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Dell Technology World - CloudOps - Leveraging DevOps Principles and Practice...Don Demcsak
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By deploying Nimsoft Service Desk, Apps Associates is able to support delivery of managed services to clients globally with unique, customized workflows and ITIL best practices.
For more case studies from Nimsoft, visit: http://nimsoft.com/customers/case-studies.html.
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense, has always taken a strategic approach to using information technology (IT) for achieving its mission. However, its goal of becoming a high-performing agency ran head-on into shrinking budgets and sequestration constraints. To improve its agility in the event of an emergency or catastrophic events, DLA adopted a telework, and later, a Home Use computing program. Learn more about the strategy used to make this a reality in this whitepaper.
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In today’s ever-changing, software-defined world, matching workloads to the right cloud solutions is incredibly challenging. Failure to do so can add complexity and lead to excessive spend on suboptimal cloud services. At this panel of Dell Cloud providers and customers, you will discover how our worldwide partnerships and in-depth expertise help organizations become future ready, optimizing cloud costs and workloads. You'll learn how our prescriptive cloud services have helped reduce risk and get the most of out of cloud investments. Regardless of geographic location or workload type, Dell can help you plan for your unique cloud future.
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A cloud service is any service made available to users on demand via the Internet from a cloud computing provider s servers. They are designed to provide easy, scalable access to applications, resources and services, and are fully managed by a cloud services provider. The objective of this template is to provide enterprise grade cloud infrastructure products to organizations of all types and sizes and provide solutions to customer problems by determining the challenges faced by them. We have covered the company overview wherein we have shared the companys background, key statistics, services offered, milestones, management team. Furthermore, we have determined the customer s cloud journey with our company in a timeline format. The need for cloud services by customers, characteristics and benefits of the company s cloud computing, competitive landscape, challenges faced by the customer along with the solution to overcome such challenges, and additional benefits that a customer can get are also focused on this template. Different types of cloud services are offered such as private, public, hybrid, and multi cloud. Furthermore, various types of models offered are SaaS Software as a Service, PaaS Platform as a Service, IaaS Infrastructure as a Service along with their pricing. We have also focused on the measurable impact of cloud services in the business such as company growth, efficient process, operational costs, IT spending, etc. The reasons why a customer must choose the company and clients testimonial are also shared in this template. https://bit.ly/2ZyVOOd
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A perspective on cloud computing and enterprise saa s applicationsGeorge Milliken
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Please make sure you read the speakers notes, there's a significant amount of content there.
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Many large enterprises have begun using AWS to host development and test environments while also building greenfield applications in AWS. After realizing the benefits that AWS has to offer, many Enterprise look for ways to accelerate their migration to the cloud. In beginning this journey they are often faced with a number of challenges such as determining which applications should move, how they should move, and how can they be effectively managed in the cloud. Accenture, working with AWS Solution Architects, and AWS Professional Services have developed a framework, based on our experiences, to quickly, efficiently, and successfully move enterprise applications to AWS at scale. This session will review our approach, tools, and methods that can help Enterprises evolve their cloud transformation programs.
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• Red Hat Unveils Next-Generation Process Automation Offering.
• Vmware Delivers Network Functions Virtualization Platform For 5G And Multi-Cloud Telco Networks
• Fujitsu Enhances Cloud Services Portfolio.
• Trend Micro Launches Managed Detection And Response Service.
• Cyberark Presents New Privileged Access Security As A Service Offering.
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Selling Cloud Services To Earn More Revenue PowerPoint Presentation SlidesSlideTeam
A cloud service is any service made available to users on demand via the Internet from a cloud computing provider s servers. They are designed to provide easy, scalable access to applications, resources and services, and are fully managed by a cloud services provider. The objective of this template is to provide enterprise grade cloud infrastructure products to organizations of all types and sizes and provide solutions to customer problems by determining the challenges faced by them. We have covered the company overview wherein we have shared the companys background, key statistics, services offered, milestones, management team. Furthermore, we have determined the customer s cloud journey with our company in a timeline format. The need for cloud services by customers, characteristics and benefits of the company s cloud computing, competitive landscape, challenges faced by the customer along with the solution to overcome such challenges, and additional benefits that a customer can get are also focused on this template. Different types of cloud services are offered such as private, public, hybrid, and multi cloud. Furthermore, various types of models offered are SaaS Software as a Service, PaaS Platform as a Service, IaaS Infrastructure as a Service along with their pricing. We have also focused on the measurable impact of cloud services in the business such as company growth, efficient process, operational costs, IT spending, etc. The reasons why a customer must choose the company and clients testimonial are also shared in this template. https://bit.ly/2ZyVOOd
Migrating Into the Cloud: The Brownfield vs. Greenfield OpportunityJulia Smith
The IT world is a complex space and companies may not have the money to completely replace all of their systems. Therefore we need solutions to optimize what we already have. This white paper examines the differences between Greenfield and Brownfield environments – particularly as it pertains to cloud migrations.
Gen-i FWD_LIVE presentation about our exciting four step Pathway to Cloud, the latest information on the real benefits, the maturity stages of Cloud and Gen-i’s new ReadyCloud Backup service which launches in 2011.
