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IBM Network Integration Services for wide area networks – application and network performance optimization

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agenda1 The challenges of distributed computing

2 Application and network performance optimization

3 Introducing ANPO technology options

4 Benefits, examples, why IBM



The global expansion challenge: application performance

Business today demands anytime, anywhere access—even as users and applications are increasingly dispersed

Enterprises are experiencing the need to:– Run applications over far-flung communication networks

– Enable work and collaboration across geographies and disparate platforms

– Support a growing number of remote users and branch offices

– Control network infrastructure costs

– Optimize backup and recovery times

These requirements continue to challenge the response and performance of networks and applications



Applications: performance needs for the user community

Businesses today depend on performance-intensive activities such as:

– Long-distance exchange of large files, including medical images, computer-aided design (CAD) drawings and statistical analytics

– Collaborative activities across distance, such as around-the-clock application development

– Bandwidth-sensitive applications, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videoconferencing

Slowdowns in these applications can lead to:– Reduced employee productivity

– Disrupted or impeded business processes

– Damage to business relationships, revenue streams and supply chains

– Jeopardized data integrity



Applications: The WAN is not the LAN

Applications are often designed and developed on a high-speed local area network (LAN) that delivers:

– High-bandwidth Gigabit Ethernet

– Low latency and low packet loss

– High reliability and redundancy

Wide area networks (WANs) can cause application issues– Chatty or noisy protocols can reduce performance

– A common problem is high latency

As a result, many organizations face: – Continued use of the distributed computing model

– Challenges to both data centers and remote branches



Applications: High bandwidth does not equal high performance

Enterprises have typically attempted to solve network performance latency issues by increasing bandwidth

Continually increasing bandwidth is an expensive solution

A larger “pipe” does not necessarily solve network latency issues and packet loss

– Trending data suggests that larger packet loss accompanies larger pipes

– Latency and packet loss can be significant detriments to performance

Focusing on optimizing application and network performance can be a more compelling solution



Top concerns for the IT infrastructure: slow applications and inconsistent network response

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Network performance and applications availability

Ensuring network security

Enabling employee mobility and remote connectivity

Reducing total network costs

Integrating disparate or legacy networks

Network upgrades/migration, including IPC

Global network integration

Storage solutions and disaster recovery

Lack of skills for new or specialized technologies

Implementing IP telephony systems

Challenges associated with M&A activities

Inventory and supply chain coordination (RFID)

Chart source: IBM project executive and client interviews across AG, EMEA, and AP (n=31)—directional only; results are not statistically significant



Branch offices: Remote users face application challenges

Application performance– Bandwidth and throughput limitations

– Latency and packet loss

– Less-productive user experience

Cost and complexity– File, print and e-mail servers

– Storage and backup

– WAN bandwidth

Data protection– Failed backups and loss of data

– Costly offsite vaulting

– Regulatory and compliance requirements



Branch offices: Performance issues drive IT consolidation

An ever-increasing number of remote offices and servers worldwide

A rapidly increasing compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for data that traverses networks

High cost of refresh programs for distributed server hardware and software

Increased labor cost for managing distributed servers

Security and compliance requirements for data located on servers outside of managed data centers



Data center: Server consolidation is one path to improvement

Goals for consolidation typically include:

Reducing the number of local servers

Leveraging current investments

Maintaining and improving LAN-level application performance

Leveraging centralized applications and facilities

Reducing costs at remote locations

Preserving existing network services



Data center: Backup and restore is an ever-increasing need

As a business grows, daily mirroring can take more than 24 hours

Impacts to data restoration can be devastating

Application and network performance optimization can facilitate efficient and full data backup

– Daily mirroring and full recovery time can be significantly improved



Application and network performance optimization (ANPO) provides solutions for branch office and data center issues

ANPO provides the ability to speed the transmission of data through a telecommunications connection without additional bandwidth

Components of the service include:– Application appliance device installed at branch

offices and data center locations

– Centralization of applications and consolidation of data centers, servers and storage

– Design, implementation and project management services

ANPO helps ensure that the network is performing and applications are responding as needed



When would you care about ANPO capabilities?

ANPO allows you to centralize applications and consolidate server andstorage systems to help:

Avoid loss of end-user productivity

Improves response time of applications

Free up bandwidth for new applications

Enhance branch access to centrally hosted applications, servers and storage

Improve linkages across data centers, between data centers and branches, and among branches

Reduce latency to improve the user experience

Reduce or eliminate the need for expenditures on additional bandwidth

Enable efficiencies through consolidation of servers, storage and data centers



ANPO facilitates application acceleration and WAN optimization

IBM delivers tools and services designed to allow you to:

Dramatically improve the performance and response times of key IT systems and processes

Address the needs of data centers and branch and remote offices– Enhances the performance of any Transmission Control

