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ModernInfrastructureDell EMC #GetModern Special Editionby Lawrence C. MillerThese materials are 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
Modern Infrastructure For Dummies , Dell EMC #GetModernSpecial EditionPublished by: John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte Ltd., 1 Fusionopolis Walk, #07-01 Solaris SouthTower, Singapore 138628, www.wiley.com 2017 by John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte Ltd.Registered OfficeJohn Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte Ltd., 1 Fusionopolis Walk, #07-01 Solaris South Tower,Singapore 138628All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system ortransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,scanning or otherwise, except as permitted by the Copyright Act of Singapore 1987, without theprior written permission of the Publisher. For information about how to apply for permission toreuse the copyright material in this book, please see our website http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.Trademarks: Wiley, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, The Dummies Way, Dummies.com,Making Everything Easier, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks ofJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and may notbe used without written permission. Dell EMC and the Dell EMC logo are registered trademarks ofDell EMC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. John Wiley & SonsSingapore Pte Ltd., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: WHILE THE PUBLISHER AND AUTHOR HAVEUSED THEIR BEST EFFORTS IN PREPARING THIS BOOK, THEY MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ORWARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OFTHIS BOOK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITYOR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IT IS SOLD ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEPUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND NEITHER THEPUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. IFPROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR OTHER EXPERT ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF ACOMPETENT PROFESSIONAL SHOULD BE SOUGHT.For general information on our other products and services, or how to create a custom For Dummiesbook for your business or organization, please contact our Business Development Department inthe U.S. at 877-409-4177, contact info@dummies.biz, or visit www.wiley.com/go/custompub. Forinformation about licensing the For Dummies brand for products or services, contactBrandedRights&Licenses@Wiley.com.ISBN 978-0-730-34866-5 (pbk); ISBN 978-0-730-34868-9 (ebk)Printed in Singapore by C.O.S. Printers Pte Ltd.10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Publisher’s AcknowledgmentsSome of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following:Project Editor: Carrie A. BurchfieldAcquisitions Editor: Katie MohrEditorial Manager: Rev MengleBusiness DevelopmentRepresentative: CJ HwuProduction Editor: Siddique ShaikThese materials are 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION. 1About This Book. 2Foolish Assumptions. 2Icons Used in This Book. 3Beyond the Book. 3Where to Go from Here. 3CHAPTER 1:Recognizing Modern Storage Challenges. 5Digital Transformation. 5Explosive Data Growth. 6Constrained Infrastructure Budgets. 7Security and Compliance Mandates. 8CHAPTER 2:Understanding StorageInfrastructure Options. 11All-Flash and Hybrid Storage Arrays. 11Converged and Hyper-Converged Systems. 12Software-Defined Storage. 13Cloud-based Storage. 14CHAPTER 3:Addressing Data Protection Requirements. 17Snapshots and Replication. 18Data Encryption. 19Backup and Recovery. 20Long-Term Retention. 21Global Oversight for Modern Data Management. 21Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. 22CHAPTER 4:Exploring Dell EMC All-Flash StorageSolutions. 25Dell EMC VMAX All Flash. 25Dell EMC XtremIO. 27Dell EMC Unity. 29Dell EMC SC Series. 30Dell EMC Isilon. 31Table of ContentsiiiThese materials are 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
CHAPTER 5:Learning About Dell EMC Convergedand Hyper-Converged Solutions. 33Dell EMC VxBlock. 34Dell EMC VxRail. 35Dell EMC VxRack. 36CHAPTER 6:Introducing Dell EMC Software-DefinedStorage Solutions. 37Dell EMC ScaleIO. 38Massive scalability. 38Extreme performance. 38Unparalleled flexibility. 39Supreme elasticity. 39Essential features. 40Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage. 41Global content repository. 42Modern archive. 42Storage for next-generation applications. 44CHAPTER 7:Getting to Know Dell EMC DataProtection Solutions. 45Dell EMC Data Domain. 45Dell EMC Data Protection Suite. 46Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance. 48CHAPTER 8:Ten Questions to Assess Your ITTransformation Maturity. 49IT Transformation Assessment. 49Dell EMC #GetModern Assessment. 51ivModern Infrastructure For Dummies, Dell EMC #GetModern Special EditionThese materials are 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