How to Build OpenStack Clouds and how to manage and control “shadow IT”Kenneth de Brucq
Dell Solutions Tour 2014 Norge
Paul Brook
Responsible for Cloud and Big Data business programs across Europe, Middle East and Africa [EMEA].
The OpenStack cloud community is one of the world’s fastest growing open source communities. This is one of the reasons so many organisations see OpenStack as a viable Enterprise Cloud product. This breakout will describe how Dell and our Partners can provide a straight forward process for planning and building an open source cloud. A process that can take you from concept, though Pilot to Production.” We will also discuss how an organisation can encourage cloud utilization whilst maintaining control and governance across the organisation
A perspective on cloud computing and enterprise saa s applicationsGeorge Milliken
A perspective on Cloud computing and SaaS for Enterprise applications by a SaaS industry veteran.
Please make sure you read the speakers notes, there's a significant amount of content there.
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These slides, based on the webinar hosted by EMA Research and Scalable Software, examines the core requirements for assessing your current IT landscape, setting priorities, and determining which workloads impact which services as you migrate to cloud.
Many large enterprises have begun using AWS to host development and test environments while also building greenfield applications in AWS. After realizing the benefits that AWS has to offer, many Enterprise look for ways to accelerate their migration to the cloud. In beginning this journey they are often faced with a number of challenges such as determining which applications should move, how they should move, and how can they be effectively managed in the cloud. Accenture, working with AWS Solution Architects, and AWS Professional Services have developed a framework, based on our experiences, to quickly, efficiently, and successfully move enterprise applications to AWS at scale. This session will review our approach, tools, and methods that can help Enterprises evolve their cloud transformation programs.
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Value Journal, a monthly news journal from Redington Value Distribution, intends to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the July Edition:
• Dell Technologies Accelerates HCI Portfolio Growth; Simplifies Path To Vmware-Based Clouds.
• Huawei Releases 3GPP R14-Based Commercial NB-IoT Solution.
• Leading The Software-defined Future - Sayantan Dev, Vice President, VCG, Redington Value.
• Avaya Brings Enterprise-Level Communication Capabilities To SMBs.
• Symantec Introduces Cloud-Based Network Security Solution With Web Isolation.
• Veritas Announces New Data Protection And Governance Offerings For Microsoft 365 Solution.
• Red Hat Unveils Next-Generation Process Automation Offering.
• Vmware Delivers Network Functions Virtualization Platform For 5G And Multi-Cloud Telco Networks
• Fujitsu Enhances Cloud Services Portfolio.
• Trend Micro Launches Managed Detection And Response Service.
• Cyberark Presents New Privileged Access Security As A Service Offering.
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With workforces becoming increasingly mobile, organizations are faced with having to protect their most valuable assets: people and data. The ability to ensure employees can be productive and efficient, while protecting data grows more difficult every day. The safest place to maintain that data is within the confines of a centralized location at all times. Desktop and application virtualization keeps important IP and enterprise data centralized, while enabling mobility, BYOD programs, and increased worker flexibility.
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Cloud can add incredible efficiency and agility to IT, but there are so many cloud options. Delivering the right cloud to the right organization can quickly lead to increased IT management complexity and overhead.
We explore strategies and solutions that help you establish a unified cloud management strategy, giving you visibility and control within the full stack of your cloud—from infrastructure all the way up to workload mobility.
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Moving to the Cloud-How to Develop Cloud Strategy for Your OrganizationEmtec Inc.
The cloud is everywhere! Does your organization have a cloud strategy? Is the TCO really so much better? How well will it integrate with our other systems? Is it really as as to implement as the Vendors tell us? Learn about various Cloud deployment models, what companies are moving to the cloud and cost & implementation considerations.
Moving to the Cloud-How to Develop Cloud Strategy for Your Organization
Green Efficiency in IT
1. Freehills delivers on
commitment to green efficiency
with a 10 percent reduction in
energy consumption
Benefits
• Infrastructure costs reduced by
virtualization and 83 percent
reduction in physical servers
• Operations significantly improve
with ease of taking virtual servers
into production
• Firm meets green committee goals
with up to 10 percent reduction in
power consumption
• Cloud computing
• Green efficiency
• Services
• Server virtualization
Customer profile
Company: Freehills
Industry: Law
Country: Australia
Employees: 1,900
Website: www.freehills.com.au
Business need
To reduce infrastructure space and meet projected growth and
green efficiency goals, Freehills needed to replace their legacy
system with an updated server and storage solution.
Solution
Working with Dell™
Consulting Services, the firm deployed a
virtualized platform using Dell PowerEdge™
servers and
VMware®
vSphere™
software.
“Our IT team can now
provide the green
committee with real
numbers on electricity
savings. We’ve already
reduced power
consumption by
almost 10 percent in
our main data center.”
Gary Adler, infrastructure manager,
Freehills
2. Occupying around 15 floors at their
Sydney office, which includes the main
data center, Freehills’ data requirements
had grown exponentially in recent
years. The firm was outgrowing its
primary data center in Sydney however,
relocating the data center was not an
immediate option as Freehills was
looking for a more cost-effective and
timely solution.
