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VDI - WHY BRAZOS COUNTY CHOSE
TO WAIT: AN INEXPENSIVE SUCCESS
STORY
Billy Melzow – Brazos County
Tate Turnipseed – Brazos County
Chris Case – Sequel Data Systems Inc.
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About the Presenters
Billy Melzow – Senior Network Administrator
Tate Turnipseed – Network Administrator
Chris Case – CEO Sequel Data Systems
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About Brazos County
Fleet of 800+ Workstations
4 year refresh cycle
IT Department Employees:
20 Total
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Sequel Data Systems, Inc. Overview
HP Elite Virtualization Partner
VMware Premier Partner
Developed Virtualization Practice in 2004
Expanded into Virtual Desktops in 2008
Over half of our revenues derived from the public
sector space (K-12, Hi-Ed, State and Local
Government)
Part of the DIR contract for HP, VMware, and Services
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Sequel Data Systems, Inc. Overview
Company Founded in 1986 as a Digital Equipment Corporation VAR
HP Elite Partner
Virtualization
Blades
Converged Infrastructure
Enterprise Storage
Networking
Business Critical Services (BCS)
VMware Premier Partner
Part of the DIR contract for HP, VMware, and Services
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Vertical Markets
Corporate
Emerging Growth Accounts
Financial
Healthcare
Oil and Gas
K-12
Higher Education
Local Government
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Customers
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Services
Server Consolidation Services
VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) Services
Disaster Recovery Services
Design and implementation for all HP lines including MSA,
LeftHand, EVA, 3PAR
Backup and Recovery Systems
HP Blade / x86 Server Design, Integrity Servers
Networking Services
Microsoft Services – Exchange, SQL, AD, etc.
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Sequel Data Systems, Inc.
http://www.sequeldata.com/schedule-mobile-data-center
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What do we do with the truck?
Trade Shows
Lunch n Learn
Private Showings
Scheduled shows
VMUGS
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Presentation and Discussion
Walk through EPCC questions, run through our
environment.
Questions and Answer Session.
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Contacts
Chris Case
President/CEO
512.731.2382
Chris Baker
Sales Manager
512.918.8841
Robert Raab
N. Texas/Oklahoma Account Manager
512.918.8841
Jason Vitanza
Director of Services
512-918-8841
Sequel Data Systems, Inc. Headquarters
11824 Jollyville Rd, Suite 400
Austin, Texas 78759
512.918.8841
www.sequeldata.com
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What did Sequel provide?
Hardware: HP
Software:
VMware View
VMware ThinApp
Liquidware Labs Profile Unity
Liquidware Labs Stratusphere Fit
Professional Installation
Onsite engineer
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Reasons to research VDI
Request from management
ROI
Seamless migrations
Software updates
User proofing systems
Fewer support calls
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We know VDI works
Research
In-house testing
Talked other government entities around Texas
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VDI Issues and Roadblocks
Hardware Issues
Software Issues
Deployment Roadblocks
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Hardware Issues
Server side hardware had to be purchased in 100
virtual machine increments
ESXi host maintenance difficulties
Non-USB peripheral incompatibility
Key features built around auto logoff mentality
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Software Issues
Reported issues with VDI and AMCAD
Lack of end user experience customization
Degradation of audio and video
Multi-monitor support
3rd party profile management
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Software Issues cont.
ThinApp and application deployment
90+ unique applications
Spread around 30+ departments
Deployment of software:
ThinApp all 90+ applications prior to deployment
Very time consuming process to perfect and test
Create many golden images to fit each software outfit
Create virtual machine pools for each golden image
Less flexibility
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Deployment Roadblocks
Inability to deploy whole offices at a time
Must maintain current refresh scheme
Split fleet
~400 virtual machines
~400 physical machines
Split staff geared towards different troubleshooting
goals
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Deployment Roadblocks
Must maintain current physical support
Implementation and maintaining virtual support
systems
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Potential Proof of Concept (POC) things to look out for...
Have a revert procedure planned out
Self-contained system
IP Addressing, Subnets, and Firewall Rules
Licensing
Profile Unity
HP SAN Cluster
Vmware ThinApp
Vmware View
Microsoft
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Closing
Satisfied with overall experience working with VDI
and Sequel Data Systems
Opened our eyes to find creative and effective
ways to better our service and support