Explores why building robust and secure data center infrastructure is hard and how the unique RackN infrastructure as code and context management in Digital Rebar solves this challenge.
Integrated Vendor-Locked Tethered / Managed Best of Breed Commodity Do-It-Yourself and Infrastructure v2020 We see the data center as an integrated, multi-vendor system instead of a bunch of stand alone components. RackN provides cloud-like automation and APIs without surrendering the control domains.
Integrated Vendor-Locked Tethered / Managed Best of Breed Commodity Do-It-Yourself and Edge v2020 We see the data center as an integrated, multi-vendor system instead of a bunch of stand alone components. RackN provides cloud-like automation and APIs without surrendering the control domains. plus Site-Autonomy
Edge Edge Data Center Edge Edge Data Center Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge In practice, Enterprise and Edge have same management needs Cross Domain Control is not scale problem Security Zero Touch Application Mix Commodity H/W Enterprise = Edge
Customer Managed Platform (No SaaS or MSP) Runs behind their firewall without any RackN supervision or connection. Dedicated Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Shared Infrastructure
Technical Deep Dive Critical Needs 1. Easy to Use Shared Patterns 2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) 3. Multi-Vendor 4. Constantly Updated / Secure 5. Integration to SoR 6. Compliance & Visibility The “how” matters if we are going to dramatically improve infrastructure operations
The Challenge: Many Control Domains Network Management Workload Network & DMZ Systems of Record Operator Network Infrastructure is not monolithic: management must span many systems. Corporate Network (Dev & Operator Clients) Protected Systems and Assets (Trusted) Infrastructure Administration (Trusted) Internet Facing Applications (Untrusted)
Public cloud flatten control domains Network Management Workload Network & DMZ Systems of Record Operator Network In Public Clouds, all of these control domains are managed by public APIs! Cloud API
Control domains are required, but hard to manage Network Management Workload Network & DMZ Systems of Record Operator Network Instead of replacing control domains with a single API, we build workflow orchestration that coordinates activities between them.
Evolved to an Infrastructure Workflow Hub DHCP Netboot (PXE, iPXE, …) Agent (Linux, Win, ESX, … ) Network Switch / ToR REST API & UX Systems of Record Configuration Mgmt DB Monitoring Systems DRP OOB / BMC (iLo, DRAC, Redfish, ...) CI/CD Pipeline
Because Integrated Workflow Is Critical DHCP Netboot (PXE, iPXE, …) Agent (Linux, Win, ESX, … ) Network Switch / ToR REST API & UX Systems of Record Configuration Mgmt DB Monitoring Systems DRP OOB / BMC (iLo, DRAC, Redfish, ...) CI/CD Pipeline
Workflow must span control domains DHCP Netboot (PXE, iPXE, …) Agent (Linux, Win, ESX, … ) Network Switch / ToR REST API & UX Systems of Record Configuration Mgmt DB Monitoring Systems DRP OOB / BMC (iLo, DRAC, Redfish, ...) CI/CD Pipeline
Digital Rebar Platform is the Bridge Infrastructure as Code Configuration Management Metal Provisioning Multi-Cloud Managers API Orchestration Infrastructure Configuration DRP
Plus a Multi-Site “Single-Pane-of-Glass” DRP DRP DRP Global Control DRP Local Control DRP Regional Control Live Single Pane of Glass Distributed DC US-1 Distributed DC EU-2 Distributed DC AR-3
Multi-Vendor vs Managed is an Artificial Dichotomy Don’t let vendors say “not my problem” with component silos! Don’t let CSPs determine the operating rules!
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