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Data Storage Strategy

Data Storage Strategy. Brian Boyle Network Services Manager HEAnet. Introduction. Context Data Storage services Centralising service The case for NREN involvement HEAnet’s activities. Context. Client expectations International developments TF-Storage Survey Requirements gathering

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Data Storage Strategy

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  1. Data Storage Strategy Brian Boyle Network Services Manager HEAnet

  2. Introduction • Context • Data Storage services • Centralising service • The case for NREN involvement • HEAnet’s activities

  3. Context • Client expectations • International developments • TF-Storage • Survey • Requirements gathering • Lead to multiple strands • Quick, cheap / Expensive, hi-spec • Not homogeneous • Many users – Research, ICT, Students…

  4. International context • Terena TF-Storage Working Group • Open to all • Mainly NREN and IT Services • Appearances by Storage Vendors • Cloud Providers, Hardware people, etc • Many examples of: • National Data Storage • IaaS by NRENs for IT Services

  5. International • Summary: Data Storage: • Is very complex & expensive • Not usually a core activity • …but could easily take up this role! • Needs a lot of work • Procurement • System Administration • End user support • …

  6. Centralised service • There is a market for Centralised Storage. Why? • Economy of scale • Elasticity of supply • High end functionality • Good hosting environment • Better administration • Lower risk for data

  7. NREN Service • Why would an NREN get involved? • Excellent network • Sustainable trust relationship • Client has strong influence • Similar funding environment • Cheaper than commercial offering • Tailored SLA, lower power costs, no profit margin • Leverages existing assets • No surprises

  8. Data Storage Services • Tightly coupled • High speed disk, bus, fast CPU • Loosely coupled • Client/Server, local network • Very loosely coupled • Widely separated client/server

  9. The Solution Spectrum

  10. HEAnet’s Storage Services • Data Centre Storage • Data Centre users • Very highly scaleable • High Functionality • High Quality • Today: Applications • FileSender • Media Hosting • Tomorrow: Storage as a Service

  11. Future? • HEAnet’s planned pipeline: • Data Storage as a service • Procurement framework • On behalf of clients • Goals: • Enable equipment procurement • Attract cloud vendors • Simple best practice • Based on client survey

  12. Service Overview

  13. Client Motivation (recap) • Client would like; • Lower cost, more flexibility • Eliminate capex, depreciation • Reduced administration cost • Lowering risk • So the provider must: • Build costs into service charge • But users are comparing to raw storage • Building good commercial relationship • But procurement rules can be tricky

  14. Provider motivation (recap) • Why else is in NREN interested? • Stay close to client • Build services that use the network • Add extra value without inordinate increase in cost • Alignment with stakeholders/funding

  15. Cloud Challenges • Cloud storage & Procurement • “Round peg, square hole” • Definition of “Cloud” • Business model? • Another name for managed service? • Offerings are very different • Comparisons are difficult • Ireland is a small market

  16. Next Steps • Agree procurement requirements • RFT specification • Outline vendor contract • Framework model • Publication, evaluation, award • Ongoing framework model • Lasts for 4 years • Support starts from delivery date

  17. Conclusions • NREN Clients require storage • Huge variety to requirements • They would like NREN’s involved • NREN’s have a strategic role to play • Great use for excellent networks • Part of solution, not whole of solution • Services will be long term • “sticky”

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