Presidio’s Data Center Practice
                                     2009 Cisco Data Center Partner of the Year
                                     2009 EMC Services Partner of the Year

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                                     Presidio’s Data Center Practice is focused on delivering Advanced Data Center
                                     Solutions for its customers. The Virtual Data Center (VDC) allows customers of
                                     any size to reduce cost, and complexity, while increasing service levels. The basic
                                     architecture can be described in three core tiers, Servers/Software, Networks,
                                     and Storage. To that end, Presidio specializes in VMware, Cisco, and EMC (VCE
                                     Consortium) and combines key technologies to make the Virtual Data Center a
                                     reality. Presidio is uniquely qualified to help customers rapidly deploy the Virtual Data
                                     Center with extensive engineering expertise in all tiers of the Virtual Data Center.



     Solutions from the              Server Virtualization                           Presidio is helping customers
                                     Server Virtualization is quickly becoming the   successfully deploy VDI infrastructure,
     Northeast’s Most                de facto standard for the data center. The      leveraging core technologies from
                                     technology has enabled organizations to         VMware, as well as complementary
     Advanced and                    reduce the server sprawl that has overtaken     technologies such as Wyse thin clients.
                                     the data center and has allowed them to
     Innovative Information          get the most out of their technology invest-    Converged Networks
                                     ments by increasing utilization. VMware’s       To further simplify the Virtual Data
     Technology Team                 vSphere (ESX 4.0) software has accelerated      Center, converged network technolo-
                                     this momentum by increasing physical-to-        gies have evolved leveraging 10Gb
                                     virtual consolidation ratios and by providing   speeds. Converged Network Adapters
                                     new technologies like Fault Tolerance that      (CNAs) are merging the functionality of
                                     provide no-hassle, zero-data-loss solutions     Ethernet cards and FC/iSCSI HBAs into
                                     in a virtual environment.                       a single interface card running at 10Gb
                                                                                     speeds. Rather than continuing
                                     Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)            to run with 4 or more interface cards
                                     The popularity of server virtualization has     per server, we can now leverage 2
                                     created an equally compelling business case     CNAs and virtualize traffic across the
                                     around desktop/laptop virtualization. With a    redundant links. By combining CNA
                                     greater number of desktops in comparison        technology with Cisco’s Nexus
                                     to servers, there is a larger opportunity to    product family, the number of cards
                                     reduce cost and streamline management           and ports in the switch fabric are
                                     tasks. VMware’s View 3 (VDI) software           dramatically reduced.
     Presidio Networked Solutions    introduced new technologies such as linked
     10 Sixth Rd. Woburn, MA 01801   clones that allow organizations to save         Unified Computing
     p 781.638.2200                  upwards of 80%-90% of the storage cost of       With all the focus on network and
     f 781.932.0026                  a VDI deployment. By easing the manage-         storage technologies, the server
                                     ment of desktop images and allowing access      platform is often overlooked. Much as
     www.presidio.com                to these images even while disconnected         VMware has abstracted the applications
     For inquiries, email us at:     from the network, View 3 has caused             and operating systems from the server
     datacenterNE@presidio.com       a resurgence in discussions around VDI.         hardware, Cisco’s Unified Computing

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                                   Presidio’s Data Center Practice
      Presidio – the definitive,    System (UCS) has removed the configuration       administration tasks by automating
                                    settings and created truly stateless comput-     storage expansion as needed. EMC
      full-service, technology      ing. With all the talk about cloud computing     Storage arrays combine all of these
                                    Cisco’s UCS is actually delivering on it.        advanced technologies in an easy-to-
      provider                      The latest addition to the VDC stack is          manage unit with an intuitive user inter-
                                    continuing to simplify the management and        face. Presidio is certified across all areas
                                    administration of the VDC by leveraging          of EMC Storage Infrastructure, and is the
                                    key technologies such as embedded                top partner in the Northeast.
                                    management, unified connectivity (FCoE),
                                    extended memory support (384GB), and             Backup and Recovery
                                    virtual adapters. Presidio is the first UCS      Virtualization is disruptive technology
                                    partner in the Northeast.                        that forces us to rethink how we protect
                                                                                     our data. The dirty little secret of all
                                    Storage                                          virtualization products is that eventually
                                    In order to support the Virtual Data Center,     backup becomes a challenge.
                                    Storage architectures need to be scalable,       Organizations must now backup the same
                                    flexible, reliable, and easy to manage.          amount of data as before, but across
                                    Storage arrays need to support not just the      fewer hardware resources, causing backup
                                    standard connectivity options comprising of      windows to creep over agreed-upon
                                    iSCSI, FC, NFS/CIFS, but also the connec-        service levels. A next-generation backup
                                    tivity options on the horizon like 8Gb FC        strategy is needed to combat this
                                    and 10Gb Ethernet. Equally as important as       challenge. Through a series of free
                                    connectivity are the varieties of disks that     assessments Presidio can identify what
                                    are supported. It’s no longer as simple as FC    advanced technologies such as Data
                                    and SATA. Enterprise Flash Disks (EFDs) are      Deduplication, high-speed Virtual Tape
                                    dramatically altering the storage landscape.     Libraries, and Archive, can get those
                                    Software functionality like Virtual Provision-   backup windows back in check.
                                    ing allows customers to simplify day-to-day                          Continued next page >




