FusionLayer - Network provisioning, automation, and control for private datacenters, public clouds and SDN
- 1. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. The single point of visibility, control and automation for all networks across private data centers, public clouds and SDN
- 2. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. FUSIONLAYER – ENABLING NETWORK AUTOMATION Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, 5G mobility and Digital Transformation are technology mega trends shaping communities as we head into the 2020s. At the core of these trends are the IT networks that connect the digital society. FusionLayer helps service providers, data centers and enterprises in automating networks and related processes. This is accomplished with patented cutting-edge technologies that provide unified management and automation for all network related information. The future is here. At Scale. With Ease.
- 3. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. FusionLayer - Global experience and expertise 15 years with network management solutions Expertise in global software product business Patented network management technologies Large Enterprises Telecom CompaniesManaged Service Providers Large Data Centers Public, Private & Telco Clouds Enterprise Networks & SDN Multi-vendor & Multi-tenant Customers across the globe
- 4. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. IT CLOUD EVOLUTION: CHALLENGES WITH NETWORKS
- 5. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. IT Cloud Evolution – Challenge with networks Fragmentation and silos in IT infrastructure Individual stacks and various tools by many vendors Networks managed in many places, manual processes Inability to handle multitenancy and multiple clouds End-to-end automation requirements not available Data Centers A C B Private Clouds Z YX Public Clouds M R G A Control & provisioning Control & Provisioning Control & Provisioning DevOps and IT teams Lack of control Conflicting IPs Lack of visibility Network overlaps Manual processes No API for network automation Human errors
- 6. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. SOLUTION: CENTRALIZED VISIBILITY, PROVISIONING & CONTROL
- 7. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. FusionLayer: Authoritative Network Management All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them. Public Clouds Private Clouds DevOps & Orchestration DNS & DHCP SDN & NFV
- 8. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. FusionLayer: Authoritative Network Management FusionLayer - All networks managed in one system ◎ Existing networks imported into a single location ◎ Reading SDN-enabled networks from controllers ◎ Overlapping networks managed easily in one system Unified API for provisioning networks and prefixes ◎ Business logic for provisioning IPs, names, and other network data ◎ Ready plug-ins for VMware, OpenStack, Cisco, AWS and others ◎ Bridge the gap between orchestrators and networks via API All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them. Functions as “Network Configuration Manager” ◎ Highly scalable architecture – tens of millions of objects ◎ Fully configurable data structure – no restart needed at update ◎ Read/write/delete information via REST API Traditional IPAM / DDI included in the package ◎ Automated DNS management and change provisioning ◎ Centralized DHCP management and monitoring ◎ Ability to co-exist with third-party DDI solutions
- 9. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. FusionLayer Portfolio FusionLayer Infinity ◎ Network Management across private networks and public clouds ◎ Scales up to tens of millions of objects with embedded CMDB ◎ Integrates to automated service architectures, SDN & NFV systems ◎ Integrates to DNS, DHCP and Discovery services FusionLayer DNS ◎ Secure and robust DNS software appliance ◎ Scales up to 200,000 QPS+ per server ◎ Runs in any x86-based environment (HW or virtualized) FusionLayer DHCP ◎ Secure and robust DHCP software appliance ◎ Scales up to to 2,000 LPS+ per server ◎ Runs in any x86-based environment (HW or virtualized) FusionLayer Discovery ◎ Dedicated server for L2/L3 discovery ◎ Runs in any x86-based environment (HW or virtualized) ◎ Integrates with IPAM solutions by FusionLayer All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
- 10. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. FusionLayer Infinity – Solution Benefits Network Agility and Speed of Deployment ◎ Unified network management = on-premise + public cloud ◎ Map relationships between networks (VRF, NAT, v4-v6, etc.) ◎ Automated data collection and provisioning processes for ◎ Containers, DevOps, OpenStack, VMware, MS Azure (on-premise) ◎ Amazon Web Services and Azure (VPC / public cloud) ◎ SDNs + select physical devices (e.g., Arista, Cisco) Cut Operating Expenses (OPEX), remove manual work ◎ Automate network and release parameter assignments ◎ Eliminate ticketed requests and manual verification ◎ Save up to several man-years of network engineering time Compliance with ITIL and Best Practices ◎ Operates as network CMDB – store and exchange any data ◎ Authorization, authentication and audit (AAA) trails for all changes ◎ Multitenancy – delegated visibility into all logical networks All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
