National Government Webinar: Reap the Rewards of IT Consolidation
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We’ve seen a trend towards reducing the number of tools used to monitor and manage agency infrastructure. Network devices and systems have standardised, eliminating the need for proprietary or customised monitoring solutions. SolarWinds can help streamline your IT monitoring and management tools, so that you can take advantage of tremendous cost savings, as well as the many other benefits IT consolidation has to offer.
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National Government Webinar: Reap the Rewards of IT Consolidation
- 1. REAP THE REWARDS OF IT CONSOLIDATION SOLARWINDS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WEBINAR PRESENTED BY: EDWARD BENDER SENIOR FEDERAL SE MANAGER ED.BENDER@SOLARWINDS.COM +1 410 286 3060 (OFFICE) HANNA WONG ACCOUNT MANAGER HANNA.WONG@SOLARWINDS.COM +353 21 2330431 (OFFICE) BRIAN ROCHE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE BRIAN.ROCHE@SOLARWINDS.COM +353 21 2330430 EXT. 0430 (OFFICE)
- 2. • Why Now? • Benefits of IT Consolidation • Why SolarWinds®? • SolarWinds Overview • The Technical Side of Tools Consolidation • Demonstration • Questions and Next Steps 2 AGENDA © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 3. • Data centre consolidation projects have been underway for years and it is time for agencies to modernise their monitoring and management tools • Network devices and systems have standardised, eliminating the need for proprietary or customised monitoring solutions • Many of the “enterprise” solutions are very expensive • Having a broad set of tools from different vendors wastes money and is sub-optimal • Governments across Europe are promoting consolidation to reduce expensive and fragmented software purchases • It’s time to consolidate and modernise your tools and take advantage of our affordable pricing, and other benefits 3 WHY NOW? © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 4. 4 BENEFITS OF IT CONSOLIDATION © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Benefits Details Reduced Cost Consolidated purchases produce discounts and drive contract vehicles that leverage your government buying power Out-of-the-box Integrations SolarWinds has out-of-the-box integrations and having consolidated tools helps improve troubleshooting Consolidated Dashboard Getting a consolidated NOC view is an important driver of consolidation projects Familiar User Interface Using a range of tools can make things more complicated Easier Support One support desk for your monitoring and management tools
- 5. 5 BENEFITS OF IT CONSOLIDATION (CONT’D) © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Benefits Details Improved Compliance Reporting Having all the data centralised improves compliance reporting Improved Security Fewer vendors means reduced patching and configuration management Enhanced Alerting Improving alerts is another key driver of consolidation projects Simplified Administration Easier maintenance renewals and capacity planning
- 6. • Our software is easy to implement, configure, and use • The cost of our software is often less than the price of maintenance of competing solutions • Our modular approach allows agencies to get the specific tools they need, which generates a faster ROI, and also allows for a phased consolidation • Our customisable role-base access control helps to increase internal security • SolarWinds is a large, diversified, and growing software company • We have a large federal and central government installed base and security is important to us; our software is Common Criteria certified and we are available through a broad range of government frameworks in Europe • Our online user community drives innovation and adds value by sharing scripts, templates, and user experiences 6 WHY SOLARWINDS? © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 7. COMPANY OVERVIEW • Over 150,000 customers in 170 countries; SMB to Fortune 500® • More than 425 of the Fortune 500 are customers • Government customers, including National Health Service, European Parliament, NATO as well as U.S. military branches, and civilian and intelligence agencies • Headquarters in Austin, TX • National Government Sales based in Cork, Ireland Office • Federal Office in Herndon, VA • Forbes® ranked SolarWinds number 19 on its list of the “Most Innovative Growth Companies” in 2015 • 1500+ employees worldwide 7 THE POWER TO MANAGE IT User Experience © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 8. OUR VISION 8 MANAGE ALL THINGS IT IN A HYBRID WORLD • Regardless of where the applications and underlying infrastructure are deployed • Regardless of where our management tools need to be deployed • While continuing to take a user-centric approach – only buy what you need, when you need it Manage All Things IT… © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 9. Product Mission: Enable IT & DevOps pros to proactively and reactively monitor, alert, troubleshoot and resolve issues quickly Product Principles: Fast (accessible immediately), Easy (best in class UX) and Affordable (starting price for agencies of all sizes) WHAT WE OFFER TODAY BUILDING TOWARD OUR VISION Network Management Performance Configuration IP Address VoIP Systems and App Management Servers & Apps Virtualization Storage Database Management Database Performance Tools Remote Troubleshooting Web Help Desk® Topology Mapping Security Management Log & Event Patch Configuration • SQL® • Oracle® • DB2® • SAP® ASE • MySQL® Device Tracking Secure File Transfer Web Performance 9© 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 10. 10 THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF TOOLS CONSOLIDATION © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Topics Details Familiar User Interface It’s all about usability; a common and intuitive UI reduces complexity while reducing the need and time for training Consolidated Dashboard Consolidated monitoring tools provide the single-pane-of-glass management desires with minimum configuration efforts Faster Time to Resolution Improved visibility and instant access to status and configuration data across more of your IT infrastructure enables IT staff to do faster troubleshooting of complex problems Out-of-the-box Integrations Fully integrated tools eliminate the cost of developing and supporting custom integrations Simplified Alerting Centrally managed alerting reduces the complexity and cost of managing and configuring alerts from disparate tools