IntroductionModern businesses are increasingly embracing digitaltransformation — leveraging new technologies to reinvent core processes, business models, product offerings,and the customer experience. As businesses embark on the digitaltransformation journey, they need to modernize their underlyingtechnology infrastructure to enable a more agile, customerfocused, flexible, and innovative digital workplace to drive greaterhuman and operational efficiencies.Digital transformation initiatives require a modern IT infrastructure to support modern business requirements. Legacysiloed infrastructure prevents organizations from using theirdata holistically; performance bottlenecks negatively impactuser experience, and rigid and/or proprietary architectures limitoptions when business requirements evolve. The unfortunateresult is that IT is increasingly seen as a barrier to the business,rather than an enabler of new business opportunities — and isthus becoming largely irrelevant.Many modern organizations have fully embraced cloud strategies — with many going so far as to implement a “cloudfirst” or “cloud only” policy. But the reality is that most organizations will require a hybrid approach for the foreseeable future,consisting of on-premises and public, private, and hybrid cloudenvironments. To effectively integrate these diverse operatingenvironments, legacy on-premises infrastructure (and architecture) must be modern and agile to support the business with thesame speed and agility as in the public cloud.Modern infrastructure is comprised of compute, storage, and network components. Most organizations maintain regularrefresh cycles for their compute and network infrastructure.While some proprietary technology and vendor lock-in issuesexist in compute and network infrastructure, these refreshesare relatively seamless. Storage infrastructure refreshes, on theother hand, are far more complex. Storage architectures tend togrow over time as more capacity and performance is needed. Asa result, storage infrastructure has become the most expensivecapital IT investment in the data center. Vendor lock-in due to theuse of proprietary technologies is yet another challenge. Finally,Introduction1These materials are 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
the sheer volume of data that must be migrated when storageinfrastructure is upgraded is daunting and often means significant risk and downtime for the organization.About This BookIn this book, you discover the innovative storage technologiesthat are available to help you modernize your infrastructure andaddress these challenges to enable your organization’s digitaltransformation journey.Modern Infrastructure For Dummies, Dell EMC #GetModern SpecialEdition, consists of eight short chapters that explore»» Storage challenges that today’s businesses must address(Chapter 1)»» Modern storage infrastructure options and technologies(Chapter 2)»» Important data protection capabilities to look for in a modernstorage solution (Chapter 3)»» All-flash, converged, hyperconverged, and software-definedstorage solutions available from Dell EMC (Chapters 4through 6)»» Data protection solutions available from Dell EMC (Chapter 7)»» Ten important criteria for evaluating modern infrastructuresolutions (Chapter 8)Foolish AssumptionsIt’s been said that most assumptions have outlived their uselessness, but I assume a few things nonetheless!Mainly, I assume that you’re a technology professional (such as adata center manager or storage architect) or decision maker (suchas a CIO or IT director) with some knowledge of data storage challenges and technologies. As such, this book is written primarilyfor technical readers, but just in case you’re not too technical (or2Modern Infrastructure For Dummies, Dell EMC #GetModern Special EditionThese materials are 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
perhaps a bit rusty), I explain any technical terms and conceptsthat come up in this book.If any of these assumptions describe you, then this book is foryou! If none of these assumptions describe you, keep readinganyway. It’s a great book and when you finish reading it, you’llhave enough stored knowledge about modern storage infrastructure to be dangerous!Icons Used in This BookThroughout this book, I occasionally use special icons to callattention to important information. Here’s what to expect:This icon points out information you should commit to your nonvolatile memory, your gray matter, or your noggin’ — along withanniversaries and birthdays!You won’t find a map of the human genome here, but if you seekto attain the seventh level of NERD-vana, perk up! This iconexplains the jargon beneath the jargon!Tips are appreciated, never expected — and I sure hope you’llappreciate these tips! This icon points out useful nuggets ofinformation.Beyond the BookThere’s only so much we can cover in 56 short pages, so if youfind yourself at the end of this book, thinking “Gosh, this is agreat book; where can I learn more?” just go to www.emc.com.Where to Go from HereWith our apologies to Lewis Carroll, Alice, and the Cheshire cat:“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”Introduction3These materials are 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
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Modern infrastructure is comprised of compute, storage, and network components. Most organizations maintain regular refresh cycles for their compute and network infrastructure. While some proprietary technology and vendor lock-in issues exist in compute and network infrastructure, these refreshes are relatively seamless. Storage infrastructure .