      What our partners are saying about Presidio’s Data Center Practice
                      “What Presidio can bring to the                                “Presidio is one of EMC’s most
                      table, as evidenced by this world-                             valued and long-standing partners.
                      class lab they’ve built here in                                They have extremely strong design
                      Woburn, is the ability to bring                                and implementation expertise, and
                      together multiple vendors who can                              when you couple this with the
                      really help solve customer problems                            investments they’ve made in the
                      when you put it together as a                                  EMC Velocity Solution Center around
                      whole solution.”                                               EMC and VMware infrastructures,
                                                                                     they’re going to be able to provide
                      Matthew Jonson                                                 their customers the maximum value.”
                      Adv. Tech and Vertical Lead
                      Sr. Systems Engineering Manager                                Gregg Ambulos,
                      US/Canada Channel Sales                                        VP, Channel Sales
                                                                                     EMC Corporation
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                                   EMC and VMware Center of Excellence
                                                    Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc. - Demo Lab




                                         EMC Velocity Solution Center                     Computing System (UCS), and a full
                                         In Woburn, MA, Presidio has built out            spectrum of Replication, and Backup
                                         the country’s first EMC Velocity Solution        and Recovery technologies. Presidio
                                         Center. It is a state-of-the-art lab with over   uses the lab not only to ensure our
                                         $3 million worth of hardware and software.       technical resources are experts on all the
                                         The VDC includes the entire EMC storage          technologies we sell, but also to perform
                                         family of platforms (DMX, CLARiiON,              product demonstrations and implement
                                         Celerra, Centera) and Enterprise Flash           customer Proofs of Concepts (POCs).
                                         Drives, VMware software (ESX 3.5, 4.0),          Let Presidio demonstrate the VDC in
                                         Cisco storage and networking products            person, or remotely, and put our lab to
                                         (MDS, Nexus) as well as the Unified              work for you.




     Presidio Networked Solutions        Solutions from the Northeast’s Most Advanced
     10 Sixth Rd. Woburn, MA 01801
     p 781.638.2200                      and Innovative Information Technology Team
     f 781.932.0026

     www.presidio.com
     For inquiries, email us at:
     datacentertNE@presidio.com