As well as the need to become more
efficient in responding to the needs of
the business and being able to scale
quickly to meet demand, the IT team
was facing pressure from the firm’s
green committee, as approximately
60 percent of the electricity costs of
the firm were being drawn from the
physical infrastructure with the Sydney
data center.
Virtualization viewed as effective
solution to ease data center capacity
Although several of their competitors
had already moved to a virtualized
platform, Freehills wanted to ensure
high availability and minimize the risks
associated with migrating from a
physical to a virtualized infrastructure.
As their document management
system was the core technology of the
firm, Freehills had to ensure high
availability and a seamless user
experience for its lawyers.
Gary Adler, infrastructure manager,
Freehills, comments, “In the early days,
we assessed there was a risk with
virtualization around ensuring high
availability and performance when
consolidating. We wanted to ensure
we were providing our firm with a
more robust solution all round before
we migrated to a new platform.”
Prior to engaging with a solutions
provider, Freehills assessed
virtualization software and selected
VMware due to its market leading
reputation, functionality, and
performance. To meet its business
and energy efficiency needs, and
with the main data center reaching
near capacity, Freehills made the
decision to migrate to a virtualized
infrastructure using VMware vSphere
4.0 Enterprise Plus edition software.
Confidence in return on investment
drives decision-making process
Through VMware, Freehills received a
recommendation on working with Dell
to deploy the virtualized environment.
Although Freehills had an existing
relationship with Dell on laptops,
desktops and other components, the
firm had yet to engage Dell in a major
services project.
Gary Adler, infrastructure manager,
Freehills explains, “Our relationship
with Dell has grown steadily over the
Freehills is an Australian-based international law
firm providing commercial legal advice to clients
around the world. Established in 1852, the firm
acts for more than 75 percent of Australia’s top
100-listed companies. Freehills has approximately
1,900 lawyers located across four offices in
Australia and seven offices in South East Asia, and
the firm has a strong green initiative in place to
drive efficient use of resources.
“The high availability
we have achieved
through our new
solution augments
our disaster
recovery strategy
and our business
continuity strategy.”
Gary Adler, infrastructure manager,
Freehills
Technology at work
Services*
Dell™
Consulting Services
Dell ProSupport
– Mission Critical option
- four hour response time
Hardware
Dell PowerEdge™
R710 servers
with Intel®
Xeon®
processors
Software
VMware®
vSphere™
4.0 Enterprise
Plus edition virtualization software
3. past ten years, however I previously
saw the company only as a hardware
provider. The depth of the proposal
transformed our view of Dell into a
high-quality, competitive service and
solutions provider.”
In assessing the investment for the
solution, Freehills was convinced that
a return on investment (ROI) could
be achieved by the firm within several
years. “A real driver to deploying the
virtualization solution was that the ROI
was very significant,” confirms Adler.
Freehills engaged Dell Consulting
Services to deliver a tiered storage
environment for a virtual infrastructure
within a three-month time line.
Infrastructure costs reduced by
virtualization and 83% reduction in
physical servers
During the first phase of the project,
Freehills virtualized 35-40 percent of
their servers and aims to double this
figure within the next year. As physical
servers are replaced, Freehills will
replace them with virtual servers where
possible. “We have a policy for adding
applications – virtual first, physical only
if absolutely required,” states Adler.
The firm will virtualize primarily
documents and files from the firm’s
recently upgraded document
management system, email, and the
practice billing system.
Deploying a standard server platform
policy to ensure business continuity,
the firm consolidated onto Dell
PowerEdge R710 servers across its
main Sydney data center and its
disaster recovery site. The firm has
consolidated the physical server
environment by 83 percent using
VMware vSphere 4.0 Enterprise Plus
edition software, which will also
translate to significant savings on
infrastructure costs.
Firm’s commitment to green
initiatives supported by up to
10 percent reduction in data
center energy consumption
Freehills has a dedicated green
team in each state and a dedicated
sustainability consultant advising the
firm. Freehills’ ability to deliver green
services is important to the firm’s
reputation and their clients. The move
to virtualization supports the firm’s
green committee initiatives by
delivering efficiently managed
costs and resources.
Adler explains the importance of
energy reduction as the IT team has
been encouraged to be as green as
possible. Says Adler, “Our IT team can
now provide the green committee
with real numbers on electricity
savings. We’ve already reduced
power consumption by almost 10
percent in our main data center.”
Operations significantly improve
with ease of taking virtual servers
into production
The IT team is able to quickly provision
new virtual servers, making the business
more agile and responsive to its staff and
clients. Freehills estimates that the firm
has reduced this process from weeks to
hours. “When a new project begins for
one of our business units or legal teams,
instead of taking two weeks to order,
build, configure, and place a new server
into production, the entire process can
be completed in a single day,”
comments Adler.
“With virtualization,
the restoration
process is almost
immediate, and our
end users experience
minimal disruption.”
Gary Adler, infrastructure manager,
Freehills