consumerization of it and desktop virtualization
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Consumerization of IT and Desktop Virtualization. 11-09-2011. Agenda . Journey To The Cloud Why are you considering DV? The Post PC Era The different Types of DV Guidance. A Modest Bio !. Elias Khnaser, vExpert (Thrice) Technology Officer, Sigma Solutions www.sigmasol.com @ekhnaser - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Consumerization of IT and Desktop Virtualization
11-09-2011
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Agenda
Journey To The CloudWhy are you considering DV?The Post PC EraThe different Types of DVGuidance
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A Modest Bio!
• Elias Khnaser, vExpert (Thrice)– Technology Officer, Sigma Solutions– www.sigmasol.com– @ekhnaser
• Over 15 years of IT Experience– Consultant – hands on and strategic– Speaker – CampIT, VMUG…– Analyst/Author – 6 books and counting…– Columnist – InformationWeek– Blogger – Forbes, VirtualizationReview.com
• All –around good guy…
DA Books!
Forbes.com and InformationWeek Contributor
My Train Signal Courses
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Journey To The Cloud…
Virtualization 1.0
Virtualization 2.0
Virtualization 3.0 (Cloud Computing)The fully virtualized datacenter spans internal and external cloud adaptive, intelligent infrastructure service oriented (IT as a service)
Tier-1 Applications Unplanned downtime VDI Resource
optimization Business continuity
Utility billing/chargeback Automation and Orchestration Self-service portals Storage virtualization Client hypervisors Mobility Consumerization of IT Converged Infrastructures Policy-based management Network/IO virtualization Application Virtualization
Integrated cloud management Holistic monitoring/diagnosis Cross-hypervisor management External cloud federation Platform as a Service Virtualization-aware
applications
2010
2014+
…Operational Savings
People Are Working Differently
It’s All About Consumerization
Post PC Era Has Begun• Hard to convert apps• Long conversion process• Custom apps• Old apps• Multi-tier apps• Browser specific apps
You will eat your VDIAnd you will like it!
Market Dynamics
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Why are you considering DV?
• Windows 7 Migration • Cost savings and green IT• Helpdesk efficiency / desktop management• PC lifecycle Management • User Experience• Cloud integration• BC/DR• BYOD
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Why Desktop Virtualization?
• Management• Access• Performance• Security
Desktop Virtualization TypesVDI
Client Hypervisor
Remote Desktop Session Host
App Virtualization
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VDI: Server-Hosted Virtual Desktops
• VMs reside on servers in the data center• Server-based computing model• Centralized management, access,
performance, and security• VDI “secret sauce”:
– Storage– Management– User Personalization
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VDI: Server-Hosted Virtual Desktops
• Ease of management• Power savings• Replace broken hardware with Thin
Clients• Support savings• Use of existing hardware• Business continuity• Backups • Device independence• Sensitive applications
VDI
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Remote Desktop Session Host - RDSH
• Lower cost • Proven technology• Thin client computing • High ratio of users/server• Highly managed• Remote access• Eyes only security• Easy application deployment
RDSH
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Client Hypervisors – Type 1
• Standardized HAL• Reduce initial investment• Single Windows image• Multiple VMs• Enable BYOC• Swap user machine• Easier management and update
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Client Hypervisors – Type 2
• Reliance on general-purpose OS• Double, triple, or quadruple number
of managed VMs• Patching• Upgrading• Antivirus
Client Hypervisor
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Application Virtualization
• Legacy Application Support• Reduced Storage Requirements• Reduce/Eliminate Application
Conflicts• Centralized Management• Centralized Distribution• Not all apps can be virtualized
App Virtualization
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Horizon Mobile
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User Workspace Virtualization
• Application Management• Simplify migration to new OS• Access to local applications• Better and smarter profile management• Tracking, reporting & compliancy
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Server & Desktop Virtualization: “not a mini me…”• Server Virtualization is about
Consolidation, Containment & Availability
• Desktop Virtualization is about Standardization & Customization
• Desktops will always have exceptions
• Not much CapEx savings, but Significant OpEx savings
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Profiling The User Community
Client HypervisorType 1 & 2
Streaming VDITerminal
Server / Blade Workstations
On-demand ApplicationsClient-side Computing Server-side Computing
Types Of Users Task UsersMobile Users
Road Warriors
Day Extenders
Task Users
Campus Users
Contractors
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Why vSphere?
• VMware View Accelerator• 4 memory management technologies• VMware VAAI (FC & NFS)• vShield Endpoint• VMware Desktop Edition Licensing
VMware vSphere
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VMware View 5
• Persona• Improved PCoIP Performance
– 75% Reduction in Bandwidth Consumption– Less than 50 Kbps usage per desktop– Client-side caching– Lossless Codec– Improved Session Resilience– Optimized WAN Performance– Teradici Offload Card
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Cool VMware Projects!
• Project AppBlast• Project Octopus• ThinApp Factory
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Guidance
• Start with a proper assessment• Proof Of Concept• Don’t be afraid to mix and match• Choose flexibility and features• Beware of improper storage designs
– Single Instance Block Level
• Design an Anti-virus strategy• Create User Buy-in for the project
