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Introduction to Leostream
Who benefits from hosting graphics-rich applications
What is the role of a connection broker
Why is HP RGS ideal for 3D applications
Demonstration and Questions
Agenda
Premier Connection Broker
management platform for
hosted desktops for over 10 years.
Large organizations with complicated
use cases require additional
management capability and control
settings provided by Leostream.
Hundreds of organizations rely on
Leostream Connection Broker and DaaS
to make desktop virtualization work.
A “graphics-rich” application is used by engineers, designers,
etc. to perform complex tasks
that typically require 3D
rendering and pixel-perfect
graphics.
Licenses tend to be expensive!
Examples: Autodesk® AutoCAD
® and Revit ® software, Avid ®
Media Composer ® software
What is a “graphics-rich” application?
Oil & Gas
Aerospace
Automotive
Who uses these applications?
Architecture / Landscaping
Special effects / Animation
Product development/ CAD
All about the money:
Perform tasks that are critical to an organizations
business goals and revenue
Utilized by employees for whom time is money – any
loss in productivity results in lost revenue and extra
expense.
Why host these applications?
Save money and improve productivity!
Improve workflow: Co-locate data
and applications in the data center
Secure IP: Keep data off end points that leave the building
Enable mobility: Application is
available from any client device at
any location
Decrease license fees: Multiple users
share a single application license
Provides connection to remote resource
Responsible for end user experience
Must support all device types users may have
Performance and Client
Access – It’s all about
the display protocol
Provides a single, simple login for users to access all their
hosted resources
Makes it easier for IT staff to onboard new employees
Gives control over end-users session
Allows IT to track resource utilization
Resource control and
tracking – It’s all about
the Connection Broker
HP Remote Graphics Software (HP RGS)
The leading remote workstation solution. From the market leader in workstations1
.
1Units shipped, based on IDC Quarterly Worldwide Workstation Tracker Q1 CY2015
Pixels only Graphics
Server Blades
Virtual Workstations
Moonshot
M700 Cartridge
Deskside Workstations
• Speed up work and maximize security - centralize applications, data & compute
• Take the power of your workstation with you - without taking your workstation
• Instantly review projects, collaborate easily – live screen sharing of professional applications
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How HP RGS works
Any application, Windows or Linux
Identify
Changes
Grab
Changes
Compress,
Encrypt Image Transmit
Image
Remote Workstation (Sender)
Decompress,
Decrypt Image
Local Computer (Receiver)
HP
3
Authentication User Input
Network
Send pixels
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HP RGS: Pioneering top performance since 2003
Remote Workstation Environment
Hardware • CPU clock speed, core count
• GPU performance
• # displays and resolution
Application • Image content/type
• User activity level
• Windows/Linux
HP RGS
Network • Max bandwidth
• Network latency
• Packet loss
• HP3 codec
• AVC codec
• HP Velocity WAN QoE
• etc…
Great
Performance!
HP NVIDIA
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Fine tuned for high end workstation requirements
Features
•Very fast and responsive (HP3)
•Multiple displays
•High resolutions
•Any high end application
•Linux® + Windows
•Screen sharing - Collaboration
•LAN + WAN optimized
•NVIDIA GRIDTM
•Pass thru + Virtual GPU
•Citrix®+VMware®+RHEL VMs
•Remote USB
•Match screen layout
•Tablet/touch optimized
•Etc…
4K
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HP RGS: Fully featured remote workstation
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HP RGS markets Powering Industry Solutions for Professionals.
Product Development
AEC Media & Entertainment
Government Education
Oil & Gas
Finance Healthcare
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HP RGS 7.1 – Top 5 reasons to upgrade to RGS 7.1
1. Huge performance boost!
2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 support
3. Wacom pen tablet redirection for Linux
4. Increased collaboration controls
5. RGS 6 support ends June 2015
RGS 7
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HP RGS and the HP separation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Inc.
