1. Software & Virtualization: Benefitting the Data Center & Beyond … SDx Summit, Dec. 9, 2014 © Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Metanoia, Inc. Critical Systems Thinking™ Vishal Sharma, Ph.D. Metanoia, Inc. Email: experts@metanoia-inc.com Web: http://www.metanoia-inc.comhttp://www.metanoia-inc.com Phone: +1-650-641-0082 Fax: +1-650-641-0086

2.  Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Metanoia, Inc. Critical Systems Thinking™ Software and Virtualization: Benefitting the Data Center and Beyond SDx Summit, Palo Alto, CA, Dec. 9, 2014 2 What is SDx? A collection of software-defined or software-enabled solutions for managing & controlling data center assets (network, storage, compute) together with those across the service provider WAN, including the provider’s edge, metro, and core networks SDx capabilities could be applicable to a provider’s internal infrastructure and/or to its customer-facing public infrastructure © Jerry King, on Tom’s IT Pro, King on IT Blogs

3.  Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Metanoia, Inc. Critical Systems Thinking™ Software and Virtualization: Benefitting the Data Center and Beyond SDx Summit, Palo Alto, CA, Dec. 9, 2014 3 Oncoming (Bit) Torrent of the Cloud … Cisco’s Annual Global Cloud Index (GCI) projects that by 2018: Global data center traffic to grow 3X (or 300%) 3/4th of all data center traffic will come from cloud services Public, private, and hybrid cloud CAGR’s: 50%, 45%, & 40%! Cloud workloads to grow at a CAGR of +24% vs (-2%) for DCs Traffic between DCs and end-users to reach 1.5 ZB annuall (17% of total DC traffic)

4.  Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Metanoia, Inc. Critical Systems Thinking™ Software and Virtualization: Benefitting the Data Center and Beyond SDx Summit, Palo Alto, CA, Dec. 9, 2014 4 Key Trends Today … Impacting SDx On-demand, pay-as-you-go service models – whether for the cloud (PaaS), the data center (IaaS), or the network (NaaS) SDDCs – flexible, pooled compute, network, & storage Emergence of elastic clouds – “pets” vs “cattle” paradigm – impacts architecture, availability, resilience, scaling, pricing

5.  Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Metanoia, Inc. Critical Systems Thinking™ Software and Virtualization: Benefitting the Data Center and Beyond SDx Summit, Palo Alto, CA, Dec. 9, 2014 5 Trends Driving Carrier Adoption of SDx Move from hardware-centric to software-centric networks Software innovations based on open-interfaces Increasing complexity of the back-office: mgt., OSS/BSS Advent of open-source solutions Back-office transformation is a key to migration to SDx

6.  Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Metanoia, Inc. Critical Systems Thinking™ Software and Virtualization: Benefitting the Data Center and Beyond SDx Summit, Palo Alto, CA, Dec. 9, 2014 6 Carrier Challenges to Realizing an SDx Vision … Adapt to changes in their business, not just the technology Modernize service ops + mgt before deploying SDx solutions Cooperation between providers’ network & IT ops teams Interoperability of key elements in emerging SDx solutions Dissolve service silos – help SDx extend across carrier infra. and enterprise IT infra. across public & private networks

7.  Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved Metanoia, Inc. Critical Systems Thinking™ Software and Virtualization: Benefitting the Data Center and Beyond SDx Summit, Palo Alto, CA, Dec. 9, 2014 7 Overview of the Day … What to Expect Evolving Towards a Software-Enabled Age – Panel SDx Case Studies, 11:00am – 12:45pm Network virtualization in the Cloud: SDCC process automation SDN in the DC and WAN Commercial Opportunities Posed by SDx Challenges of SDx Deployment, 2:00 – 3:15pm SDCC and SDS, security & compliance, disaster recovery Investment Potential of SDx SDx Think-Tank Session, 4:00 – 5:00pm