Pete MalcolmCEO
The IT infrastructure management model has changed little in 30 yearsLandscapeCloud computing has many benefits but also many challenges How can you bridge the gap?
Virtualization 1.0Too hard to manageVirtual Machine sprawlHigh provisioning effort / lack of agilityPoor capacity planningSecurity / governance / complianceVendor lock-inDoes not deliver promised cost benefitsUtilization goals not achievedWasted power and cooling
Enterprise Cloud ManagementWhat We DoTransforming Virtualized Environments into Global CloudsVirtualization 2.0
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FoundationsBusiness PolicyInfrastructureManagementVirtualEnterprises
Abiquo SolutionInfrastructure ManagementGlobal infrastructure managementOwned, outsourced or hosted (public cloud)Supports commodity or specialist server, storage and networking hardwareSimultaneous support for all six major hypervisor technologiesFull integration with existing management toolsVirtual EnterprisesTrue self-service management of compute, storage and networkingAppoint  own users and sub-delegate authorityVirtual to virtual conversion ends vendor lock-inOperate within allocated resource limitsNo direct access to hardware
Abiquo SolutionBusiness PolicyEliminates human inefficiencyEnsures corporate goals are metLoad balancingUtilizationSecurityComplianceGovernanceAllows operational requirements Reserve hardware for specified tasksControl access/usage of physical datacentersMeets application goalsCo-locate for performanceRemotely locate for resilience
Infrastructure Management
Self-Service Virtual Enterprise
Business Policy
Customers
A Solution which:Safely Delegates AuthorityEmpowers Application TeamsEliminates Delays and Restores IT AgilityDramatically Improves Utilization and Lowers CostEnsures Operation According to Business PolicyProvides Progression Path to Public CloudEliminates Vendor Lock-inConclusion

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    The IT infrastructuremanagement model has changed little in 30 yearsLandscapeCloud computing has many benefits but also many challenges How can you bridge the gap?
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    Virtualization 1.0Too hardto manageVirtual Machine sprawlHigh provisioning effort / lack of agilityPoor capacity planningSecurity / governance / complianceVendor lock-inDoes not deliver promised cost benefitsUtilization goals not achievedWasted power and cooling
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    Enterprise Cloud ManagementWhatWe DoTransforming Virtualized Environments into Global CloudsVirtualization 2.0
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    Abiquo SolutionInfrastructure ManagementGlobalinfrastructure managementOwned, outsourced or hosted (public cloud)Supports commodity or specialist server, storage and networking hardwareSimultaneous support for all six major hypervisor technologiesFull integration with existing management toolsVirtual EnterprisesTrue self-service management of compute, storage and networkingAppoint own users and sub-delegate authorityVirtual to virtual conversion ends vendor lock-inOperate within allocated resource limitsNo direct access to hardware
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    Abiquo SolutionBusiness PolicyEliminateshuman inefficiencyEnsures corporate goals are metLoad balancingUtilizationSecurityComplianceGovernanceAllows operational requirements Reserve hardware for specified tasksControl access/usage of physical datacentersMeets application goalsCo-locate for performanceRemotely locate for resilience
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    A Solution which:SafelyDelegates AuthorityEmpowers Application TeamsEliminates Delays and Restores IT AgilityDramatically Improves Utilization and Lowers CostEnsures Operation According to Business PolicyProvides Progression Path to Public CloudEliminates Vendor Lock-inConclusion