Cyclone Computer: Lessons Learned from Virtualisation in Tertiary Education. Presenter: David Bird

1. IBM Blades in the Education Sector
David Bird
Technical Specialist
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Agenda
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Who is Cyclone?
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What we have done with Blades
What we have learned in the process
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Questions
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Who i C l
Wh is Cyclone?
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Countrywide presence
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Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Napier and Hamilton
Medium Sized Company
35 Employees, $26m+ Turnover
Our Customers
Auckland University of Technology, UNITEC, MIT, Canterbury
University, Lincoln University, Pumpkin Patch, Tait Electronics,
Jade Software
Who is the presenter?
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What h
Wh t have Cyclone done with Blades?
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Auckland University of Technology
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2 Chassis, 14 Blades, 26TB of Virtualised Storage (SVC), VMware ESX
Consolidation from 70+ Servers to 14 Blades
Microsoft Windows Server, Linux and Novell N t
Mi ft Wi d S Li dN ll Netware
Eastern Institute of Technology
2 Chassis 8 Blades 6TB of Storage (DS4700) VMware ESX
Chassis, Blades, (DS4700),
Microsoft Windows Server and Linux
Waiariki Institute of Technology
1 Chassis, 8 Blades, 5TB of Storage (DS4700), Microsoft Hyper-V
Microsoft Windows Server
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What h
Wh t have Cyclone learned?
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They are different!
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Power / Cooling
Management
Technology E l ti
T h l Evolution
Timing
Impact
Forward Planning
It will grow!
5-Years+
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Thank you
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Questions?
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