Challenge: Support business with storage limitations, scalability challenges, and high power and cooling costs. Solution: Utilize Presidio’s consultative services to design and implement a cost-effective solution leveraging VMware vSphere built on NetApp FlexPod from NetApp and Cisco.

1. Success Story
Torti Gallas Avoids $45,000
per Day Loss with NetApp,
Cisco, VMware, and Presidio
Another NetApp
solution delivered by:
Customer Profile Data growth, server sprawl, and storage
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc. is a global inefficiencies led to significant IT man-
Industry architecture, planning, and urban design agement challenges, system performance
Architecture, planning, urban firm based in Silver Spring, Maryland, issues, and rising data center costs.
design with a 59-year history of design innova- “We had 25 servers on direct-attached
tion. With additional offices in Los Ange- storage to support our business needs,”
The Challenge les; California; Washington, DC; and says Omer Mushahwar, senior associ-
Support business with storage Istanbul, Turkey, the firm has a creative ate at Torti Gallas. “From the standpoint
limitations, scalability challenges, staff of nearly 100 people with expertise of data center and management costs,
and high power and cooling costs. in urban design and town planning; resi- backup and recovery needs, and sup-
dential, mixed-use, and neighborhood porting our staff, our IT environment was
The Solution
revitalization; and military housing proj- highly inefficient and definitely needed
Utilize Presidio’s consultative
ects. The firm’s commitment to innovative to be overhauled.”
services to design and implement
a cost-effective solution leverag- design work has led to more than 400
In the file share environment, for example,
ing VMware® vSphere® built on international, national, and local awards.
six different network servers supported
NetApp® FlexPod® from NetApp The Challenge mission-critical files spread across the
and Cisco. Transform an aging, inefficient organization. Storage limitations resulted
data center in disparate storage volumes and content
Benefits
Torti Gallas is committed to creating redundancies, with files that were hard to
Decreased storage requirements
designs that match the context of its find and hard to manage. Staff members
by 60% from 10TB to 4TB
environment and are both aesthetically had to try and locate everything from
Increased space savings up
innovative and economically sensible. design specifications to CAD drawings
to 75%
When the firm recently assessed its based on variables such as with which
Reduced physical servers by
data center, it identified opportunities to applications they were created and when
84% with virtualization
transform the infrastructure into a more they were produced.
Decreased storage racks from
4 to 1, reducing power and innovative, cost-effective environment.
The firm also experienced periodic data
cooling costs As a firm that understands the inextri-
center outages due to severe weather
Eliminated periodic downtime; cable tie between great communities
such as extreme heat or intense thun-
avoiding $45K/day costs and great buildings, Torti Gallas set out
derstorms. Disruptions to business
Reduced network bandwidth to enhance and revitalize the IT infra-
operations affected client service and
by 70% structure that serves as the foundation
could cost the firm $45,000 per day.
for the award-winning staff.

2. “By deploying VMware vSphere on FlexPod from
NetApp and Cisco, we’ve reduced our physical
servers from 25 to 4, eliminated 3 of 4 storage
racks, and decreased our data center power
and cooling costs.”
Omer Mushahwar
Senior Associate, Torti Gallas and Partners
The firm needed a more reliable data assistance from Presidio, we were able system operating in 7-Mode, with
center environment and sound disaster to deploy a single integrated compute, 64-bit aggregates that store entire
recovery plan. storage, and network architecture that databases on a single aggregate while
meets today’s IT objectives while posi- simplifying database management.
