PPTAPICMod13 - Portfolio Positioning

Nexus9000StandaloneModePortfolioPositioning,Thenextgenerationofdatacenterswitching,Green=“Primary”recommendation.Blue=“Alternate”recommendation.,PortfolioPositioningNexusPlatformDescisionTree,NXOSModeandACI,ChoosingaPath:DFAorACI,RESTfulAPINorthboundManagement,monitroing,orchestrationSouthbound-L4-7Integration,ACI,DFA,Separateplatformsandoperationalmodels,ACIOnly,NetworkingDomain,ApplicationDomain,PotentialInformationLossduetoModelTranslation,PortfolioPositioningSiloedApproachTypicallyCausedDiscrepancy,ACIOnly,NetworkingDomain,ApplicationDomain,PortfoliopositioningDynamicFabricAutomation(DFA),PotentialInformationLossduetoModelTranslation,ACIOnly,PortfolioPositioningApplicationCentricInfrastructure(ACI),NetworksTransportData,TurnsintoNetworkInformation,ToallowDecisions,ThatareApplicationRelevant,Real-timeapplicationrelevantcommunicationinsightsinasinglefabricwithfullvisibility.,ACIOnly,Timing,Investment,Architecture,Letstakeapragmaticapproach:divideandconquer,Competitive,MarketTransition,CustomerRequirements,ACIOnly,ACIOnly,ACIOnly,PortfolioPositioningLockoutCompetition,CUSTOMERREQUIREMENTSWhenshouldyougoafter&playoffensewithACI?,Dont,EvaluateCompetitiveFurther,Multi-tenancyArbitrarilyvirtualtopologiesAutomatedVirtualized&Bare-MetalMulti-hypervisors+physicalRegulated/SecurityenvironmentsExtensiveL4-L7servicesOpenProgrammabilityHyper-VinstallationsIntegratedvisibility,monitoring&troubleshootingHighScaleFabricHighAvailabilityOpen-sourceHigh-density40GEFabricPower&Spaceconstrained,UltraLowLatency(tradingfloor),VMWare(NSX)OTTstart-upsBrocadeVCX100GHPC,ACIOnly,PortfolioPositioningChoosingWhentoLead,Q3CY13Aug,Q4CY13Dec,Q2CY14Apr-Jun,FUTURE,N7K/N6KN5K/N3KN2K,CommittoBOTHOperationalModelChange&HWreplacement,FabricPathDeployed?,N7K/N6KN5K/N2K,NO,YES,BasedonFabricPathencap.RequiresOperationalModelchange(EnhancedForwarding)Workload&NetworkAutomation,iNX-OS&iFCNew/GreenfieldDCs/PODsNewOperationalModelVXLANencapServicesInsertion/WAN,ExtensiontoCompute&StorageExpandingOpenSourceandEcosystemFederatedPolicy,N7K:Gibraltar7.0release(Q2CY14),N6K:Iluka6.0(2)N3(1)release(Q1CY14),Q1CY14Mar,AddssupporttoIPencapsulationVXLANencap.DCIServiceOrchestration,“VinciLite”(CPoM,PoAP,XMPP,etc.),(butstilltargetingDCFabric),OR,ACIOnly,PortfolioPositioningSummary,Nexus9000offersadditionalchoiceintheNexusportfolioAccessandAggregationSolutionCat6KAccessmigrationplatformTarget40GandACIUpgradabilityLock-outAristaandNSXACIoffersan