Virtualisation concept

1. Sarmad M.N. Ibrahim
Data Centre Consultant

2. IT buzzword ,
“Virtualization" became the IT buzzword of, 2007
“Green IT “ IT buzzword for 2008
“Security “ IT buzzword for 2002
“Innovation” May be buzzword for 2006
“ITIL and IT Services “ IT buzzword for 2005

3. Dubai Government Departments
Awqaf & Minors Affairs Foundation Centre of Ambulance Services
Community Development Authority Department of Economic Development
Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority
Dubai Chamber Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
Dubai Civil Defence Dubai Courts
Dubai Culture Dubai Export Development Corporation
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority Dubai Government Workshop
Dubai Health Authority Dubai Media Corporation
Dubai Municipality
Dubai Police
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai Public Prosecution
Dubai Sports Council
Islamic Affairs & Charitable Activities
Department Knowledge and Human Development Authority
Land Department
Naturalization & Residency Administration
Protocol and Guest House Department
Roads & Transport Authority
Statistics Center of Dubai

4. Dubai Government
There are many Dubai Government – Department benefits from consolidating
the number of Windows servers in the DC environment by taking advantage of
the many different server virtualization products (i.e. Citrix, VMware and
Windows Virtual Server) on the market .
Sample of on implemented virtualization project in Dubai Government
department :
- Reduce The No. of Exchange Servers from 9 to only 3 servers
- For The growth of the application and un expected requirement we started
with two virtual servers in 2008 today is 20 servers in two physical servers.

5. Virtualization Benefits
Survey asked the IT operation managers in Dubai Governments what the virtualization
benefits for your department the answer was :-
1. Lower number of physical servers - we can reduce hardware maintenance costs because of a
lower number of physical servers.
2. By implementing a server consolidation strategy, we can increase the space utilization
efficiency in our data center.
3. By having each application within its own "virtual server" we can prevent one application
from impacting another application when upgrades or changes are made.

6. 4. We can develop a standard virtual server build that can be easily duplicated
which will speed up server deployment.
5. We can deploy multiple operating system technologies on a single
hardware platform (i.e. Windows Server 2003, Linux, Windows 2000, etc).
6. By taking advantage of server virtualization we can easily improve the
efficiency of your Windows Data Center, as well as lower your cost of
ownership.
90% Of Dubai Government IT Department CIO they are aware fully of the
benefits from the virtualization projects us well as the Green IT initiatives.

7. Statistic Info. about Dubai
Government Projects
Developed Projects Study Budgeted
Consolidation
Virtualization
Green IT

8. The Green and Virtual Data Center
Many technologies exist now, and others are emerging, that
can enable a green and efficient virtual data center to
support and sustain business growth with reasonable
return on investment.
PROTECT OTIMIZE GROW
 Energy as well as data footprint reduction
 Cloud-based storage and computing
 Intelligent and adaptive power management
 Server, storage, and networking virtualization
 Tiered servers; storage, network, and data centers
 Energy avoidance and energy efficiency

9. Green IT initiatives
IT CIO’s in Dubai Government looking forward for this
initiatives.
Opinion from IT Managers in Dubai government :
Not yet clear strategy in Dubai Government for Green IT
Mainly in-house project implementation.
Electricity is free from IT operation manager perspective.
Is luxury project and not problem solution project

10. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
 Virtualize Windows® desktops in the datacenter and deliver
them on demand to any user — anywhere
 Deliver a high definition user experience by dynamically
assembling each
user’s unique desktop from pristine components — operating
system,
applications, and user profiles — and leveraging Vertual
technologies
time they log on
 Improve security by centralizing desktop and data
management in the
datacenter
 Reduce desktop TCO by up to 40%

11. Case Study Dell and DED Department of
Economic Development
 Challenge
Simplify the IT environment to direct more resources toward innovation, increase IT
responsiveness to business needs, and reduce the total cost of infrastructure ownership.
 Solution
Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) helped DED create a simplified
infrastructure with VMware® virtualization software on Dell PowerEdge™ servers
with Dell/Equallogic storage area networks (SANs).
 Benefit
Get IT Faster: Virtualizing on Dell hardware accelerates application deployment time from
30 days to 20 minutes.
Run IT Better: Dell/Equallogic SANs help accelerate application recovery time from five
hours to 20 minutes; consolidating on Dell PowerEdge servers helps reduce the total
number of servers by 50 percent, freeing IT staff to focus on new initiatives.
Grow IT Smarter: Dell PowerEdge servers offer more processing power, enhancing the
value of future consolidation.

12. Thank You