2. Objective
Virtual Insight is focused on getting the most value out of technology. We work one-on-
one with top business leaders to turn existing IT infrastructure into valuable business
assets.
Virtual Insight a Knowledge Center to enable Virtual Technology adoption in Education,
Health, and Small Business.
Virtual Insight a Professional Services provider for IT Infrastructure focused on:
• Server Virtualization
• Storage Virtualization
• Desktop Virtualization
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3. Our Background
Group of Industry experts – executives & engineers from major
corporations with extensive experience in Enterprise technologies,
servers, SANs, Virtualization, desktop virtualization, average
tenure +15 years in the industry
Full Ownership & Accountability -Become your extended
organization
Enable new solution definition and delivery with expertise
Budget Conscious – Fixed Fee Project or Variable
Continuous Process – Checks and Balance throughout process
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4. Expectations
What you can expect from a Virtual Insight engagement
Increased Productivity – the ability to focus on the growing the business.
Flexibility – the ability to quickly move assets and tools to the highest performing resources.
Return on your IT assets - instead of increased capital cost and more complexity.
Why it’s important
We are facing tough challenges in business today. To compete worldwide businesses have to
be hitting on all cylinders and getting 110% out of all their assets. There is tremendous friction
in our environments dragging down productivity. Often an outside look can give your
organization fresh perspective. It is an opportunity to benchmark your IT infrastructure and to
apply rigorous creative thinking to optimize productivity.
Virtual Insight Confidential
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5. Virtualization Promise
Energy Savings / Power Consumption
VDI seat uses ~28 watts of power vs. 120 watts for box PC
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Savings of $58,000 per year for 5000 seat deployment (10 cents/KW)
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Data Security
Data never leaves the datacenter
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End Point Security feature disables disk on key and other portable storage devices
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Availability (software / hardware fault tolerance)
Low failure access device, highly reliable data center devices
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Ability to proactively detect HW/SW failure and switch/move to another VM
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Scalability/Time to Deployment
Deploy/update thousands of users in minutes versus days/weeks in traditional model
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Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
Ability to quickly move VM to another datacenter and load balance if necessary
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Manageability
Break/Fix, Policy Compliance, Device Provisioning/De-provisioning,
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Move/Adds/Changes, and Software Deployment
Greatly reduce amount of System Administrators
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6. The Many Faces of Virtualization
• EMC
• VMware
• Lefthand
• Microsoft
• 3Par
• Citrix
• Cisco
• Virtual Iron
• NetApp
Server Storage
Virtualization Virtualization
• Cisco • Provision
• Many Players
• HP • VDM
• Lots of Technology
• IBM • Citrix
• Plenty of confusion
Network Desktop
Virtualization Virtualization
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7. Virtualization Defined
Presentation Virtualization
Application is Hosted on
Virtual Sessions
another Physical Machine
& the UI is displayed else- Applications
where.
running inside a
Virtual Machine
OO
OO Operating
Operating Operating
System
System System Application
User Interface
Virtualization
Thin Client
Hardware Virtualization Just the
application is
hosted in a
Hardware virtual session
Virtualization separates
work from the underlying physical
Physical
machine or entity allowing for multiple
instances of a task and the ability to
Machine
easily move work. In a word
Virtualization creates Flexibility.
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8. Where’s the Data?
Virtual Sessions
User Data
Application Data
Databases
Virtual Machines
Virtualization
Virtualization
OO
Network
Storage
HDD Operating
Operating Operating
System
e
e
System System
HDD
Hardware Virtualization
HDD
Hardware
Virtualization separates
work from the underlying physical
Physical
machine or entity allowing for multiple
instances of a task and the ability to
Machine
easily move work. In a word
Virtualization creates Flexibility.
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9. Things to Consider & Questions
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
• 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? Virtual Servers
• What is VM Pooling?
• What about performance?
• Can I use existing hardware?
• How much storage do I need?
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10. What is VDI?
• 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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11. What are the Benefits of VDI?
The PC or Thin Client can now be managed in a Centralized Environment
Administrators can reduce Desk-side support calls
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• Remotely manage the OS and applications
• Lockdown & Control the Desktop
• Reduce License Sprawl
• Reduce Energy Consumption
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12. What are the Benefits of VDI?
Reduce energy consumption by ……..
Up to 90% power savings across the desktop
Replacing Traditional PC’s with
Thin Clients
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13. What are the Benefits of VDI?
Important VDI Features….
A platform that supports
A desktop management
multiple types of virtualization
platform that connects a
hypervisors, connection
client to a centrally
protocols and acceleration
managed virtual machine
technologies to enhance the
user experience
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14. Offering
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 life cycle analysis
• Recommendation on technology decisions based on your needs
Outcomes expected:
• Determination of the top 3 opportunities for improvement
and an opportunity road map and plan to achieve goals.
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15. Virtualization Solution Practice Areas
Technology Planning, Selection and Design, Implementation
Server and Storage Virtualization
VMware Xen and Microsoft, Parallels, Quest
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SAN, NAS and iSCSI solutions
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Desktop Virtualization and VDI
IO and Network Virtualization and Automation
Systems Management Integration and VM Management
Provisioning, Change and Configuration Management, Monitoring and full
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life cycle management
VM Sprawl management
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VM performance and capacity planning
HA and Business Continuity solutions
Energy and Power Management
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