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VDI Overview

Important Features

Addressing User Requirements

Competitive Analysis

Determining Costs and ROI

Keeping it Simple and Cost Effective

Getting Real about Virtual Desktops


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Factors in selecting Virtual Desktops

*Source VMware market survey 2010


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Key VDI Advantages & Disadvantage

Advantages

Centralized Management - easier patching & software upgrades.

Simpler provisioning and deployment of new desktops

Virtual desktop can be accessed from anywhere and any device

Longer refresh cycle than traditional PCs

Disadvantages

Often more expensive than traditional desktops.

Complexity that requires training, certifications, or costly professional services

Performance issues if the network is not scaled correctly.

Not all applications and peripherals work with virtual desktops


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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Example of costs to California Counties for a 200 user Implementation Citrix Xendesktop, vSphere ESXi, Hardware, Storage, and Maintenance

Qualifying

A 5 year cost of $1820 per concurrent user

* to CCISDA


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Assembling Your Own VDI Example of Costs to California Counties

Citrix Xendesktop, vSphere ESXi, VMware, Hardware, Storage, and Services

Qualifying


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VERTEX - Solution Overview

NEW! Personalized non-persistent DTs

VERTEX PXE Boot Solutions

Gateway for BYOD and Remote Access

VERTEX VDI Appliance

An end-to-end solution

Overview

Re-purposing PCs into End Points


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VDI in a Box 5.1 Feature Enhancements

Even better for users

Now includes Personal Virtual Desktops (same as XenDesktop), so users can load their own apps, data and personalization, while IT can share the same image with both pooled and personal desktops

Enhanced performance with dual datastores

Higher availability with Active Directory failover and Grid-wide virtual IP

Google Earth optimizations

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 syslog format

Certified scalability - up to 2,000 desktops in a single grid


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VERTEX VDI Appliance

VERTEX VDI INTEGRATES the following FUNCTIONS into a 1U appliance: Storage – no SAN needed

Hypervisor

Desktop Provisioning

Connection Broker

Single Instance Management

FASTEST DEPLOYMENT. The first Vertex takes 1-2 hours to deploy.

EASILY MANAGED by your current PC Support Staff because it’s 80% less complex!

SCALES EASILY. Multiple appliances cluster and failover if a VM or an appliance fails to provide a high-availability, load-balanced GRID. Plugging in another 1U adds more VMs in minutes and requires no additional setup.

DROP-IN BOX facilitates PILOTs & makes Vertex easy to test and deploy

Built-in Load Balancing and Failover Protection

User Manager that integrates with Active Directory

Citrix Access Gateway

PXE Boot Server

Advanced Profile Management

A Cost-effective Self-contained “Drop-in Box” Solution

Appliance


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Many pieces to master & manage

Requires training or consultants

Complex & Expensive

High Startup Costs

Difficult to troubleshoot


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VERTEX SPECIFICATIONS

Features Multiple VERTEXs cluster into a high-availability GRID Failover Protection: If one Vertex should fail the remaining

Vertex appliances will automatically take over Choice of Hypervisor: XenServer or ESXi Automatic Replication: Each new Vertex copies images and

user database from the existing Vertex’s to virtually eliminate setup time normally required for each additional machine

Automatic Load Balancing: Each additional Vertex as it is added to the GRID will assume it’s share of the collective workload.

Multiple Appliances create a GRID

Models Supporting up to 100 VMs per host

Dual Xeon CPUs

128 to 512GB GB RAM

Direct Attached Storage options: HDD, SSD, or Hybrid Arrays

2x1Ge, 4x1Ge, or 1x10GTe Connections

Appliance

Enjoy the benefits of GRID Computing


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PXE Boot Software

To Become Low Maintenance Zero Clients

Don’t Scrap your existing PCs

Recycling PCs reduces costs $250-500 per seat

Recycle with VERTEX PXE Boot SW

Overview

Your Existing and EOL Desktops From Dell, HP, Lenovo and others

DEMO


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Bring Your Own Device

Low-cost Netbooks Any Endpoint, Anywhere

Driving a powerful Windows 7 Experience

Overview

iPads Android Tablets and Smart Phones


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RETURN ON INVESTMENT

Vertex ROI

Budgetary comparisons only. Windows 7 VDA not included. For formal pricing contact Tangent Sales


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Schedule a follow on Technical Briefing for your organization

Take a 10 minute tour of the simple yet powerful VERTEX management console at

or contact us about a 30 day software trial, setting up a test bed, or scheduling a pilot.

For more information please visit http://www.tangent.com/virtual-desktop/

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