The Efficient Fabric

1. The Efficient Fabric Presenter Name Title

2. The march of ethernet is inevitable Eth 40G 40Gb 10Gb 8Gb 4Gb 2Gb 1Gb 100Mb Eth 10G FC 16G FC 8G FC 4G FCoE / DCB FC 2G FC 1G Eth 1G 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 • Infrastructure will migrate to Ethernet irrespective of iSCSI or FC • Convergence and virtualization are driving enhancements to Ethernet • Emergence of proprietary, vendor-specific architecture wrapped in a marketing message of simplification 2

3. Today’s network is complex, using multiple networking technologies inthe data center The Fabric Infiniband X86 Servers 1GbE 10GbE 2Gb FC FC SAN 4Gb FC 2Gb FC 8Gb FC 4Gb FC 8Gb FC Client 1GbE iSCSI SAN 1GbE 10GbE HPC 10GbE Infiniband 3

4. Over the next 3 years ethernet is expected to emerge as the fabric of choice The Fabric X86 Servers 10GbE FC SAN 10GbE Client 10GbE iSCSI SAN 10GbE HPC 10GbE 4

5. Convergence and other factors require change in today’s fabric Open Standards • Dell’s Efficient Fabric Best of Breed Equipment Unifying the fabric Leverage Existing Infrastructure • Virtualization Efficient Management Simplified architecture Convergence on Ethernet • Out-of-date equipment • Shrinking IT budgets 5

6. Dell’s fabric vision will drive efficiencies into customer network operations Best of Breed Equipment Open Standards Simplified Management Leverage Existing Infrastructure Ethernet Convergence Dell’s Efficient Fabric Meeting customer’s expectations for next generation networking • Increased efficiency in networking operations • Avoid proprietary lock-in • Diversify vendor risk • Enable network convergence & mass scale virtualization • Leverages best components / partners 6

7. Dell Networking Solutions

8. Dell provides an end-to-end networking solution Best-in-class secure, high-performance WAN connectivity Network Management Wide Area Network (WAN) Best-in-class options for both data center and campus LANs Local Area Network (LAN) Wireless options focused on ease of use and performance Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Storage Area Network (SAN) Solutions for iSCSI, FC and converged storage fabrics 8

9. WAN solutions that deliver best-in-class security and performance • High availability, high performance solutions • Best for existing Juniper environments Juniper 9

10. Flexible solutions to meet customer data center and campus LAN needs • High availability, high performance solutions • Best for existing Juniper environments Juniper • Value for performance solutions • Best for existing Brocade environments Brocade • Focus on delivering simplified management • Best for the most cost sensitive environments PowerConnect • Large scale I/O consolidation and virtualization Xsigo 10

11. Wireless equipment offering performance and ease-of-use • High performance WLAN solutions • Market leading ease-of-use, and security Aruba 11

12. Offering choice in SAN fabric options to best fit customer needs • Value for performance solutions • Best for existing Brocade environments Brocade • Focus on delivering simplified management • Best for the most cost sensitive environments PowerConnect • High performance iSCSI switching Arista 12

13. Standards based management options provide choice and lower TCO • Standards based CLI available for seasoned network admins • Intuitive web management option CLI or Web GUI Dell Network Management • Dell, Brocade or Juniper network management software • Use existing 3rd party tools (SolarWinds) to manage our switches 3rd Party Network Management 13

14. Dell IT: Moving from a single vendor to best of breed resulted in significant savings 14

15. Begin the efficient fabric journey today • Leverage Dell Services through your Dell Partner to evaluate your network • Engage in a white boarding session around your network architecture • Engage your Dell Partner for NDA discussions around Dell’s networking strategy and roadmap 15