VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture Automate and orchestrate your Software-Defined Data Center on AWS Ajit Pratap Kundan BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture Copyright © 2018 Packt Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing or its dealers and distributors, will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this book Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information Commissioning Editor: Vijin Boricha Acquisition Editor: Namrata Patil Content Development Editor: Amrita Noronha Technical Editor: Nilesh Sawakhande Copy Editor: Safis Editing Project Coordinator: Shweta H Birwatkar Proofreader: Safis Editing Indexer: Tejal Daruwale Soni Graphics: Jisha Chirayil Production Coordinator: Aparna Bhagat First published: March 2018 Production reference: 1280318 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK ISBN 978-1-78728-343-5 www.packtpub.com mapt.io Mapt is an online digital library that gives you full access to over 5,000 books and videos, as well as industry leading tools to help you plan your personal development and advance your career For more information, please visit our website Why subscribe? 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professional I currently reside in New Delhi, India with my wife and two boys I would like to thank my wife for putting up with my late-night writing sessions I also give deep thanks and gratitude to my colleagues for their guidance and suggestions % savings 98.18 % # of weeks # hour s Project manager 15 Networking specialist x2 2 160 VM specialist 1 40 # of FTEs Configuration Total 215 VMware Cloud Foundation hrs/week % saving Provision Capacity (Work domains) VM specialist Total 96.2 8% # of FTEs # of weeks # hour s 1 40 40 VMware Cloud Foundation % savings 80.0 0% Upgrade and Patching # of FTEs Project manager VM specialist # of weeks # hour s 15 NA 240 hrs/ESXi host Total 255 VMware Cloud Foundation 32 % savings 87.45 % hrs/week # of hours # of days One rack 950 119 VMware Cloud Foundation 56 94.11% 17.0 The service-based cost classification guidance—manufacturing customer: Servic e Manu factur ing I D n ir D d e ir ir ct e e C C c c a C Servic o t t p o e Cost st C E C st Eleme C o o x T nt y (Exam p ples) e o s mt p o L n a e b n o ts r C o m Server p hardwa u re: ti Chassis n , blade, Y g and es H comput ar e d resourc w es ar e Deskto ps/lapt ops, scanner s, project Y ors, e printers s , and technic al support st / Assumptions/Comments OO v p e E r x h e a d C Y a e p s E x Typically, most of the server-side hardware is classified as a fixed cost, because it is part of a long term investment (CapEx) Moreover, based on the component positioning and the service being costed-out, the cost element could be a direct cost to the service (for example, blade server cost to an SDDC environment), or an indirect cost, and part of the service overhead, such as the cost of a blade server allocated to a single VM while it is being shared with other VMs C The client-side hardware could be on a fixeda cost basis (for the most part), and hence p CapEx classified However, it can also be part E of some leased contract (per-desktop basis), x and therefore it could be classified as a / variable cost, and operational expenditure O (OpEx) The desktop/laptop service cost p elements represent direct cost to the overall E Desktop as a Service, unless positioned x otherwise tools Switche s, routers, circuits, networ Nk et equipm Y w ent, e o transpo s r rt and k access, cables, and fiber optic cables Storage related St equipm o Y ent e (IBM, g s HDS, e and EMC) Securit A y, p firewall pl , Y ia backup, e n networ s c k C Ya e p s E x Generally, the majority of network components are classified as fixed capital expenses because they are expensive and used for years when supporting IT services Similar to server hardware, these cost elements could be directly allocated (that is, traced) to a service, or could be classified as indirect overhead cost to an SDDC VM as a service for instance A less-expensive approach could be deployed if the VMware SDDC virtual networking advantage (that is, NSX) is enabled, which lowers those fixed and CapEx costs along with some direct labor costs involved C Ya e p s E x Most of the storage investment is for longterm usage, and that's why it is seen as a fixed capital cost Storage cost elements could be classified as direct cost components if they are allocated entirely for one service, but for the most part they are classified as indirect cost as part of the overhead to support a service, such as SDDC VM as a Service C Ya e p Similar to Network s E x e tools/te s sts, and so on Enterpr ise Y license e agreem s ents C a p If one time upfront payment, then CapEx E Y Otherwise (if annually paid), then OpEx Also, x e if maintenance cost can be separated from / s software licenses cost, then also OpEx O maintenance cost p E x Subscri ption basis Y (for e exampl s e, payas-yougo) Pay-as-you-go software is typically classified as variable, but could be seen as fixed if the O contract is for the full period However, in all Y p cases it is part of the operational expenses e E (OpEx), and no depreciation is considered s x The same direct and indirect cost classification discussion applies as with the licensed enterprise agreement Data center facilitie Y s, power, e s and cooling supplie s C a Data center facilities are all fixed cost assets, p and are classified as capital expenses If you Y E are costing out the data center as a service, e x these costs are direct However, if you are s / costing a service that is running