-How To leverage Virtual Desktop for Manageability & Security -Desktop Computing “as a service” Andreas Tsangaris CTO, PERFORMANCE [email protected].

Virtualization Explosion!

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Source: IDC Presentation, Virtualization 2.0: The Next Phase in Customer Adoption, Doc #204904, Dec 2006

Virtualization Total Addressable Market - 2010

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UtilityData Protection &Recovery

Clustering &Availability

Change and Config

Virtualized ClientsServer Consolidation

Source: IDC Presentation, Virtualization 2.0: The Next Phase in Customer Adoption, Doc #204904, Dec 2006

Low Resource UtilizationSoftware Compliance Risks

Heterogeneity High Management Costs

Security Threats

Data Theft Virus / Malware

PhishingHacking

Admin Inefficiencies

Upgrades Patches

> 70% of TCO ($6,800* / user/ year) )

Threat of Licensing Audits!!

Internal

External

-IDC

The desktop is the least utilized resource on the

network!

-IDC

Need for preventive/ proactive measures

State of the Enterprise Desktop

High Management Costs

Need for New Capabilities

Disasters

Alt. Workspace

Outsourcing

Compliance Need to contain desktop proliferation and build a standardized, centrally managed desktop environment that adheres to internal and external compliance guidelines

Need to secure data and resources within the corporate data center and provide secure access to outsourcing / offshore developers or transaction workers

Need to be able to support a virtual work environment where users have alternative access to complete desktop resources while working remotely

Quickly recover, re-provision & re-establish user access to complete desktop environments to ensure business continuity

Need for Instant Desktop Recovery & Provisioning

Need for Alternative Workspace Access

Need for Secure, Controlled Access by Outsourcing Entities

Need for Desktop Consolidation & Standardization

What is Server-Hosted Desktop Virtualization?

Data Center

•Power consumption•cooling / heat•space•data security•backups•updates•refreshes•user administration tasks

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

•Provide end users with virtual desktop image that is managed centrally, more secure, flexible (runs any Win app w/min overhead), & feature rich -- nearly identical to physical PC.

VDI- How Does it work?

ESX Server

VirtualCenter

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• Connection using remote display software (e.g. RDP, VNC, etc.)

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1 • Virtual desktops hosted on VMware Virtual Infrastructure

• Virtual Infrastructure optimizes and manages servers to deploy desktops

Virtual Desktops

Secure Data Center

3 • Clients can be a desktop, a laptop or a specialized thin client

• Displays desktop of remote virtual machine

VDI – Overview

- VDI leverages Virtual Infrastructure 3 and a remote control protocol such as RDP to provide users access to a remote desktop.

Thin Client or PC

Virtual Infrastructure 3 Server

Access Security

Best of both worlds

• Benefits of Server-based Computing

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• Benefits of Virtualization

• Centralized Management

• Data Security

• Lower Costs

• Remote Access

• Scalability

• User Management

• Desktop Lifecycle Management

• Remote access to full desktops

• Hardware independence

• Full application compatibility

• Complete user isolation

• Instant provisioning

• Dynamic resource management

• Disaster recovery

• Desktop standardization

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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(Always on, Always connected )

VDI Benefits – Centralization (1)

•Close to IT Operations– Virtual Machines (VMs) located in Data Center -

close to the support staff that tends to them.– Management tools can access desktop VMs over

high-speed local networks for patching & system maintenance.

•Application Performance– Close proximity to servers maintains application

performance regardless of where the client is located.

•Security– All data resides on a secure network inside the

corporate firewall.– Remote users only ‘view’ data so it never gets

transferred to insecure devices - that can be lost, stolen, or hijacked.

VDI Benefits – Compatibility (2)

•Real Desktop Operating Systems– VMs run Win XP just like physical hardware so

applications work normally without modification.– Applications can make system level changes such as

registry writes & DLL replacements where necessary – offering desktop feel

– Existing corporate desktop configurations can be easily imported.

•Isolation– Each VM runs separately, so a crashed VM or a poorly

behaving application does not affect other users on same server.

– VDI is suitable for developers because any type of change can be made to a VM without affecting other users.

VDI Benefits – Virtualization (3)

•Homogenous Virtual Hardware– All VMs use the same virtual hardware.– One base image can be used for many different

VMs – driver management is greatly simplified.– Templates can be created in Virtual Center to aid

rapid deployment of new VMs

•VDI is Virtual Infrastructure– VI3 Servers & Virtual Center are the core

components.– Virtualized Server and Desktop spaces - leverage

same hardware, architecture, & infrastructure.– Automatic Load-Balancing and High Availability

through VMware HA, DRS, & VMotion features.

The Dynamic Desktop Total Cost of Ownership

VDI: “technology as a service”

ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΠΑΡΟΧΗΣ ΠΡΟΗΓΜΕΝΩΝ ΕΥΡΥΖΩΝΙΚΩΝ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΩΝ

BROnet’s Virtual Office

“Provide information technology as a utility to small and medium-sized businesses”• Eliminate software and hardware support issues• Instant provision of new worksheets • Provide guaranteed data protection and recovery• Provide helpdesk services, currently only affordable by large

enterprises – User support – Virus protection– Quick recovery– Patch & upgrade – Software lifecycle management

• Support remote computing • Minimize Total Cost of Ownership • “Pay as you use”

Architecture

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Συσκευές Πρόσβασης Χρηστών

Αποθηκευτικόςχώρος

Virtual CenterManagement

Console

VMware ESX host

VMware ESX host

Internet

Εικονικοί Υπολογιστές(Virtual Machines)

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Συσκευές Πρόσβασης Χρηστών

Αποθηκευτικόςχώρος

Virtual CenterManagement

Console

VMware ESX host

VMware ESX host

Internet

Εικονικοί Υπολογιστές(Virtual Machines)

•Utilize Broadband for Customer Access (DSL)

•Create “office” environments for each customer:

•Isolated

•Secured

•Managed

•Provide instant access to desktop & server resources

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