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Virtualizing Today’s Data Center for Tomorrow’s Business Demands

Virtualizing Today’s Data Center for Tomorrow’s Business Demands. Mark Bowker Analyst Enterprise Strategy Group October 23, 2008. Agenda. Level Set Market Landscape Heating Up Cloud Desktop Virtualization BC/DR – VMware FT & SRM Summary. Business & IT Challenges.

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Virtualizing Today’s Data Center for Tomorrow’s Business Demands

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  1. Virtualizing Today’s Data Center for Tomorrow’s Business Demands Mark Bowker Analyst Enterprise Strategy Group October 23, 2008

  2. Agenda • Level Set • Market Landscape • Heating Up • Cloud • Desktop Virtualization • BC/DR – VMware FT & SRM • Summary

  3. Business & IT Challenges • Virtualize First Optimize Later • Complexity Prevails • All Your Eggs in One Basket • Cost is a Barrier to Entry & Expansion • IT Headcount at Risk • Economic Headwind Vendor Ecosystem Jockeying for Position

  4. Strategic IT Initiatives

  5. Virtualization Value Investing in the Future IT Value • Reduced Data Center Operating Costs • Friendly to the Environment - Green IT • Consolidation & Resource Utilization • Improved Provisioning Process • Increase Availability and Uptime • Disaster Recovery Virtualization is Difficult to Ignore 1+1=3

  6. Virtualization Landscape • VMware, Microsoft & Citrix • Maturity • Architecture • Feature for Feature Matchup • Community • What’s tomorrow bring? • Gaps Will Close • Be Ready to Manage Heterogeneous Environments • Look For Standards to Develop – OVF

  7. “The Cloud” VDOS vCloud ? On Premise vServices

  8. WAN Burst – On Demand Computing Capacity Off Premise Compute Resources Application Servers Windows Linux Solaris Centralized Command & Control

  9. Virtual Private Data Center VPDC • Zero Capital Investment • Charged on a consumption basis • Dial in performance, availability, etc • Multi Tenant • Non-technical Skill Level • Does it pass the auditors requirements? • Is it a reality?

  10. LAN WAN BC & DR ESX Servers Data Store Proxy Server Backup

  11. Managed Services • Asset Management • Software Distribution • Patch Management • Anti Virus • Software Asset Management • Software Licensing Management • Backup & Restore • Managed Helpdesk

  12. Desktop Virtualization • Workforce & End Point Device • Deployment Options • How to Get Started

  13. Desktop Virtualization Usage & Interest

  14. Task Worker Knowledge Worker Power User Mobile User Thick Client Thin Client Laptop Portable Storage Kiosk Workforce & End Point Device

  15. Deployment Options • Virtual Remote Desktop • One to Many (Terminal Services) • Many to Many (VDI) • Client Hosted Virtualization • Dedicated Remote Workstation • PC Blade • Application Virtualization • vApp

  16. Desktop Virtualization Ingredients Non-Persistent Desktops Persistent Desktops Clients: Laptops, desktops, thin clients Connection Broker Desktop delivery controller Desktop Broker Provisioning Server Virtual Desktops VM VM VM VM VM VM VM Hypervisor Physical Servers Networked storage

  17. How To Get Started • User/ Data Discovery • Application Access • Data Access Rights • Location • Performance Requirements • Match Users That Fall Inside Threshold • Don’t Force Fit • Choose Architecture • Start With Overwhelming Success • Help End Users Seamlessly Make Transition Always Keep Management Top of Mind

  18. Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery • HA vs. Fault Tolerance • VMware Site Recovery Manage

  19. HA vs. Fault Tolerance • HA = Auto Restart • Requires Application Downtime • OS & Application Awareness? • Exponentially better than physical world • Fault Tolerance • Zero Downtime or Data Loss • Mirrored VMs • Passive VM Maintains Application Availability • VMware FT – Turn On with Single Click

  20. Virtual Machine Replication to Remote Site

  21. VMware Site Recovery Manager • DR protection expansion • Reliability of recovery improvement • Recovery time reduction • Management streamlining via VirtualCenter integration

  22. VMware Site Recovery Manager Concepts

  23. Next Steps • Extend Protection • Classify Applications / Workloads • Determine Usefulness of State of VM • Explore Alternative Options • Get Started Today

  24. Summary • Think Virtualization in Business Terms • Virtualization is a Catalyst for Change • Be a Thought Leader – Get Certified • Virtualization is Key in Driving Next Generation Data Centers The Time is Now!

  25. THANK YOU! Mark Bowker Analyst Enterprise Strategy Group mark.bowker@enterprisestrategygroup.com

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