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Vicom and IBM Cloud Managed Services on z Systems
Optimize CapEx and Reduce Risk with zCloud Presenters: Steven P Dickens Ron Viola Date: Feb 16, 2017 SSP03201-USEN -01
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Agenda. Why Vicom and IBM? A cloud-first strategy
Challenges facing traditional mainframes IBM Cloud Managed Services on z Systems® (known as zCloud) features and benefits Next steps
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Vicom Family of Companies
Mainframe – IBM zSeries platform Professional Services IBM MLC/OTC Software IBM Service SuitesTM IBM Enterprise and Midrange Disk/Tape Technical Services IBM Software IT Staffing Technical Project Management Core of the family of companies PC / Intel Servers / Enterprise Servers UNIX Marketplace Professional Services
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Client Support Structure
Team Approach / Relationship Based Customer Knowledge and History IBM Premier Business Partner Easy Access to Account Focal Points and Upper Management Account Manager Focal point for your Account Product Line Acct Managers System z Specialist / Software Specialist / Staffing Specialist / Leasing Specialist Technical Contact Oversees all technical aspects of projects A/R Contact Assist with accounting issues
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Why Vicom as your zCloud Provider?
Value Added Support, Services and Strategy Preparation for the Cloud Preparing your environment to be the most optimized and lowest cost in the cloud SW Optimization and Migration Assistance to Current Levels Application Rationalization Dev and Test Considerations Transition to the Cloud Working as Your Primary Vendor and Advocate Hand-in Hand with IBM Infrastructure End-to-End Project Management Planning and Scheduling Workload Migrations to the Cloud Managing the least disruptive transition to your internal process and your clients Account Management in the Cloud High Touch Ongoing Support with Assigned Personnel On Prem and Off-Prem Meeting and Exceeding Service Levels and Business Objectives Seamlessly Issue Resolution and Escalation Procedures Strategic Planning for Future Needs and Best Economies in the Cloud
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Executive summary. Legacy mainframe infrastructures lack agility.
Leading organizations are turning to cloud to gain that agility. zCloud enables you to extend your mainframe infrastructure to a cloud delivery model to support reduced costs and greater scalability. As an industry leader in enterprise cloud with years of experience managing mainframes, IBM helps you retain the power of the mainframe with the benefits of cloud.
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Cloud is now the default IT service delivery model.
By 2020, a corporate "no-cloud" policy will be as rare as a "no-Internet" policy is today. At year-end 2015, 58 percent of organizations declared they were using cloud services, with an additional 19 percent planning to use them during the next 24 months or beyond. In the same survey, 88 percent of more than 1000 respondents declared they had cloud-first strategies. Gartner. “Applying a ‘Cloud-First’ Checklist to Ensure Successful Sourcing and Business-IT Alignment.” April 7, #G
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Are you adopting a cloud-first strategy?
A cloud-first strategy evaluates safe, security-rich cloud computing options FIRST, before making any new technology investments. If not considering cloud adoption, here’s why you should: Pay-as-you-grow pricing Reduced TCO Around-the-clock support Improved backup and failover Reduced CapEx Agile deployment Freed up internal resources A focus on core competency, not IT provisioning Reduced dependency on in-house skills
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IBM offers a portfolio of Infrastructure as a Service cloud options.
IBM Bluemix IBM Cloud Managed Services IBM Cloud Managed Services on z Systems Robust, security-rich, multi-tenant solution, up to fully managed production services. One global platform with private or public, dedicated or shared deployment options. Rapid access, multi-tenant solution scaled and priced based on usage. Platform x86 X86, Power® zCloud and LinuxONE Operating system Linux, Windows Linux, Windows, AIX® z/OS, Linux on z, z/VM®, z/VSE®, zTPF Highly dynamic, cloud native, requires geographically dispersed resources Highly available, managed database for mission critical production requiring ITIL support Provisioned w/ various levels of support for critical prod & Dev/Test, high availability Workload Variable, may include up to the host OS and includes system and application patching Up to and including the host operating system. Includes system and application patching. Options based on SW in scope. Includes system maintenance Management level 100% for public and private networks and access to the customer portal. Others as listed in SLA Choice of 98.5% % based on workload requirements. SLAs at the virtual machine level up to and including guest OS Averages 99.99% SLAs for Production & Dev/Test Availability Maintain industry-leading security model, facilitate multiple levels of isolation, use EAL5 Security posture Security Virtual as well as physical isolation Virtual as well as physical isolation Extensive list of OS, virtualization and other middleware Software Extensive list of platform software Provides IBM OS and options for key middleware and ISV support Pricing Pay only for what is used. Per hour or monthly billing Pay only for what is used. Monthly billing Monthly usage-based contract
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Your on-premises mainframe model poses challenges.
Updates to technology take time, money and skills Access to quality mainframe skills is limited System needs to scale to peak usage, leading to overcapacity and increased costs Mainframes cannot scale beyond capacity—requiring capital investments to handle spikes On-premises hardware takes space and data center costs are spiraling Disaster recovery is costly and often untested Limited IT strategic options
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zCloud can reduce your computing infrastructure costs by up to 30 percent.*
The offering provides: Multi-tenant, scalable IBM z/OS and/or Linux mainframe capacity offered as LPARs within a continually refreshed, managed environment High availability options for server, disk and tape and standardized software options Flexibility and scalability designed to meet business needs Security-rich design with standard delivery, software and state-of-the-art technologies A shift from CapEx to OpEx model – usage-based payment schedule Services delivered by IBM mainframe specialists in strategic IBM Service Delivery Centers *Based on client engagements. Not a guarantee of future performance.