Personal Systems 59%
Printing 41%
Enterprise Group 48%
Enterprise Services 39%
Software 7%
Financial Services 6%
Revenue Mix(1)
Key
Markets
• Servers
• Storage
• Networking
• Services
• Software
• Cloud
• Converged
Systems
• Notebooks
• Desktops
• Workstations
• Mobility
• Graphics
• Ink Printing
• Laser Printing
• Managed Print Services
1. Based on reported HP segment revenue and segment operating profit for the last twelve months from Q4 fiscal 2013 to Q3 fiscal 2014, totals do not include Corporate Investments segment or intercompany eliminations
Revenue: $58.4B Revenue: $57.2B
Both companies will continue to sell HP RGS
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• FAQ (frequently asked questions)
• User guide and licensing guide
• Quick specs and support statements
• White papers – Optimizing RGS performance for your network conditions
– Using RGS in the data center (Virtual Workstations)
• Comparative Videos – RGS 7.0 vs Tera2 PCoIP
– RGS 7.0 vs Citrix HDX 3D Pro (on WAN and on a tablet)
• RGS overview videos
• 60 day trial license
• RGS downloads (including previous versions)
• RGS key features and system requirements
For all things HP RGS…
Visit: www.hp.com/go/rgs
Physical and virtual desktops (HDI and VDI)
Red Hat, VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix
virtualization platforms
Viewing protocols include HP RGS, SPICE,
NX, RDP/RemoteFX, HDX/ICA, Exceed
onDemand, VNC, and PCoIP
Windows and Linux remote desktops
Enterprise-Ready Approach
to Connection Management
Leostream Architecture
Ties into existing infrastructure
HP Moonshot Systems
Workstation / Desktops
Virtualization
VMware View, Citrix XenDesktop
Load balancers
SSL VPNs
SNMP
And more…
Central access point for all users
Manages end-points, not the network
Leostream is Hosted-
Desktop Connection
Management
Example: Leostream
with HP RGS
Leostream Connect
RGS Receiver
Leostream Agent Leostream
Connection Broker
Thin Client Workstation Virtual Appliance
RGS Sender
Why Do People Come to Leostream?
Infrastructure support like no other vendor
Linux remote desktops
Novell eDirectory and OpenLDAP authentication
Multi-domain environments
Various 2 factor authentication systems
Heterogeneous environment
Support use cases the other vendors can’t
Go above and beyond View/XenDesktop
Better pooling, policies, location-awareness, and more
Fixed and free-seating options
Additional management and reporting capabilities
1
2
Controlling User Sessions
Policies = Reusable user-session management rules
Control every step of a user’s session
Offer resources from multiple pools
Apply pre-defined plans to each resource
Define USB device management
The Leostream and HP RGS Integration
Native HP RGS performance for Leostream users
Support all RGS Receiver configuration options and features, including HP Velocity
Track connect, disconnect, login, logout events for RGS sessions
Manage multiple RGS Receiver connections simultaneously
Log in using any HP Thin Client with RGS support, or using Leostream Connect
Transitioning from SAM to Leostream
Keep using your favorite SAM features
Dynamic and static assignment of blades to users/clients
Assign blades from one or more pools (i.e., Roles in SAM)
based on the user’s Active Directory attributes
Multi-factor authentication, i.e., smart cards
Single sign-on, for Windows and Linux
Levels of administration access to resources
Idle-time monitoring
RGS and RDP support
USB device redirection
Statistics gathering for desktop use per pool
Disaster recovery and failover for the Connection Broker
Conclusion
Hosted graphics-rich applications in the data
center can save money and improve productivity
The correct choice of display protocol and
connection broker are critical to achieve those
benefits
Using Leostream with HP RGS ensures that you
have the most control and best performance in a
hosted desktop environment
Get Started
with a Free
30 Day Trial
Free Leostream trial at:
www.leostream.com
Free HP RGS trial at:
www.hp.com/go/rgs