlash 1.8” SSD or

12.8TB of SAS 2.5”.

Ability to host 2

storage controllers for

maximum bandwidth


SAP HANA Scalability

…

Scale up

Scale up

each

node or

continue

to scale

out

…

Maintain your initial investment with Scale Up / Scale Out options !

Simple

• No SAN required because of a unique shared nothing architecture• Expand database by adding nodes• Single part number ordering for integrated server

A

Seamless

• Highly Available (HA)

• Intelligent Cluster integrated packaging and assembly

• Installation and managed services

B

Scalable• Scale out to 94 nodes and larger

• Certified by SAPC


Lenovo Storage Solution for SAP HANAbased on Lenovo Standard Servers

by

Storage Pool

Certified Lenovo HANA Server

Lenovo x3650


Leadership with SAP HANA

SAP HANA + Lenovo

System X Momentum

Over 400TB of System x Systems in SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

More than

6800 SAP HANAsystems shipped

Learn More: www.lenovo.com/sap/hana

Largest SAP HANA systemin the world:

100TB

SAP CRM and HR systems in production:

System x HANA systems

Investment protection:Add X6 to existing eX5 clustersCPU Upgrades through three generations

WorldRecordPerformance:BW-EML and SAP SD 2-tier1

1 SAP Benchmark information posted on www.sap.com/benchmark

Lenovo benchmark information posted on

https://lenovopress.com/servers/benchmarks/sap-bw

https://lenovopress.com/servers/benchmarks/sap-sd

http://www.lenovo.com/sap/hana

http://www.sap.com/benchmark

https://lenovopress.com/servers/benchmarks/sap-bw

https://lenovopress.com/servers/benchmarks/sap-sd


SAP Chooses Lenovo Relying on Lenovo to help deliver the next generation of cloud applications


Top500 – Lenovo Perspective

• June 2016 achieved 2nd overall spot for

number of systems listed

• 92 total entries on Top500 that are solely

Lenovo named

• Broad range of Lenovo systems listed –

NeXtScale, System x, ThinkServer, 2S, 4S, 8S

• Fastest Intel OmniPath (CINECA)

interconnected system on Top50050

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“We are pleased to announce our partnership with Lenovo and

Intel to deliver a high performance and productive computing

facility confirming Cineca as a major actor for HPC initiatives in

Europe.”

-- Sanzio Bassini, HPC Department Director at Cineca

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Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG)

Engineered Solutions

Cloud Big Data

Database /

Analytics

Client

Virtualization

HPC/AI


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