Protocol (TCP)-based application across a WAN

Helps significantly reduce branch IT expenditures for: – Hardware systems

– Software licenses

– Support resources in branches



ANPO can deliver benefits in multiple key scenarios

WAN refresh– Upgrading technology and routers

– Managing bandwidth costs

Alleviation of slow application performance– Centralizing applications, exchange, Web, file

sharing, software and distribution

– Performing new application rollout

Server or data center consolidation– Enhancing file/print, e-mail, backup, application

and software distribution

– Supporting compliance initiatives



Introducing Cisco, Juniper and Riverbed technology solutions from IBM

These technologies make possible ANPO solutionsthat are designed to:

Protect data and manage regulatory compliance

Integrate improvements into existing networks

Enhance application network performance

Reduce fixed server costs

Lower server operation costs



Overview: ANPO reaches across the distributed enterprise

Application appliance Connects remote locations

to data center

Meets needs of multiple industries, including retail, financial services and manufacturing

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ANPOappliance

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In the network: compressing, caching and speeding data

Appliances at branch and central locations are designed to enhanceapplication performance

Compression and caching reduce the overall volume of WAN traffic

Appliances analyze data as it moves back and forth between sites– Determining what has changed since the last transmission

– Sending only new or changed data

ANPO edge appliance ANPO core appliance

LAN switch

LAN switch

Client workstation

Network attached storage

IP network

WAN router WAN router

Firewall Firewall



Data center consolidation: challenges and benefits

Combining multiple data centers into a few centers typically: – Aims to simplify infrastructure and maintenance, save money, and enhance

security and compliance

– Relocates equipment—but leaves users widely dispersed

– Loses effectiveness if users experience application latency

– Is expensive—and won’t overcome latency—if it requires adding bandwidth

Consolidation becomes effective when it can:– Maintain LAN-like service for remote users

– Help mitigate the risk of consolidating multiple complex data centers

– Help integrate the data center with branch infrastructures—including multivendor environments

– Reduce the need to increase expenditures on WAN bandwidth



Data center consolidation: state government example

Business challenge: State legislative mandate to consolidate 32 data

centers to two

Solution: With a solution enabled by Cisco Wide Area

Application Services (WAAS), 6,000 midrange servers and 690TB of storage were consolidated to two redundant data centers

Results: Maintained application performance in a high-volume

data transmission environment

Increased security and resiliency

Why IBM? IBM’s broad knowledge

means we can integrate complex technical solutions, create a security-rich data center and enable storage consolidation



Server consolidation: challenges and benefits

Moving servers from branches to a central location can help reduce multiple expenses, including:

– Server purchases

– Server maintenance and support

Replacing remote servers with an appliance can enhance operations by helping to:

– Simplify and enhance data center operations such as data migration, operating system (OS) image deployment and application storage

– Improve results and ease complexity of adhering to regulatory requirements for server and storage security and accurate backup/recovery capabilities

– Enable dedicated, professional support from a centralized staff

This enabling technology can move you closer to the future of servers because it:

– Aligns with trends to help eliminate duplication at remote offices and to consolidate technology at central locations



Server consolidation: financial services example

Business challenge: Financial services company with two data centers

and 100 remote locations needed to ensure regulatory compliance and data protection along with improved performance of applications while reducing costs

Solution: Remote servers connecting to data centers were

consolidated using Cisco WAAS appliances

Results: Total cost of hardware, software and services

is less than US$2 million, with a projected payback of US$6.5 million

Why IBM?IBM’s worldwide partnerships help ensure that you get the best technical solution for your environment



Server consolidation: industrial example

Business challenge: Fortune 100 industrial company with an annual

revenue of US$49 billion planned to refresh and upgrade more than 350 servers worldwide

Solution: An analysis of traffic on the network determined that

only 80 servers were needed

Carefully placed Cisco WAAS appliances in the network reduce traffic flow and allow greater remote access to data centers

Results: The company reduced fixed costs by US$7 million

over five years and reduced steady state labor costs by US$900,000 per year

Why IBM?Global IBM delivery teams leverage standardized project management practices and business process methodologies to successfully deliver complex global projects



Server consolidation: financial services example

Business challenge: Lower the cost and management requirements of more

than 800 file/print servers and their associated storage and backup systems

Boost utilization and improve security of servers containing customer information

Solution: Consolidated remote site data to a central location;

reconfigured and consolidated servers into a single location

Results: Saved US$4 million by reducing ongoing data center costs

Avoided US$18 million in server-related purchasing costs

Lowered security risks to customer information by centralizing files

Helped reduce energy and space requirements at branch locations

Why IBM? IBM’s global presence

can meet your international requirements

IBM maintains global partnerships



Why work with IBM?

Comprehensive range of services with a single point of accountability– IBM helps position you for future applications and business transformation

projects designed to meet your financial, technical and human resources goals

– IBM maintains strong relationships with leading network equipment and service providers worldwide

– IBM provides application and network performance optimization solutions designed to meet the needs of your environment

Expertise, knowledge and intellectual capital– You focus on your core competencies while IBM designs and implements the solution

– IBM provides expertise in IT solutions, applications, networking integration, business processes and project management of worldwide complex implementations

– IBM provides application and network performance optimization services for its internal network globally

Outstanding service and support– IBM designs and manages complex, mission-critical networks

Global reach– IBM offers worldwide service and support capabilities in more than 160 countries



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