IT management decided that to improve tioning us for growth.” NetApp deduplication helps the com-
service levels, lower data center costs, pany optimize storage resources and
make sure of business continuity, and The Solution keep control over a threefold data
position the company for growth, the A single architecture with broad increase in the past three years. The
company needed to move to server vir- flexibility
integrated FlexPod design enables Torti
tualization and an enterprise-class data Assisted by data center virtualization Gallas to dynamically provision pools of
center environment. Working closely experts at Presidio, Torti Gallas imple- server, network, and storage resources
with technology partner and IT solu- mented FlexPod solutions in its primary rather than individual components,
tions provider Presidio to investigate data center in Silver Spring, Maryland, drastically reducing provisioning time.
its options, the firm zeroed in on the and secondary data center in Laurel,
FlexPod data center solution. Maryland. Leveraging the single unified The IT staff manages, monitors, and pro-
FlexPod architecture with advanced vir- visions storage in the VMware vSphere
“We were sold on VMware for virtualiza- and ESX® 4.1 virtual environment, which
tualization capabilities and built-in effi-
tion, so it was imperative that the stor- includes 15 virtual servers, through
ciencies, Torti Gallas consolidated its
age technology integrated seamlessly infrastructure and streamlined IT vCenter™ using NetApp plug-ins. Solution
with VMware,” says Mushahwar. “Repu- integration enables the team to easily
management.
tation in the storage marketplace was move between VMware, Cisco®, and
also critical, and everyone we consulted “By deploying VMware vSphere on NetApp consoles such as NetApp
with had great things to say about FlexPod from NetApp and Cisco, we’ve OnCommand® Operations Manager for
NetApp. The VMware on FlexPod solu- reduced our physical servers from 25 to a seamless management experience.
tion was the clear choice for our virtual- 4, eliminated 3 of 4 storage racks, and Integration across NetApp OnCommand,
ization and cost-efficiency goals and decreased our data center power and Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco
offers all of the capabilities we need for cooling costs,” says Mushahwar. The UCS™ ) Manager, and Cisco Nexus®
a scalable, agile, secure enterprise.” firm has virtualized mission-critical NX-OS components enables Torti Gallas
environments, including Microsoft® SQL to manage the FlexPod platform at the
Mushahwar stresses the vital role that Server® 2008, Microsoft Exchange 2007, infrastructure layers. Open APIs allow
Presidio played in the FlexPod deploy- Deltek Financial Management, and the IT team to easily integrate FlexPod
ment. “We utilized Presidio’s consulta- WebArchives Intelligent Digital Asset technologies with other orchestration
tive services to design and implement Management (iDAM) software, all management solutions.
a cost-effective solution, with a flexible running on NetApp.
finance option that allowed us to acquire Torti Gallas protects onsite data by
the equipment up front and spread the The NetApp storage systems are sup- creating incremental copies using NetApp
costs over four years,” he says. “With ported by the NetApp Data ONTAP® 8.0 Snapshot™ technology and recovering

3. Primary Data Center Secondary Data Center
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft Exchange 2007 Microsoft Exchange 2007
Deltek Financial Management Deltek Financial Management
VMware vSphere VMware vSphere
and vCenter and vCenter
Cisco Unified Cisco Unified
Computing Computing
System (UCS) C250 System (UCS) C250
NetApp SnapVault
NetApp Snapshot
Cisco Nexus 5020 Cisco Nexus 5020
NetApp SnapRestore
Switch Switch
NetApp NetApp Deduplication NetApp
SnapManager SnapManager
for SQL Server for SQL Server
NetApp Virtual NetApp Virtual
Storage Tier Storage Tier
NetApp FAS3210 NetApp FAS3210
running Data ONTAP 8.0 running Data ONTAP 8.0
NetApp OnCommand NetApp OnCommand
Operations Manager Operations Manager
NetApp SnapMirror
VMware Site
Recovery Manager
Figure 1) VMware vSphere built on FlexPod at Torti Gallas
The FlexPod data center solution is composed of NetApp FAS3210 storage system, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) C250 M2 Rack-Mount
servers, Cisco Nexus 5020 switches, and VMware vSphere and vCenter for virtualization. A FlexPod solution in the company’s secondary data center
stores a mirrored copy of production applications and data.
deleted data using SnapRestore®. virtualization made possible by the AutoSupport™ applications to assist in
Additional protection is provided by FlexPod data center solution. Physical monitoring system health and taking
SnapManager® for SQL Server and the storage requirements have decreased proactive steps to help optimize sys-
backup and recovery feature of Virtual from 10TB to 4TB in the virtualized tem performance and make sure of
Storage Console. The IT team also pro- FlexPod environment. NetApp dedupli- system availability.