- 11. 11 INTRODUCING SOLARWINDS ORION® © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 12. Orion Demonstration 12© 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 13. 13 THANK YOU QUESTIONS? NEXT STEPS © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 14. • Download our IT Consolidation whitepaper: http://go.solarwinds.com/FED_IT_Consolidation_WP_2016 • Watch an API programming class video: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/docs/DOC-188093 • Watch a short demo video: http://www.solarwinds.com/sedemo • Visit our National Government website: http://www.solarwinds.com/nationalgovernment • Visit our thwack® government group: http://thwack.com/government • Follow us on LinkedIn®: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solarwinds-government • Download a free trial: http://www.solarwinds.com/downloads/ • Call the SolarWinds National Government sales team: +353 21 2330440 • Email National Government sales: nationalgovtsales@solarwinds.com 14 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP YOU © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 15. The SOLARWINDS and SOLARWINDS & Design marks are the exclusive property of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC, and its affiliates, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other SolarWinds trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common law marks, registered or pending registration in the United States or in other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be or are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © 2016 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Editor's Notes
- Please kick off webinar and thank the audience for joining us for the event. Discuss housekeeping issues- phones are muted; questions can be typed into the Q&A tab and we will respond as time permits (probably at end, depending on how Ed wants to manage it); session is being recorded and will be emailed along with slides. Introduce SolarWinds participants and their roles.
- Opening and agenda (5) Why Now? (3-5) Benefits of IT Consolidation (3-5) Why SolarWinds? and Overview (5) The Technical Side of Tools Consolidation (3-5) Demonstration (35) Questions and Next Steps (5)
- There has been a clear trend towards data center consolidation for years. It’s time to modernize your monitoring and management tools. Why now? Standardization of networks and systems means that you don’t need proprietary, customized or expensive monitoring solutions. Having a broad set of tools from different vendors creates unneeded challenges. First off, these tools can be difficult to integrate. Other challenges include duplicate or underutilized tools, potential blind spots, higher training costs, and security concerns. We’re seeing a trend with our government customers to promote consolidation and reduce costs. Let’s have a look at the benefits of modernizing you IT tools
- Ed will be covering some of the technical aspects of these in a few minutes, but these are some of the key drivers towards consolidation.
- I hope everyone is ready to consolidate their IT tools and here’s why SolarWinds would be the best choice- [review the bullets in your own words]
- SolarWinds started back in 1999 as a network management software company. We have expanded our management and monitoring portfolio to include systems and applications, storage, databases, and security. Provided to government agencies worldwide. You can see some of our impressive results- over 150K customers in 170 countries; our EMEA government customers include a broad range of NHS Trusts, European Parliament, NATO, Health and Social Care Information Centre, and Ministry Of Health-Turkey We also have well established US federal customers, including every DOD branch and civilian and intelligence agency Our IT management software is powerful, affordable and easy to use. We have a unique approach to the market that has proven to be quite successful.
- Our vision is to manage all things IT in a hybrid world. Our management and monitoring software supports your applications and infrastructure whether they are deployed on premise, in the cloud, or a combination. And we have a user centric approach that lets customers buy what they need, when they need it.
- Our mission is to provide purpose-built products that are designed to make IT professionals’ jobs easier. We offer value-driven products and tools that solve a broad range of IT management challenges – whether those challenges are related to networks, servers, applications, storage, virtualization, databases or the cloud. [Transition from Hanna to Ed]
- [we need to be sure to touch on all these “topics” during the demonstration]
- [Transition from Ed to Hanna] Thanks Ed that was a great job. Now let’s get to some of the questions that came in during the webinar… [present questions to Ed] As far as next steps, we have found that scheduling a more detailed demonstration tailored to an agency’s specific needs and challenges is best. It is really useful to involve the network, systems, applications, and database folks together and put everything on the table. I’d be happy to coordinate this with you, so please let me know if you are interested.