Scalar works with PNE to deploy VMware Horizon

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VMware Horizon Project at the PNE


INTRODUCTION

}  About Scalar

PORTFOLIO

PARTNERS & CUSTOMERS

WHY SCALAR?

}  Core Infrastructure }  Security

}  Performance }  Control

}  Experience }  Innovation }  Execution

}  Our Strategic Partners }  PNE


Background in architecting mission-critical data centre infrastructure

Founded in 2004 $105M in FY13

Revenues Nationwide Presence

120 Employees Nationwide

25% Growth YoY Toronto | Vancouver

Ottawa | Calgary | London Greater than 1:1

technical:sales ratio


}  The country’s most skilled IT infrastructure specialists, focused on security, performance and control tools

}  Delivering infrastructure services which support core applications



}  Top technical talent in Canada –  Engineers average 15 years’ experience

}  We train the trainers –  Only Authorized Training Centre in Canada

for F5, Palo Alto Networks, and Infoblox

}  Our partners recognize we’re the best –  Brocade Partner of the Year – Innovation –  Cisco Partner of the Year – Data Centre &

Virtualization –  VMware Global Emerging Products Partner

of the Year –  F5 VAR Partner of the Year – North America


Lloyd Dean Director, Information Systems


}  100 years in operation

}  60 acres of parkland –  Historical buildings –  Playland amusement park –  Pacific Coliseum –  Concert and exhibition venues

}  2010 Olympics – Short Track / Figure Skating Venue

}  Empire Stadium BC Lions/Vancouver Whitecaps 2010-2012

}  Fair at the PNE every summer

}  170+ full-time year-round staff / 3500+ part time seasonal staff




}  First virtual desktop deployment - 2010

}  Today – 40 Windows 7 virtual desktops

}  Increasing to 170 deployed at peak time

}  Cloud hosted lottery call centre


}  Hardware: –  Servers: 4 x SGI Altix 270e Dual Quad core 2.53mhz,

144Gb ram –  Storage: NetApp 2040 & 2020 SAS/SATA mix, ISCSI attached –  Network: Cisco –  Thin Client hardware: Teradici PCoIP – EVGA / Dell FX-10 –  APEX 2800 Hardware Accelerator

}  Software: –  VMware ESXi 5.1.0 –  VMware Horizon Suite 5.2 –  VMware View Composer 5.2 –  Microsoft Windows 7 64bit, Office 2010


}  Deploy 170 desktops for short periods of time –  Maintain updates and deal with hardware issues prior to

deployment

}  Store 130 desktops for 7 months –  Physical space, hands-on move twice per year

}  Migrate from Windows 2003 Terminal Server environment –  Upgrade 250 TS CALs to Server 2008 – costly

}  Provide personalized, better performing desktops –  User complaints about TS desktops


}  Started small – 10 user license POC

}  Deployed more as physical PC ‘died’ –  EVGA device $292.00 –  MS Windows license part of our existing EA –  VMware host hardware/software available –  Virtual refresh cycle more than

double PC


}  Ease of deployment – Linked Clones –  30-45 minutes for initial image –  5-10 minutes for subsequent desktops

}  Ease of updating/maintaining software versions –  Single parent image ‘replicated’ to all desktops

}  Users move from one office to another on site –  Not required to create new profiles on 2nd desktop –  Disconnect and reconnect without logoff / logon

process


} Access from Anywhere –  From any PNE office with EVGA device –  Access to desktop while travelling –  Access via multiple device platforms ﹘  iPad, iPhone ﹘  Teradici device ﹘  Windows Clients ﹘  Mac Clients


}  Horizon Workspace –  Domain users access to shared

files/folders - eliminated need for previous FTP site

–  Access to specific files via e-mail message

–  Data stored securely on site –  Grant and revoke permissions

easily


}  Before Horizon Workspace –  Financial details and ongoing project information

outdated as soon as printed. –  Costly deliveries of binders filled with documents –  Green initiatives out of step with paper shuffle –  Up to date information not always available


}  Benefits today –  Access permissions can be granted to external groups

–  Vancouver City Council & PNE Board members –  Up-to-date file sharing and collaboration

–  Access to latest documents via iPad while in chambers –  End user flexibility

–  Login via PNE domain account –  Board members can access documents on multiple mobile devices


}  Experience

}  POCs

}  Architecture/Design

}  Implementation

}  Migration/Upgrade


QUESTIONS?


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Scalar works with PNE to deploy VMware Horizon