Virtualization

Barry Hutt

Founder & CEO

March 26, 2009

Virtual Insight focuses on maximizing the value of technology for IT organizations

We work one-on-one with business leaders to turn existing IT infrastructures into greater business assets

Virtual Insight is a Knowledge Expert that empowers virtualization technology adoption

We are a Consulting & Professional Services company specializing in server, storage and desktop virtualization technology for IT infrastructure

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Industry experts –

Executives & Engineers from major technology corporations

Extensive experience in Enterprise Technologies, Servers, SANs, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization

+15 years average tenure in the industry

Full ownership & accountability ― We become your extended organization

Expertise broadens new solution definition and delivery possibilities

Budget conscious ― Fixed fee project or variable

Continuous process ― Checks and balances all through process

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Our Background

What you can expect from a Virtual Insight engagement

Increased Productivity ― Ability to focus on growing the business

Flexibility ― Ease & agility in moving assets and tools to the highest performing resources

Optimized return on current IT assets ― avoid asset expenditures and complexity

We provide business leverage

Businesses today are faced with tough challenges and decisions

Global competition reduces any room for error: Businesses must hit on all cylinders all the time & must squeeze 110% out of all assets

Friction is driving down productivity

An outside expert can give you a fresh perspective

We provide the opportunity to benchmark your IT infrastructure

Virtual Insight can help apply rigorous creative thinking to optimize productivity

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Expectations

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Energy Savings / Power Consumption

VDI seat uses ~28 watts of power vs. 120 watts for box PC

Savings of $58,000 per year for 5000 seat deployment (10 cents/KW)

Data Security

Data never leaves the datacenter

End Point Security feature disables disk on key and other portable storage devices

Availability (software / hardware fault tolerance)

Low failure access device, highly reliable data center devices

Ability to proactively detect HW/SW failure and switch/move to another VM

Scalability/Time to Deployment

Deploy/update thousands of users in minutes versus days/weeks in traditional model

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Ability to quickly move VM to another datacenter and load balance if necessary

Manageability

Break/Fix, Policy Compliance, Device Provisioning/De-provisioning, Move/Adds/Changes, and Software Deployment

Greatly reduce amount of System Administrators

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Virtualization Promise

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The Many Faces of Virtualization

Server Virtualization

Storage Virtualization

Network Virtualization

Desktop Virtualization

• Parallels

•VMware

• Microsoft

• Citrix

• EMC

• Lefthand

• 3Par

• Cisco

• NetApp

• Cisco

• HP

• IBM

• Quest / Provision

• VDM

• Citrix

• Many Players• Lots of Technology• Plenty of Confusion

Virtualization Defined

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Hardware Virtualization

Hardware

Physical

Machine

Applications

running inside a

Virtual Machine

Virtual Sessions

OO

Operating

System

Operating

System

Operating

System

Presentation VirtualizationApplication is Hosted on

another Physical Machine & the

UI is displayed else where.

Application

VirtualizationJust the

application is

hosted in a

virtual session

OO

User Interface

Thin Client

Virtualization separates

work from the underlying physical

machine or entity allowing for multiple

instances of a task and the ability to

easily move work. In a word

Virtualization creates Flexibility.

Virtualization Defined

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Hardware Virtualization

Hardware

Physical

Machine

Virtual Sessions

OO

Operating

System

Operating

System

Operating

System

Virtualization separates

work from the underlying physical

machine or entity allowing for multiple

instances of a task and the ability to

easily move work. In a word

Virtualization creates Flexibility.

Netw

ork

Virtu

alization

Sto

rage V

irtu

alization

User Data

Application Data

Databases

Virtual Machines

HDD

HDD

HDD

What is a Virtual Machine?

What is a Hypervisor?

What is a Connection Broker?

How do I define the end user Experience?

What about licensing?

How do I sort out all the products and who should I use?

Why do I care about the Protocol?

What is VM Pooling?

What about performance?

Can I use existing hardware?

How much storage do I need?

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Virtual Servers

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Things to Consider & Questions

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a solution for remote access to Windows XP/Vista or Linux desktops that are implemented on a virtual machine in the data center

An emerging technology with powerful implications to today’s operating environment

A natural extension of data center virtualization concepts and practices

An easier way to deliver desktop experience with better management, security and boundless access

The PC’s traditional assets of OS & Applications are moved into a virtual file called a VM (virtual machine) located on the server/storage

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What is VDI?

The PC or Thin Client can now be managed in a Centralized Environment

Administrators can reduce desk-side support calls

Remotely manage the OS and applications

Lockdown & control the desktop

Reduce license sprawl

Reduce energy consumption

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What are the Benefits of VDI?

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Reduce energy consumption by ……..

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Replacing Traditional PC’s with

Thin Clients

Up to 90% power savings across the desktop

What are the Benefits of VDI?

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Important VDI Features….

A desktop management platform that connects a client to a centrally managed virtual machine

A platform that supports multiple types of virtualization hypervisors, connection protocols and acceleration technologies to enhance the user experience

What are the Benefits of VDI?

Business Infrastructure Assessment: (~ 3 weeks)

Access the IT infrastructure is the first step to meaningful change.

We focus on getting most out the EXISTING infrastructure.

Deliverables include:

Inventory of hardware and software assets (Server, Storage)

Network overview; desktop review

System lifecycle analysis

Recommendation on technology decisions based on your needs

Outcomes expected:

Determination of the top 3 opportunities for improvement

and an opportunity roadmap

and plan to achieve goals.

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Offering

Technology Planning, Selection and Design, Implementation

Server and Storage Virtualization

VMware Xen and Microsoft, Parallels, Quest

SAN, NAS and iSCSI solutions

Desktop Virtualization and VDI

I/O and Network Virtualization and Automation

Systems Management Integration and VM Management

Provisioning, Change and Configuration Management, Monitoring and full life cycle management

VM Sprawl management

VM performance and capacity planning

HA and Business Continuity solutions

Energy and Power Management

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Virtualization Solution Practice Areas