Future-Proofing the WAN
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You can leverage the agility and scale of cloud services and consolidate your data centers, but performance and security are only as good as your WAN. Is this session, learn best practices for connecting cloud, data center, and branch sites through public and private networking to maximize performance, minimize costs, and simplify security. Session sponsored by Level 3.
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- 1. © 2016, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its Affiliates. All rights reserved. November 29, 2016 NET205 Future-Proofing the WAN and Simplifying Security on Your Journey to the Cloud Dan Bowling Dir., Cloud Ecosystem & Business Development Michael Dews Dir., Product Management
- 2. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Trends Transforming Your NetworkTransforming the Enterprise Network
- 3. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Become more agile to keep up with the pace of change 3 Digital Transformation and the IT Challenge IT is changing from a back-office necessity to a critical business driver, embracing change and driving the business toward innovation and competitive advantage People to People People to Data and Applications Processes to Systems Companies to Customers Machines to Machines Locations to Locations To support our customers’ transformation, Level 3 is delivering solutions that provide: Agility Efficiency Security Visibility and Control Reliability and Performance
- 4. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Transforming the Network: The Details SECURING Cloud Deployments DATACENTER Connectivity INCONSISTENT Workloads PUBLIC CLOUD Services SDN API & Portals CONTENT Distribution 4
- 5. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Securing Cloud Deployments What Triggered This Shift? • Data needs to be highly available, but it is stored in different locations • How to secure data sent to and from the cloud • Securing your data in the cloud while allowing access from anywhere Traditional Network Model • Applications and databases were located in the Enterprise datacenter • Customer managed security policies and equipment on premises Network Transformation • Security takes on as-a-service model • Managed Security Services • Network monitoring with enhanced intelligent platforms
- 6. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Network-Based Security: Gateways ● Centralized Secure Internet Breakout ● Remote IP VPN Access (Trusted or Un-Trusted) ● Remote IP VPN with Secure Internet Access ● Mobile Users Access to IP VPN ● Mobile Users Access to IP VPN and Secure Internet Access ● Site to Site IPsec VPNs ● IP VPN Network Segmentation Future Customer Environment Comprehensive network-based protection for your network, devices and users *Reflects Level 3’s plan as of November 2016. Subject to change at Level 3’s sole discretion. 7 USE CASES VPN Traffic Internet Traffic IPsec-GRE tunnel Level 3 Enterprise Security Gateway IPsec tunnel IP VPN access Level 3 VPN IP VPN access Third-party VPN* LTE IPsec tunnel Private Clouds Remote Offices Retail Branch Offices Head Office Mobile
- 7. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Inconsistent Workloads What Triggered This Shift? • Backup and storage workloads move to the cloud – periodic spikes in bandwidth demands Traditional Network Model • Static Network Connections, with fixed bandwidth • Resourcing for peak bandwidth needs, creates wasted investments Network Transformation • Network resources need to be built to scale with on-demand bandwidth capabilities • Pay as you go consumption models become mainstream for cloud services; network services to follow suit
- 8. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Challenge • Perform data backups to the cloud without reducing performance of other critical applications or having to deploy a larger static network connection to the cloud Solution • During scheduled backups, SDN provides a solution for Enterprises to schedule increased bandwidth to the cloud during peak hours, and then the ability to scale back down once completed Result • Now with alerts-driven dynamic bandwidth, the company can back up data to the cloud multiple times per hour and simultaneously run real-time traffic, without any delay or impact to their other mission-critical applications Backup & Disaster Recovery: Use Case
- 9. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Datacenter Connectivity What Triggered This Shift? • Companies leveraging datacenter and cloud services to accelerate growth and decrease time to market • Deploying hybrid applications that span between datacenter and the cloud Traditional Network Model • Mission-critical applications were located on-premises and delivered through the corporate network Network Transformation • Private network connections between the datacenter and the cloud optimize performance of business critical applications and can help ensure up-time
- 10. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Challenge • Organizations want to move to a hybrid cloud operating model that allows them to quickly standup new infrastructure without building out additional datacenter space, hardware, and electrical power systems to support the additional equipment and cooling Solution • Secure network connectivity to the cloud allows for added compute and storage capacity to your existing datacenter Result • With high throughput and low latencies, the cloud feels like a natural extension of the data center so you enjoy the scale and economics of the public cloud without having to compromise on network performance or security Extending the Datacenter: Use Case
- 11. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Public Cloud Services What Triggered This Shift? • Cloud providers investing billions to create robust, powerful IaaS solutions • Private, public, and hybrid cloud services allow you to quickly scale compute and storage resources • Multi-cloud strategies Traditional Network Model • Applications were located and managed in an Enterprise datacenter or the customer’s premises • Upgrades slow, patch management complex, hardware expensive Network Transformation • Private, high throughput connections to the cloud • Extend your network to reach the cloud or point-to-point connections from a central location
- 12. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Challenge • An Enterprise that collects millions of customer-behavior records each day is moving their data storage and processing workloads to the cloud. The applications require a highly consistent data transfer rate to prevent time-outs, re-boots, and re-sending of information Solution • Private connectivity to the cloud creates a more predictable network experience by lowering latency, packet loss, and the unpredictability of the public Internet Result • Migrating the data storage and processing workloads to the cloud lead to a decrease in processing time, lower bandwidth costs, and increased productivity Big Data Analytics: Use Case
- 13. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Content Distribution What Triggered This Shift? • Content is everywhere; massive increase in content consumption through several different types of media • A flood of connected devices has entered the markets, from wearables to sensors attached to kitchen appliances, sparking the IoT trends Traditional Network Model • Content and digital downloads served to customers from an Enterprise datacenter Network Transformation • Content served to end-users directly from the cloud • High-powered content distribution networks and digital • download strategy from the cloud
- 14. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. End Consumers Amazon CloudFront CDN Media Datacenter http:// Optimized Content Delivery Solution: Use Case Private Network Connection to AWSContent Delivery Network RESULT An end-to-end content delivery network that is secure, dynamic, global, and cloud-connected 15
- 15. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. SDN APIs & Portals What Triggered This Shift? • Self-Service IT model • Customers want to control their own networks • SaaS provides user friendly interfaces; networks need to match the experience Traditional Network Model • Telco’s perform routing and peering for the customers on their MPLS • WAN Optimization Network devices are deployed on the WAN Network Transformation • Monitor and manage network assets through SDN • Ability to control network resources as compute scales in the cloud
- 16. © 2016 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. PUBLIC CLOUD Services Level 3® Cloud Connect Solutions DATACENTER Connectivity Level 3® Worldwide Datacenter Services INCONSISTENT Workloads Level 3SM Dynamic Capacity SECURING Cloud Deployments Level 3SM Managed Security Services CONTENT Distribution Level 3® Content Delivery Network SDN API & Portals Level 3SM Adaptive Network Control Solutions Optimized Network Solutions Built for the Cloud www.level3.com
- 17. Thank you!
- 18. © 2014 Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. QUESTIONS? www.level3.com