- 11. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. Bridging the silos – Key Differentiation All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them. Ease-of-Use via smooth UI ◎ Traditional and SDN networks managed in a single system ◎ Access control based on roles – centralized visibility ◎ Native support for multitenancy and network overlaps Ease-of-Integration in multi-vendor environments ◎ Connectors for integration with SDN, DNS and NFV-Os ◎ REST API for quick read & write integration with DevOps and other systems ◎ Fully configurable data structure Exceptional scalability ◎ Hybrid DB architecture – SQL + NoSQL ◎ Scales to tens of millions of objects, supporting use cases e.g. dual-stack and IPv6; and IoT with sensor networks Centralized provisioning ◎ REST API for assigning prefixes, UIDs, names, and other data ◎ Real-time provisioning – UID to authoritative DNS ◎ Provision free prefixes to orchestrators and SD-WAN
- 12. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. BUSINESS CASE: CLEAR BENEFITS TO FUSIONLAYER CUSTOMERS
- 13. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. Business Case – Tieto Corporation The MSP’s initial cloud service launched in 2014 ◎ DHCP and manual processes not suited for multitenancy ◎ Lead-time to deploy new workloads counted in weeks ◎ Overlap in tenant networks made DHCP unfeasible ◎ Manual assignment involved lengthy processes and took weeks ◎ Business users had no visibility to logical tenant networks FusionLayer Solves the Problem ◎ Patented technology for automating IP and name assignments ◎ Ability to integrate multiple orchestrators into a single system ◎ New service in network portfolio for visibility & delegations Concrete Business Benefits for the MSP ✅ Saving about three network engineering man-years annually ✅ Delivery times for integrated services calculated in minutes ✅ New feature in service portfolio ✅ Ability to provide tenants with restricted views to networks ✅ Providing internal service organizations with real-time visibility
- 14. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. NEW ARCHITECTURES AND INTEGRATIONS
- 15. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. Example Architecture – Hybrid Networks All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them. FusionLayer Infinity integrating infrastructure elements in a multi- vendor environment Manage networks spanning across on-premise datacenters and public clouds.
- 16. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. Telco Cloud and NFV Instant agility and connection across clouds ◎ FusionLayer provides network automation & management solutions to communication service providers that run telco clouds and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). ◎ Provides Telcos the ability to meet peak demands while maintaining secure control and transparency across thousands of tenant networks. Automation and transparency ◎ Centralized & real-time management of all networks & IP parameters ◎ Real-time Network visibility & synchronization with VIMs, NFV-Is & MANO ◎ Integration with physical switches ◎ Network CMDB for multi-vendor Service Orchestration ◎ A scalable and High Availability (HA) architecture All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
- 17. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. Integration with Orchestration Systems Easy and quick integration across solutions ◎ Open REST API supports integration with any service orchestrator, NFV-O, cloud & container orchestrators, ◎ DevOps and automation solutions such as Ansible and Puppet via API, ◎ Validated off-the-shelf integrations with ◎ Nuage VSD, Cisco APIC and Neutron API (SDN) ◎ HPE NFV-I and Helion Carrier Grade (NFV) ◎ VMware, OpenStack, AWS, and others ◎ Can also be integrated with network service orchestrators such as Tail-F, NetCracker or Comptel ◎ Enables centralized provisioning and management of overlapping networks All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
- 18. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. Integration with Network Infrastructure Support for traditional networks, SDN and overlaps ◎ Every managed network can be assigned a default zone and a name pattern that can be auto-generated for orchestrators. ◎ Enables automated assignment of UIDs for VNF elements with real-time provisioning into production DNS. ◎ Manage all network blocks and assignments within a single system. The solution supports overlap, and allows traditional and SDN-enabled networks to co-exist inside shared system. ◎ Read network data from multiple SDNs and use it to provision network service orchestrators and NFV-Os. ◎ Manage links between underlay and overlay networks ◎ VRF links between overlays and underlays ◎ NAT links between public and private networks ◎ Link IPv4 and IPv6 networks together for true dual-stack ◎ Link VLANs and VXLANs together for simple manageability
- 19. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. Access and Restrictions Ease of access management and control ◎ Granular user management for restricted and delegated access ◎ Provide network visibility and reporting as a service Compliance and support for existing technologies ◎ Extensive audit trails for compliance ◎ Supports centralized authentication ◎ LDAP, ◎ RADIUS, ◎ PAM All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
- 20. © FusionLayer, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved. For more information, please visit www.fusionlayer.com or contact sales@fusionlayer.com