Presidio Data Center Practice Overview

  • 1.
    Presidio’s Data CenterPractice 2009 Cisco Data Center Partner of the Year 2009 EMC Services Partner of the Year service and support comprehensive technology assessments extensive post-sale support systems infrastructure data storage wireless computing quality service and support Presidio’s Data Center Practice is focused on delivering Advanced Data Center Solutions for its customers. The Virtual Data Center (VDC) allows customers of any size to reduce cost, and complexity, while increasing service levels. The basic architecture can be described in three core tiers, Servers/Software, Networks, and Storage. To that end, Presidio specializes in VMware, Cisco, and EMC (VCE Consortium) and combines key technologies to make the Virtual Data Center a reality. Presidio is uniquely qualified to help customers rapidly deploy the Virtual Data Center with extensive engineering expertise in all tiers of the Virtual Data Center. Solutions from the Server Virtualization Presidio is helping customers Server Virtualization is quickly becoming the successfully deploy VDI infrastructure, Northeast’s Most de facto standard for the data center. The leveraging core technologies from technology has enabled organizations to VMware, as well as complementary Advanced and reduce the server sprawl that has overtaken technologies such as Wyse thin clients. the data center and has allowed them to Innovative Information get the most out of their technology invest- Converged Networks ments by increasing utilization. VMware’s To further simplify the Virtual Data Technology Team vSphere (ESX 4.0) software has accelerated Center, converged network technolo- this momentum by increasing physical-to- gies have evolved leveraging 10Gb virtual consolidation ratios and by providing speeds. Converged Network Adapters new technologies like Fault Tolerance that (CNAs) are merging the functionality of provide no-hassle, zero-data-loss solutions Ethernet cards and FC/iSCSI HBAs into in a virtual environment. a single interface card running at 10Gb speeds. Rather than continuing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to run with 4 or more interface cards The popularity of server virtualization has per server, we can now leverage 2 created an equally compelling business case CNAs and virtualize traffic across the around desktop/laptop virtualization. With a redundant links. By combining CNA greater number of desktops in comparison technology with Cisco’s Nexus to servers, there is a larger opportunity to product family, the number of cards reduce cost and streamline management and ports in the switch fabric are tasks. VMware’s View 3 (VDI) software dramatically reduced. Presidio Networked Solutions introduced new technologies such as linked 10 Sixth Rd. Woburn, MA 01801 clones that allow organizations to save Unified Computing p 781.638.2200 upwards of 80%-90% of the storage cost of With all the focus on network and f 781.932.0026 a VDI deployment. By easing the manage- storage technologies, the server ment of desktop images and allowing access platform is often overlooked. Much as www.presidio.com to these images even while disconnected VMware has abstracted the applications For inquiries, email us at: from the network, View 3 has caused and operating systems from the server datacenterNE@presidio.com a resurgence in discussions around VDI. hardware, Cisco’s Unified Computing Continued next page >
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    uality service andsupport comprehensive technology assessments extensive post-sale supp options IP communications security wireless computing quality service & technical suppor Presidio’s Data Center Practice Presidio – the definitive, System (UCS) has removed the configuration administration tasks by automating settings and created truly stateless comput- storage expansion as needed. EMC full-service, technology ing. With all the talk about cloud computing Storage arrays combine all of these Cisco’s UCS is actually delivering on it. advanced technologies in an easy-to- provider The latest addition to the VDC stack is manage unit with an intuitive user inter- continuing to simplify the management and face. Presidio is certified across all areas administration of the VDC by leveraging of EMC Storage Infrastructure, and is the key technologies such as embedded top partner in the Northeast. management, unified connectivity (FCoE), extended memory support (384GB), and Backup and Recovery virtual adapters. Presidio is the first UCS Virtualization is disruptive technology partner in the Northeast. that forces us to rethink how we protect our data. The dirty little secret of all Storage virtualization products is that eventually In order to support the Virtual Data Center, backup becomes a challenge. Storage architectures need to be scalable, Organizations must now backup the same flexible, reliable, and easy to manage. amount of data as before, but across Storage arrays need to support not just the fewer hardware resources, causing backup standard connectivity options comprising of windows to creep over agreed-upon iSCSI, FC, NFS/CIFS, but also the connec- service levels. A next-generation backup tivity options on the horizon like 8Gb FC strategy is needed to combat this and 10Gb Ethernet. Equally as important as challenge. Through a series of free connectivity are the varieties of disks that assessments Presidio can identify what are supported. It’s no longer as simple as FC advanced technologies such as Data and SATA. Enterprise Flash Disks (EFDs) are Deduplication, high-speed Virtual Tape dramatically altering the storage landscape. Libraries, and Archive, can get those Software functionality like Virtual Provision- backup windows back in check. ing allows customers to simplify day-to-day Continued next page > What our partners are saying about Presidio’s Data Center Practice “What Presidio can bring to the “Presidio is one of EMC’s most table, as evidenced by this world- valued and long-standing partners. class lab they’ve built here in They have extremely strong design Woburn, is the ability to bring and implementation expertise, and together multiple vendors who can when you couple this with the really help solve customer problems investments they’ve made in the when you put it together as a EMC Velocity Solution Center around whole solution.” EMC and VMware infrastructures, they’re going to be able to provide Matthew Jonson their customers the maximum value.” Adv. Tech and Vertical Lead Sr. Systems Engineering Manager Gregg Ambulos, US/Canada Channel Sales VP, Channel Sales EMC Corporation
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    uality service andsupport comprehensive technology assessments extensive post-sale supp options IP communications security wireless computing quality service & technical suppor EMC and VMware Center of Excellence Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc. - Demo Lab EMC Velocity Solution Center Computing System (UCS), and a full In Woburn, MA, Presidio has built out spectrum of Replication, and Backup the country’s first EMC Velocity Solution and Recovery technologies. Presidio Center. It is a state-of-the-art lab with over uses the lab not only to ensure our $3 million worth of hardware and software. technical resources are experts on all the The VDC includes the entire EMC storage technologies we sell, but also to perform family of platforms (DMX, CLARiiON, product demonstrations and implement Celerra, Centera) and Enterprise Flash customer Proofs of Concepts (POCs). Drives, VMware software (ESX 3.5, 4.0), Let Presidio demonstrate the VDC in Cisco storage and networking products person, or remotely, and put our lab to (MDS, Nexus) as well as the Unified work for you. Presidio Networked Solutions Solutions from the Northeast’s Most Advanced 10 Sixth Rd. Woburn, MA 01801 p 781.638.2200 and Innovative Information Technology Team f 781.932.0026 www.presidio.com For inquiries, email us at: datacentertNE@presidio.com