REVOLUTIONARY VDI STORAGE Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) holds the promise not only of consolidating desktop computing into the data center for improved manageability, efficiency, and security, but also for supporting new services such as bring-your-own device and desktop mobility. XtremIO revolutionizes VDI deployments with three important characteristics that lead to successful project roll outs:

• Low $/desktop—With XtremIO, virtual desktops cost far less than their physical desktop counterparts.

• Great user experience—With XtremIO, virtual desktops deliver application response times that are superior to physical desktops, even modern ones that increasingly contain flash memory (tablets) or SSDs (ultrabooks).

• Simple to deploy, manage and scale—With XtremIO, organizations can leverage existing desktop management tools and paradigms, making and it easy to rapidly roll out new desktops.

CAN A STORAGE SYSTEM MAKE VDI NOT ONLY FEASIBLE, BUT ALSO SIMPLE? ONLY IF IT IS XtremIO. • Use Full Clones, Linked Clones, or any combination to suit business requirements

with no concessions for storage performance.

• Drive virtual desktop costs far lower than physical desktops.

• Deliver an SSD user experience to every desktop.

• Roll out VDI without complexity. Scale easily.

• Maintain existing desktop management techniques.

XtremIO AND VMWARE VIEW—THE ULTIMATE VDI SOLUTION XtremIO all-flash enterprise storage arrays have a profound impact on an organization’s ability to justify and successfully roll out VDI deployments. Furthermore, they deliver an unparalleled user experience that is not limited in any way. Task workers, knowledge workers, and power users are all easily supported. Easy-to-manage Full Clones (as well as Linked Clones) can be cost-effectively rolled out at scale. And no special changes or provisions need to be made to the desktop images in order to reduce the I/O load on shared storage. With XtremIO, simply do what’s best for your desktop environment and rely on the storage to deliver.

RAPID AND SIMPLE PROVISIONING WITH VAAI XtremIO arrays are fully VAAI (vStorage APIs for Array Integration) compliant, allowing the array to offload and accelerate common vCenter tasks. New desktops can be created within seconds, and pools of hundreds of desktops can be setup and ready for user logins within an hour. XtremIO gives your business the agility and speed it needs to respond to new hires, mergers and acquisitions, global expansions, and project outsourcing.

SOLUTION OVERVIEW

COST-EFFECTIVE WITH PERSISTENT DESKTOPS XtremIO’s advanced, real-time data reduction technology dramatically shrinks the amount of storage capacity required to support VDI environments. Thousands of virtual desktops can be deployed with only a few terabytes of flash. For the first time, Full Clone desktops can be deployed easily and cost effectively, allowing existing desktop management tools and applications to be used in virtual desktop environments. Linked Clones may also be used alone or in combination with Full Clones. XtremIO makes all-flash storage for VDI completely affordable.

INCREDIBLE USER EXPERIENCE—NO EXCEPTIONS XtremIO arrays deliver massive I/O performance to ensure that every desktop receives an ideal user experience, characterized by rapid application response times. With XtremIO, user experience is unaffected by boot storms, suspend/resume operations, or application peak demands. XtremIO delivers any level of IOPS/desktop desired, even hundreds, with the ability for each desktop to peak at thousands of IOPS. With XtremIO every VDI user gets a solid-state drive (SSD) user experience.

With XtremIO, a VDI environment supporting thousands of Linked Clone and Full Clone desktops is easily supported on a compact and powerful 4U flash array, with full high availability, unparalleled user experience, and the lowest cost per desktop.

SIMPLE TO DEPLOY. SIMPLE TO SCALE. XtremIO requires zero complex setup and tuning. The system simply delivers performance. And when the number of desktops grows, XtremIO keeps it simple with a scale-out design that not only makes it easy to support additional performance and capacity requirements, but that also automatically delivers more performance to existing desktops—keeping the entire environment balanced as it grows—and ensuring that every user always gets the optimal desktop experience.

XtremIO—VDI’S SECRET WEAPON Examine XtremIO for VDI deployments. Scalability to any number of desktops is easy.

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XTREMIO ADVANTAGE VALUE IN VDI ENVIRONMENTS BENEFITS

Massive IOPS Performance Superior, better-than-SSD user experience Fewer help-desk calls, more productive employees

Deployment model flexibility

Use any combination of Full clones and Linked clones

Provision based on business requirements, not infrastructure limits

Operational simplicity Scale from trials to large-scale production easily

Successful VDI projects

VMware VAAI Integration Simple and rapid provisioning and cloning Roll-out or upgrade hundreds of desktops in minutes

Scalability Grow to any number of desktops within the same storage system

Achieve any deployment scale or desired IOPS/desktop performance level

Efficiency Small data center footprint Best rack space per desktop and power consumption per desktop

Lowest cost per desktop Easy project justification Lower costs than physical desktops