tects data by performing disk-to-disk cation is freeing up 35% to 75% of the
Keeping operations up and running
backups with NetApp SnapVault®, Snap- firm’s storage space in various storage
shot technology, and NetApp deduplica- areas, reducing some drives by tera- With an enhanced disaster recovery
tion to provide point-in-time backup bytes. SnapMirror is reducing network plan and improved system perfor-
copies in native format. bandwidth utilization by 70% with built- mance, Torti Gallas protects valuable
in network compression. The larger data, reduces risk, maintains availabil-
The firm’s enhanced disaster recovery 64-bit volumes of the Data ONTAP 8 ity, and meets 2-hour recovery point
plan, which helps protect business- operating system help optimize storage and 4-hour recovery time objectives.
critical company and client data, uses efficiency and performance while paring A FlexPod solution in the company’s
NetApp SnapMirror® to replicate data down administration time. secondary data center stores a mirrored
twice daily from the production site to copy of production applications and
the 100% virtualized colocation facility. The company is leveraging additional data, which the IT team can quickly
SnapMirror simplifies data replication operational efficiencies since moving recover in the event of a system, site,
for Torti Gallas across multiple NetApp away from silos of IT operations and or regional outage.
storage systems and the firm’s iSCSI data to the unified, virtualized FlexPod
and NFS protocols for any application infrastructure. While the previous direct- “The FlexPod solution and integrated
in its virtual and physical environ- attached-storage environment distrib- disaster recovery capabilities from
ments. SnapMirror integrates with uted file shares across different servers, NetApp, VMware, and Cisco have
VMware Site Recovery Manager, pro- the integrated FlexPod architecture allowed us to take a big step forward
viding the firm rapid, reliable, and centralizes the firm’s architectural in business continuity,” says Mushah-
cost-effective automated disaster design, client billing, proposal, and other war. “The solution helps prevent the
recovery and enhanced application important files on NetApp storage. loss of $45,000 per day during power
protection for its virtualized applica- outages and empowers us to serve our
tions such as Microsoft SQL Server. “Our teams can now look in one place clients and generate revenue without
for the content they need to perform skipping a beat.”
Business Benefits their jobs,” notes Mushahwar. “We are
Achieving new IT and operational also seeing performance gains in the data About Presidio
efficiencies center environment where we deployed Presidio architects purpose-built IT
As a leader in low-impact and sustain- FlexPod, which further improves the solutions and services that enable cus-
able design, Torti Gallas is reducing its availability and accessibility of our vital tomers to solve their most challenging
data center footprint through server project content.” Torti Gallas IT staff problems and achieve extraordinary
leverages Web-based NetApp My success. Presidio brings a unique

4. “The FlexPod solution and integrated disaster
recovery capabilities from NetApp and VMware
have allowed us to take a big step forward in
business continuity. The solution helps eliminate
the $45,000 per day cost of downtime and
empowers us to serve our clients and generate
revenue without skipping a beat.”
Omer Mushahwar
Senior Associate, Torti Gallas and Partners
client engagement framework that
SOLUTION COMPONENTS
minimizes risks associated with tech-
nology adoption and ensures the FlexPod Components SnapManager for SQL Server
highest quality of service, including: NetApp FAS3210 storage systems Virtual Storage Console
Consulting Services Cisco Unified Computing System SnapMirror
Network Assessments (UCS) C250 M2 Rack-Mount
SnapVault
Financing Options Servers
Managed Services and Support Deduplication
Cisco Nexus 5020 Switches
My AutoSupport
Virtualization Components
VMware ESX 4.1 Third-Party Products
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
VMware vSphere and vCenter
Microsoft Exchange 2007
VMware Site Recovery Manager
Deltek Financial Management
NetApp Software
Data ONTAP 8.0 system operating Partner
in 7-Mode Presidio
7601 Ora Glen Drive
OnCommand Operations Manager
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Snapshot technology www.presidio.com
SnapRestore
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