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Virtual Desktops made SimpleAn introduction to VDI-in-a-Box
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Agenda
• Introductions
• Why VDI
• Citrix solution
• How it works
• Pricing
• Analyst / Customer Testimonials
• Demo
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IT organizations need to do more with less
• Demands on IT growing User demand for tablets and mobile
devices Expensive 3-5 year desktop refresh
cycles Expensive Windows upgrades (e.g.
Windows 7) Expensive on-going maintenance
• Funds in ever shorter supply Repeated budget cuts Future budgets uncertain Changing priorities Fewer, less experienced IT
Market Opportunity
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Traditional PC
• Acquisition Cost: ~$500• Maintenance/year: ~$2,000
Affordable 3-5X cost to manage Not secure Power: $125/Year/PC 20+ Hours outage/PC/Year
PC management is expensive and manual
Virtual Desktops
Centralized, efficient management Any time, any device access Increased security Reduced downtime Business agility
Desktop virtualization streamlines management
Market Opportunity
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Traditional Enterprise VDI Solution
• Datacenter infrastructure
• Multiple components
• Many different IT skillsets
• Systems Integration
Market Opportunity
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Cost & Complexity are barriers to adoption
Market Opportunity
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Want desktop virtualization, but often have different limits:
• IT budgets
• Back-end infrastructure
• IT staff (resources and expertise)
A Different Approach is Needed
Market Opportunity
Introducing Citrix VDI-in-a-Box
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VDI-in-a-Box 5.1Personal virtual desktops for under $500 a user
• An affordable turnkey software solution providing high-performance, high-definition virtual desktops
All-in-one VDI – runs on off-the-shelf servers
Simple to Deploy – in < hour by Windows® Admins
Simple to Use – any time, anywhere, any device access
Simple to Manage – single point-and-click web-based console
Simple to Scale – on-demand, just add more servers
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
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Solution Components…
Enterprise VDI VDI-in-a-Box
• Lots of moving parts• Load balancers• Connection brokers• Management servers• SAN• Hi-speed interconnects• Clustered SQL databases
• All-in-one software appliance• Runs on inexpensive off-the-shelf
servers
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
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High Availability…
Enterprise VDI VDI-in-a-Box
• Custom built High Availability• Requires expensive shared storage
SAN and high-speed interconnects
• Built-in High Availability• N + 1 model• Uses inexpensive servers with
local storage
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
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Scalability…
Enterprise VDI VDI-in-a-Box
• Re-architect to scale • Built-in scalability• Just add another server• Hot pluggable grid
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
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IT Skillset…
Enterprise VDI VDI-in-a-Box
• Requires virtualization and networking expertise
• Designed for Windows® Admins
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
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VirtualDesktop
VirtualDesktop
VirtualDesktop
VirtualDesktop
VDI-in-a-Box
VDI-in-a-Box – Simple, Affordable All-in-one
All key features are built-in: Connection brokering Dynamic provisioning High-availability Load balancing On-demand scaling Citrix HDX user experience Linked clones Personal and pooled desktops
Open architecture supporting:• Citrix XenServer• Microsoft Hyper-V• VMware vSphere (ESXi)
Access from virtually any device viaCitrix Receiver
VDI-in-a-Box
vdiManager
Logical Shared Storage
User Management
Dynamic Desktop Provisioning & Management
Template Management
High-Availability Grid Engine
Connection Broker
Load Balancer
Hypervisor
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
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VDI-in-a-Box is easy to deploy and manage
ActiveDirectory
Serverwith Hypervisor
+ VDI-in-a-BoxVirtual Appliance
Install Hypervisor
Import VDI-in-a-Box Appliance
Import Image
Configure Templates
Assign User Accounts
READY!
Install additional Servers
Point to 1st Server
READY!
User Data
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
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Instead of complexity and cost…
• Easy All-in-One VDI
• Simple to install and manage
• Full HDX user experience
• Perfect for SMB, public sector, education and enterprise departmental customers
VDI-in-a-Box provides simplicity and affordability
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
Flexibility
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Pooled and Personal virtual desktops…
• The best of both worlds: Users get personalized desktops Windows desktop administrators
manage a single master image
• Saves time and money While delivering a highly personalized
end-user experience
• Dramatically reduces recurring management overhead
• Cuts storage costs up to 90%
• Obsoletes use/support of persistent desktops
Golden image
Pooled desktops
Personal virtual desktops
Pooled desktops
PVD
PVD contains• User installed Applications• User Data• User Preferences
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Even simpler for IT…
• Grid-wide virtual IP address to ensure end-to-end high availability
• Desktop agents automatically installed
• Windows admins can specify complete names to VDI desktops
• Logs written in logs in syslog format
DTagent
Golden image
call me Ishmael
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Even better for users…
• Enhanced performance with dual datastores
• Higher Availability with Active Directory failover and Grid-wide virtual IP
• Google Earth optimization
Storage on a server
SAS Drive holds the golden images & personal desktops
SSD holds the desktop instances created from the golden images
PrimaryActive Directory
Server
RedundantActive Directory
Server
VDI-in-a-Box Grid
Compatibility
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Leverages the Citrix product portfolio
Virtual Desktops Made Simple
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