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zCloud’s five potentially “game changing”
zCloud can help you achieve a cost-effective, flexible “Mainframe as a Service.” zCloud computing is a pay-per-use consumption and delivery model that enables delivery of configurable computing resources (MIPS, storage GBs) zCloud’s five potentially “game changing” business enablers Shifts CapEx to OpEx Shifts cost from fixed to variable, pay as you go Cost flexibility Business scalability Market adaptability Masked complexity Improved performance Allocates and releases resources based on business demands Gains from scale economics Speeds time to market Supports cloud models and innovation Simplifies IT organization Serves as the mainframe service broker Follows IBM best practices Implements latest IBM HW/SW technology Mainframe skills Consumption- based pricing Elasticity On-demand monthly capacity Technology currency zCloud’s essential characteristics
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A scalable architecture that can be tailored to your requirements.
*Check your local country for availability. 1Central processing unit (CPU). 2Logical partitions (LPARs). IBM global delivery team Company A Company B Company C Disk subsystems Application Middleware z/OS Linux LinuxONE Memory CPU1 CPU LPAR2 LPAR Tape subsystems Private network IBM disaster recovery site (mirrors z Systems environment) Input/Output
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zCloud service catalog offers you options.
IBM WebSphere MQ WebSphere Application Server Software stacks* IBM CICS IBM IMS IBM DB2 z/VM Linux Base: z/OS and Linux Server Server service types* Hot standby High availability Base Disk Storage service types* Infrastructure Flash copy Metro mirror Global mirror Base Tape Tape service types* Virtual tape Global virtual tape Base *Check for feature availability in your country.
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Vicom and IBM provide a complete zCloud solution that includes these components.
Phase 1: Set up to run in zCloud Move from client environment to zCloud (Transition and Transformation services) Phase 2: Daily operations zCloud infrastructure (compute, disk, tape and software stacks) Mainframe operations and management (z Systems support, help desk, account management, security, disaster recovery / high availability support services and more) ISV software (client owned or IBM provided, licensed to run in a multi-tenant z System) Network services (client to zCloud, infrastructure and managing network)
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zCloud provides new avenues of flexibility.
Increased on demand capability Responsive: Align to changing business requirements Predictable: Rated charges Flexible: Capacity to meet business demand Measured capacity: Managed on a four-hour rolling average New Baseline Flex Up Flex Back Time Capacity (MIPS) Client B Baseline Flex Down Cost Client A
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zCloud helps you achieve higher levels of security and reliability to support compliance.
Reliability with high availability Configurable options for high availability with SLAs up to percent Standard hardware maintenance windows Managed services using the experience of more than 6500 mainframe specialists plus automation to enable more rapid recovery during unplanned outages Professional operations with security process Purpose-built data centers Support for leading security management products for mainframes, including IBM RACF, CA Top Secret® and ACF2TM Data encryption for both tape and disk as well as in-flight data across the network z Systems EAL5 technology with isolated LPARs Additional subsystem isolation Compliance Customized designs to help manage specific compliance requirements The physical and virtual controls of our systems, facilities and network are an extension of your own, and we make it easy for you to get the information you need for your own audits
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Opting for a Mainframe as a Service helps you reduce costs.
Eliminate capital investments Optimize software investments (IBM and ISV) Provide configurable options for High Availability and DR Utilize IBM Global Delivery Framework and skills competencies for around-the-clock support Provide for consumption-based pricing model Implement delivery method for currency of SW/HW technologies Provide cloud attributes for dynamic capacity growth Improve back-up and failover Activate easy agile deployment (flexible, scalable) Support, process, skills zLabor Linux or zLabor Storage labor Mainframe software IBM software ISV software Mainframe Hardware zHardware Storage hardware Hardware maintenance Mainframe skills Financial variability OpEx vs. CapEx Savings, reduced TCO Continued improvements
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Organizations use zCloud to spark efficiencies and achieve business objectives.
Semiconductor manufacturer Mortgage company Steel maker World's leading education company Loan processing capabilities company Savings of 20 percent off current budget while gaining scalability to grow its business Facilitates business growth and achieves regulatory compliance Improves system performance by 92 percent, expects to reduce operating costs by 40 percent over five years Wanting to align IT with business strategies, client desired a consumption-based managed services model Achieved 50 percent decrease in processing time required for task completion and reduced operating costs by consolidating data centers
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By bringing leadership and experience to the table, IBM can partner with you to create innovation at your company. Expertise and experience More than 6,500 mainframe specialists supporting hundreds of mainframe clients 35 years managing enterprise data centers Cloud leadership A leader in Public Cloud IaaS adoption1 A leader in hybrid Integration for enterprises.2 A Leader in Cloud Professional Services3 1”IBM Named Leader in Public Cloud IaaS Adoption by TBR,” IBM press release. 2The Forrester Wave™: Hybrid Integration For Enterprises, Q Oct. 18, 3IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Professional Services 2016 Vendor Assessment, April 2016, #US With IBM, you gain expertise, experience and leadership that is virtually unparalleled. Let us help propel innovation at your company.
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Next steps. Confirm our understanding of your IT strategy.
Confirm our understanding of your current environment. Conduct workshop with your Vicom and IBM specialist to define an optimal solution to meet your business and IT goals.
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Thank You Learn more To learn more about IBM Cloud Managed Services on z Systems visit: To learn more about IBM services visit: To assess your cloud maturity read:
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For More Information please contact…
Len Santalucia, CTO & Business Development Manager Vicom Infinity, Inc. One Penn Plaza – Suite 2010 New York, NY 10119 mobile About Vicom Infinity Account Presence Since Late 1990’s IBM Premier Business Partner Reseller of IBM Hardware, Software, and Maintenance Vendor Source for the Last 10 Generations of Mainframes/IBM Storage Professional and IT Architectural Services Vicom Family of Companies Also Offer Leasing & Financing, Computer Services, and IT Staffing & IT Project Management
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