Transcript Redefining PC Life

Maintaining a Desktop SLA
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Virtual Computer Overview
How did we get to where we are today?
How To solve these issue?
Introducing
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According to Gartner
“In a perfect world, IT organizations wouldn't care about
locking down the PC; they would only care about the
services they provide.
The reality is that standardization (through lockdown
techniques) must be maintained to provide effective
desktop services and keep security risk at an acceptable
level.”
Result: 80%-90% of PC’s are unlocked today
• IT cannot provide a desktop SLA (uptime, availability, recovery)
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The World Today
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Today’s Business PC
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Tension Between Users & IT
End Users
IT Pros
Wants Freedom
and Flexibility
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Anywhere/Anytime Access
Device Independence
Consumerization
Generation Y Mentality
Productivity/Performance
Wants Security
and Manageability
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Controlled Network Access
More controlled OS
Data Security
Predictable Configurations
Virtualization with intelligent clients delivers balance, harmony
But What If….
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You could Manage thousands or hundreds
of computers just like managing one
OS
Migrate to latest OS is easy.
I am just going to push the
OS down to everybody.
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= Evolution of the PC
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1. Provisioning and Patching:
One-to-many image with roll-back
2. User data backup & restore:
3. Better security:
Trusted boot, full disk encryption, and more
4. Policy enforcement:
USB filtering, expiration, lockout, remote kill
5. Integrated Help Desk:
6. NxTop Connect:
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Profiles, preferences, and settings
Connect to a VM or to Hypervisor layer
Built-in Connectivity for VDI and Cloud Computing
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Engine Architecture
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Bare Metal Hypervisor (Type-1)
– Fully virtualized platform, no pass-thru
– Supports new and old Intel and AMD based hardware
– Supports Windows and Linux virtual machines
• NxTop Connect integrated into NxTop Engine
Center
WAN/LAN
– Citrix Ready Services Domain
– Enabled as an option from NxTop Center
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User Data
User
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Applications
Win XP
Virtual HW
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Applications
Windows 7
Engine
NxTop Connect
Services
Domain
Management
and Control
Domain
(DomS)
(Dom0)
Virtual HW
Hypervisor (Open Source)
Hardware
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Shared Virtual Machines are Layered
One-to-many
from server
Patch
Center
COW
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Discard on
reboot/patch
COW
Snapshot
for backup
System
VHD
User
VHD
Local
VHD
Shared System Disk
Persistent user data
Persistent local data (not backed up)
One to many: patch once, publish many
Backed-up on server for
istant re-provisioning
Page.sys, temporary internet files,
search indexes, .ost files
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= Evolution of the PC
NxTop Engine:
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Thin layer of management software
Transform PC into a fully managed appliance
Includes AES 256 Full-disk encryption
Enables “One PC Two Lives”
– Corporate OS - Secure VPN “enclave network”
– Centrally managed
– Maximize security
– Guarantee SLA
– Personal OS – access to the cloud
– Locally managed
– End-user flexibility
– “One-click” re-provisioning
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= Evolution of the PC
NxTop Center: Create and manipulate OS images centrally
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Pre-Test & Deploy delta differences (WYSIWYG approach)
– Avoid unforeseen edge cases
– Consistent experience for both IT Admin and end-user
– User state is unaffected
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Centrally managed OS
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“1 to many” OS & Application fail-safe patching
“One-click” OS deployment
“Snap Back”
“One-click” Roll back
“Remote KVM” - regardless if Windows is present or in a healthy state
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Company Background
• Blue Chip Investors
• Recognized Product Innovation
• Independent Validation:
“Prediction: 90% of VDI will be client based” – Brian Madden, brianmadden.com
“Virtual Computer wins the race for bare-metal client virtualization.”
– Rachel Chalmers, The 451 Group
• Key Partnerships:
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Customer Proof Points
“Having used NxTop for some time we see it as an intrinsic part of our plans for the future.”
– Daniel Bolton, Kingston University (UK)
“NxTop will dramatically change the way I deploy and manage desktops, freeing up valuable
IT resources and transforming my operation from being reactive to proactive.”
– Charles Miller, Town of Lincoln (MA)
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Vision: Managed PC Infrastructure
Managed infrastructure that
handles any combination of local
desktops, remote desktops/remote
apps and cloud based applications
Laptop, etc…
PC Based
Thin Client
Center
LAN/WAN
All-in-one
Desktop
Remote
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Local
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VDI Infrastructure
(Hyper-V, XenDesktop XenApp, vWorkspace)
Storage Infrastructure
Traditional Desktop
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= Evolution of the PC
OS Migration: “1-click” OS deployment with NxTop
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HW/ Win7
HW/ XP
HW/ Win8
1:1 (HW specific)
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XP Win7
Win8
XP
Win7
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1:N (HW agnostic)
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The End of Anarchy
Virtual
Physical
VM 1
Managed
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Managed
OS
Managed
OS’
Anarchy
Business
Apps
Anarchy ’
Personal
Apps
VM 2
Phase I
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Personal
OS
Phase 2
Phase 3
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Thank You
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