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Shared Backup Service for Ontario Education Institutions

OUCC-2014 - Tuesday, April 29 2014

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Agenda• How did we get here?

• Great Minds Think Alike

• Shared Backup Service Pilot

• Current Backup System Metrics

• Current Activities

• Production Services Overview/Pricing

• Next Steps

• Q and A

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How did we get here?• OUCC – it’s where relationships are built

• Guelph and York looking to share Data Center space• End up we have similar technologies

• Both Backup Systems both due for renewal• Joint RFP in 2012

• End result:• Same backup technologies and hardware, similar

deployment architectures• Physically house each other's offsite backup copy• Utilize ORION as the link to support backup traffic

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Great Minds Think Alike• October 2013

• MTCU PIF Proposal Submitted• Backup as a Service to consolidate the effort to manage

that infrastructure• Leverage the York/Guelph relationship and infrastructure

• York, University of Guelph, OCADU, and Queen’s University

• December 2013• Pilot technical team starts

• Deadline March 2014 for functional pilot and supporting documentation

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Shared Backup Service Pilot• Objectives

• Provide ability to extend full feature backup service to other institutions

• Provide storage as a service to be used as a backup target to other institutions

• Test Clients: OCADU and Queen’s University

• Results• Utilized ORION network for inter-institution connectivity• Identified idiosyncrasies in the original deployment• Identified new requirements to incorporate into offerings

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Shared Backup Service Pilot

Storage as a Service

Full Cloud Backup

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Pilot Aftermath Results• Some issues to address for production

• No showstoppers so … keep moving forward!

• Why Do It?• We have the technology … let’s use it (and share it!)• Do you want to run a backup system?

• Let’s extend what we have that other institutions can use• Maybe someone can save money and time

• Greater volume = Better pricing for everyone!

• Wait … what does ORION utilization look like ….

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Current Backup System Metrics

*Activity over ORION network

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Current Backup System Metrics

*York-based activity over ORION link

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Close the Gap

Things to address in production:

• Specific client requirements need to be addressed

• Security profiles

• Encryption

• Service transition planning

• Storage as a Service gotchas

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Current Activities• Developing Service parameters for production services

• Two main services:1. Storage as a Service for use as a Backup Target

• Use as a Backup target for systems (CIFS/NFS)• Optional replication to geo-diverse sites

2. Backup as a Service Uses Commvault Simpana with NetApp back-end• Option A: Fully in the “cloud” replicated to 2 geo-diverse sites• Option B: On site backup copy and at least 1 off-site minimum• Option C: On site backup copy and at least 1 off-site minimum

with full management services on-site

• Designing the solution and developing blueprints

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Production Services Overview

Storage as a Service for a backup target

Possible Fit

• You have an existing backup solution looking for an off-site copy

• Looking to store selective data

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Production Services Overview

Backup as a Service – Option A: Full Cloud

Possible Fit

• Small institution (< 3TB) or few client targets

• Backup solution is at capacity

• Strategic targets that require off-site

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Production Services Overview

Backup as a Service – Option B: 1 on site backup with at least 1 off site copy

Possible Fit

• Large institution

• Requirement to retain a local copy

• Restrictive bandwidth

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Production Services Overview

Backup as a Service – Option C: 1 on site backup, at least 1 off site copy, and ability to manage

backup/restore without internet connectivity

Possible Fit

• Concerned with network availability

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Target Pricing for Services

1. Storage as a Service$345 per TB/Year

2. Backup as a Service – Option A

3. Backup as a Service – Option B and Option CPricing model TBD

1 week retention~$2585 per TB/Year 8 week retention

~$2978 per TB/Year

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Next Steps• Formation of the Consortium

• Finalize Service Descriptions/Agreements/Pricing

• Determine Support Models for each Service

• Deploy Production Services• Simpana 10 Upgrade• Move to target architecture

• Target September 2014 to onboard new customers

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Q and A

Rick Smithrvsmith@yorku.ca416.736.2100 ext: 22059

Dave Brucedbruce@uoguelph.ca519.824.4120 ext: 56352

Chris Russelrussel@yorku.ca416.736.5858