out of this O data center, these costs are classified as p indirect costs E x S of t w ar e F a ci li ti e s C o n tr a ct s Mainte nance Y and e Support s contrac ts P ICT r projects Y oj and e e process s ct improv s ement L a b o r CIO and top IT leaders hip team Contracts are typically based on the type and scope of contracts For example, some contracts are based on activities performed, which can be classified as variable, and others O are based on flat rate and can be safely Y p classified as fixed These are typically seen as e E operational expenses, and are mostly s x considered indirect costs because they hold support terms for a lot of other services provided by a specific vendor Contracts costs could be classified as direct cost if the entire contract can be allocated to a service Depending on the project's context, purpose, C structure, execution timeline, and fiscal year, a some of its costs are classified as variable, p others as fixed Similarly, some of its phases E might be classified as capital investments, Y x while others are classified as operational e / expenditures If a project affects one service, s O it can be entirely allocated to that service p (direct cost) However, if a process E improvement project is expected to improve x all IT efficiency, its cost is classified as indirect cost to all IT services Typically, the IT executive team cost is considered part of IT overhead, and therefore, O it is one of those cost elements that should p not be part of the service manufacturing cost E calculation These costs are seen as fixed x because they don't change frequently over time, and are part of the operational expenditures ICT staff (nonleaders hip) Hourly paid (for exampl e, overtim e or contrac ts) O Office v supplie er s, office h rent, e and so a on d Trainin The service related roles costs are fixed costs because they don't frequently change over time, but could be classified as variable if their utilization based cost varies over O periods These costs are classified as direct Y Y costs (for example, a dedicated service admin) p e e E or indirect cost, such as a shared service s s x administrator who manages 10 other services and whose cost allocation might be based on percentage of time spent, or utilization These are typically operational costs The hourly paid labor is a variable cost O However, if the laborers are supporting IT YY p services, they are either direct or indirect e e E costs depending on the scope of services or s s x dedication level These costs are typically operational C a p E x Follow finance department guidelines and / policies O p E x g and Y professi e onal s O develop t ment h er s Y T and E e s YO e p s E Follow finance department guidelines and x policies O Y p Follow finance department guidelines and e E policies s x Fl Transp Y e ort e et vehicles s C Ya e p s E x Y e s O Y p e E s x Fuel Summary VMware allows customers to continue their cloud journey through Cloud Foundation and vRealize Suite, where Cloud Foundation addresses the cloud infrastructure layer and vRealize Suite addresses the Cloud Management Platform (CMP) layer of a cloud stack Cloud Foundation helps customers quickly and efficiently stand-up and manage the cloud infrastructure foundation through SDDC Manager SDDC Manager automates the lifecycle management of the cloud infrastructure stack (from bring-up, to configuration, infrastructure provisioning, upgrades/patches, and so on), making it extremely simple for the cloud admin to build and maintain the cloud stack Following are the important aspects of any cloud deployments: Multi-tenant: Multi-tenancy is an architecture in which a single instance of a software application serves multiple customers Each customer is called a tenant Tenants may be given the ability to customize some parts of the application, such as color of the user interface (UI) or business rules, but they cannot customize the application's code Operational Expenditure (OpEx): An operating expense, operating expenditure, operational expense, operational expenditure, or OPEX is an ongoing cost for running a product, business, or system Its counterpart, a capital expenditure (CapEx), is the cost of developing or providing nonconsumable parts for the product or system For example, the purchase of a photocopier involves CapEx, and the annual paper, toner, power, and maintenance costs represents OpEx For larger systems such as businesses, OpEx may also include the cost of workers and facility expenses such as rent and utilities On-Premises/Off-Premises (OPOP): Cloud computing will simply become ubiquitous in its many forms and we are all going to end up with a hybrid model of cloud adoption—a veritable mashup of cloud services spanning the entire gamut of offerings that we already have today Cloud Foundation and vRealize Suite are hybrid cloud solutions that extend to public clouds Cloud Foundation is offered via IBM Cloud vRealize today, manages vCloud Air network clouds, AWS, and Azure (via professional services support) endpoints, and helps customers to get the benefits of Cross-Cloud services, across different platforms, in different locations Please browse the following reference for more documents and the latest updates: , https://www.vmware.com/in/products/cloud-foundation.html https://www.vmware.com/conte nt/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/products/cloud-foundation/vmware-cloud-foundatio n-one-cloud-case-study.pdf Other Books You May Enjoy If you enjoyed this book, you may be interested in these other books by Packt: Hybrid Cloud for 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