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This is the presentation that will be reviewed during the 1/24/12 Minicom Remote Access Management Webinar.
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September 2011
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• Minicom has 20+ years of technology innovation. • HQ in Jerusalem, Israel, with offices in Europe, Asia & USA• NA HQ Linden, NJ
Today, Minicom focuses on• Remote Access Management (RAM) solutions• High-end IP & analog KVM
What We Do
Remote
Access.
Simply
Managed™
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Value Proposition
• Centralization of out-of-band & in-band remote access• Management of access in heterogeneous IT environments• Increase of control & security• Maintenance of airflow management• Reduction of mistakes by remote admins• Decrease of MTTR• Maximization of existing IT investments
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Remote Access
The ability to log onto a network from a distant location. Generally, this implies a computer, an Internet connection, and some remote access software or hardware to connect to the network. The remote access software or hardware dials in directly to the network server and enables the user to take control of the remote server or device (i.e., home, desk, etc.)
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Why Remote Access to the Data Center?
• Increase Operational Efficiency
• Power/Cooling Efficiency
• Security
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RAM: Critical Piece of the DCIM Pie
Remote
Access
Management
Airflow
Management
Change
Management
Capacity
Management
Asset
Management
Power
Management
• DCIM – Data Center Infrastructure Management
• Without a Remote Access Management strategy in place DCIM is not
complete
• All the other pieces are compromised if you can’t manage access.
• Minicom is the only vendor to offer a management solution that:
increases security & efficiency Extends ROI Prevents vendor lock-inData Center Infrastructure
Management Pie
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Components of Remote Access
KVM &
Serial
IP KVMDigi
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IPMI
DRAC
HP
Black Box
Eaton
ServerTech
APC
New
PoC
3rd Party PDU
ILO
RDP
WOL
SSH
Web Target SSO
VMware
Environmental
OOB
In Band
Avocent
HP
BelkinOpen Gear New
Console Servers
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IP Gateway
Analogue KVM Switch
VNC
Telnet
SSHAccess
Services
CustomSerial
Control
Service Processors
Power Control
KVMAccess
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Remote Access Challenges
• Adopted organically• As needed, without clear strategy
• New security concerns• Spreadsheets, post its, “in my head”
• Inefficient use of tools• Reduce calls, emails, copy/paste
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Benefits RAM
Enhance productivityIncrease operational efficiency
Increase Security
Reduce downtime and optimize IT service
availability
Give 24/7 access to entire IT infrastructure
Allow centralized access to servers/devices not physically connected
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RAM’s Role in DC Problem Solving
DC Infrastructure
DC Management Capacity
Management
Asset
Management
Remote
Access
Management
Power
Management
Change
Management
ITFacilities
Discovery
Monitor
AlertResolve
Analyze & Optimize
MinicomOn-
Demand Access
Application
Disaster Recovery
Problem Resolution
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AccessIT™ Revolutionizing Remote Access
AccessIT™ is a secure web based management system for single sign-on access to the organization’s servers, power and network devices. AccessIT™ is an open, vendor neutral system. It consolidates all in-band and out-of-band access protocols and services onto one interface thus providing IT staff with real time remote control of the entire IT infrastructure.
Single Sign-On Control of:
Servers Virtual machines Service Processors PDUs Serial console servers KVM switches Network devices
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AccessIT™ - Highlights
Increase operational efficiency One web access portal to all IT users
Shorten resolution time and down time Faster access and control when it counts the most Integrates Access and Power Control In-band & out-of-band access
Increase security One IP address, username, password
Maximize ROI on IT investments Multi-vendor Upgrade not replace Avoid vendor lock-in
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KVM Product Current Portfolio - Overview
IP and Analog CAT5 Switches
For Rack Management
Multiuser IP and Analog CAT5 Switches
For Rack Management
1U Drawer with IP or Analog
CAT5 Switch
KVM IP Gateways
KVM Cat5 Extenders
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Daimler Trucking Case Study
• Small staff responsible for all North American Data Centers.
• Primary DC, DR DC with hundreds of nodes
• Constantly wasting time getting to problems
• AccessIT reduced MTTR by 25%
• OpEx kept in check
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They already chose…Minicom serves some of the largest rack environments in the world and our solutions are daily used
to manage millions of servers.
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Thank you for your time
Remote Access. Simply Managed™
