Virtualization 101

MAKING SENSE OF VIRTUALIZATION Dale Philips, MCPc Managing Director Converged Networks Group

Introduction Virtualization has come a long way but the need remains the same . IT professionals require controlled, secure and centralized management of their business-computing environments. Technology has become a more integral part of modern business operations . Companies have incorporated more hardware into their office environments. Processing power has increased and physical units are taking up a disproportionate amount of space, time and money. WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Global Perspective #1 “ IDC recommends that business leaders and IT professional closely monitor – and perhaps even map – the impact that changing business requirements impose on IT services and assess how rapidly evolving IT technologies and new IT business models (e.g., virtualization, next-generation datacenters, cloud computer and second-generation ERP systems) will be deployed. IDC further recommends they re-evaluate IT investment strategies with an eye to taking advantage of flexible financing options that can preserve precious capital and reduce technology obsolescence.” * IDC White Paper – The Great Realignment: A Radically Changed Economy Demands New Approaches to IT Extract from IDC White Paper – September 2009* WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Global Perspective #2 “ The professional desktop PC market is the most-exposed segment, with alternative architectures such as application streaming, hosted virtual desktops (HVDs) and blade PCs already resetting enterprise expectations of the client computing devices that are permanently connected to their networks. By moving some or all application executions to the data center, enterprises see an opportunity to pursue capital and operation cost savings by buying and deploying thinner, less capable desktop devices. However, deployment of HVDs requires initial high-cost investments in the server and network infrastructure.” Extract from Gartner for Business Leaders – February 2009* * Gartner – Emerging Technology Analysis: Hosted Virtual Desktops, February 2009 WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

The Need for Virtualization Low infrastructure utilization Increasing physical infrastructure costs Increasing IT management costs Insufficient failover and disaster protection High maintenance end-user desktops WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

2010 Key Tech Trends to Watch Which of the following technologies do you expect to deploy despite tightening budgets? * Goldman Sachs 2010 Survey of Chief Information Officers WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

CIO Priorities are Evolving WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential * Gartner 2009 and 2010 CIO Survey CIO Technology 2010 Priority 2009 Priority Virtualization 1 3 Cloud Computing 2 14

Too Much Complexity in Today’s IT Cause Overwhelming complexity Reliance on brittle infrastructure Effect More than 70% of IT budgets are spent on “maintaining” the status quo. Less than 30% goes toward innovation and competitive advantage. WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential * IDC and VMware TAM program

So What is This Cloud Thing? Cloud computing is a way of doing computing Enterprises Cloud Service Providers Bridging Private Cloud Operated solely for an organization, typically within the firewall. Hybrid Cloud Composition of 2 or more interoperable clouds, enabling data and application portability. Public Cloud Accessible over the internet for general consumption . WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Cloud Computing Cloud computing is an approach to computing that leverages the efficient pooling of on-demand, self-managed virtual infrastructure consumed as a service. WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Cloud Computing Journey What leads to “How?” Cloud Computing IT Production Business Production IT as a Service Core Platform and Management Application Development Quality and Efficiency Advanced Management and Business Continuity Desktop Automation Path to Value WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Server Virtualization Definition Masking of server resources (including the number and identity of individual physical servers, processors and operation systems) from server users. Intent is to spare the user from having to understand and manage complicated details of server resources, while increasing resource sharing and utilization and maintaining the capacity to expand later. WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Application Virtualization Definition Umbrella term that describes software technologies that improve portability, manageability and compatibility of applications by encapsulating them from the underlying operating system on which they are executed. A fully virtualized application is not installed in the traditional sense, although it is still executed as if it is. The application is fooled at runtime into believing that it is directly interfacing with the original operating system and all the resources managed by it, when in reality it is not. WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Virtualize the Applications How does it work? Decouple applications and data from OS Agent-less architecture Wide platform and application support Plug into existing app management tools Leverage benefits of isolation, encapsulation and mobility to applications on the desktop WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Desktop Virtualization Definition Server-centric computing model that borrows from the traditional thin-client model but is designed to give system administrators and end-users the best of both worlds: the ability to host and centrally manage desktop virtual machines in the data center while giving end users a full PC desktop experience. The user experience is intended to be identical to that of a standard PC, but from a thin-client device or similar, from the same or remotely. WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Desktop Virtualization Objectives Streamline desktop management and deployment Deliver built-in business continuity for the desktop Ensure security with centralized control and management WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

Desktop Virtualization Adoption Rate Percentage of companies that have deployed or will deploy desktop virtualization 2009 2010 WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential * From VMware

Desktop Virtualization Challenge Freedom vs. Control System Users IT Department WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential Control Anytime, anywhere access Device, OS and app diversity Increasing IT costs Security and compliance risks

Infrastructure Solutions Using Virtualization Server consolidation and containment Decrease server sprawl Increase server containment Develop and test optimization Reduce cost Increase productivity in development and testing Business continuity Reduce downtime, high availability, disaster recovery, cost effective, simpler and more reliable Desktop manageability and security Reduce risks to enterprise resources from remote and guest PCs Improve security WE MAKE DOING BUSINESS EASIER . Copyright 2010 MCPc Confidential

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