Next Generation Branch Office Designs

Tommy Walker, VMware

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Agenda

Remote Office Overview

• Challenges

Remote Office Solutions

• Horizon View

• Horizon Mirage

• Horizon Distributed View

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Let’s Define the Target Market

Who has branch offices?

• Almost everyone (Finance, Insurance, Manufacturing, Education, etc.)

Why are branch offices challenging?

• Centralized vs Distributed management

• Application and data access

• WAN

• Support and maintenance

And….branch offices are changing….

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Complex Compute Environments at even the Smallest Branches

Personal Devices Corporate Devices

Diverse Apps

Diverse

Platform

Data

Everywhere

Diverse

Devices

Mobile

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Horizon Challenges with Branch Office Deployments

• Low Bandwidth

• High Latency

• Potential for WAN outages

WAN Connectivity

• Local PC, Applications and Services

• Local peripheral performance e.g. Printing

Branch Execution

• Delivering other Branch services (DHCP, Print Services)

• Sizing central storage for peak IOPS

Design Considerations

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Transform: Simplify

desktops, diverse apps

and data into

centralized services

Deliver: Empower your

workforce with flexible

access across devices,

locations and connectivity

VMware Horizon is the Platform for Branch Offices

Broker: Manage & Secure

centrally and broker services

to your workforce by policy

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Centralized image

management for

local deployment

Multi-device access

to applications,

data and desktops

VMware Horizon Suite

HORIZON SUITE

Horizon

View

Horizon

Mirage

Horizon

Workspace

Desktop and

application

virtualization

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Horizon View: Manage & Execute Centrally

Security & Compliance

Anywhere Access

Business Agility

Mobile & BYOD Access

OPEX Savings

IT manages centralized virtual desktops

Users remotely access from various devices

Highly efficient remote protocol

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Architecture Overview

Branch

Client

Devices

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IT manages a single image

Business as usual for users

Horizon Mirage: Manage Centrally, Execute Locally

Automated Win7 Deploy.

Endpoint Backup & DR

PC Refresh $ Savings

Break/Fix $ Savings

Centralized Image Mgmt.

Highly efficient de-duplication &

synchronization (even over WAN)

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Mirage Server

• Images are being stored and

manipulated in data center

• Unlike VDI, Images are not

running in data center

• Images synchronized with end

points automatically

• Logical layering of images

enhances granular capabilities

Centralized Images

Network Optimized Synchronization & Streaming

• Only stores data once

• Only transfers what is not present on destination

• All transfers compressed

Base Layer

Desktops, Laptops, or

Persistent VMs with

Mirage Client

• Endpoints always running local copy of Windows

• Does not require hyper-visor or format

• Local drivers leveraged

• Changes from Mirage merged directly into Windows

End Users

Mirage Architecture: Manage Centrally, Execute Locally!

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BRANCH HQ

Mirage for Physical Endpoint Image Management

SYNC

MIRAGE BRANCH

REFLECTOR

MIRAGE

CVD DB

BRANCH

REFLECTOR

CACHE

• Mirage is leveraged at HQ site to create and store base images

and CVDs of managed endpoints

• Dedicated branch reflector VM in the branch site to act as a local

cache for staging deployments

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Horizon Mirage Deployment

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Centrally managed

Windows images deployed

locally on devices

Datacenter hosted

virtual desktops

Horizon

View

Horizon

Mirage

Security

Remote &

Roaming Access

Offline Flexibility

Native Performance

Synchronization

Horizon View & Mirage for Windows Desktops & Applications

Thin/zero clients Tablets PCs Laptops Macs

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Horizon Distributed View (New in View 5.2)

View desktops execute and run at branch office

View management Infrastructure at central data center

WAN optimization for application and file services

Validated Solutions with Riverbed and Cisco

Rapid Desktop Partner solutions available

WAN

DATA CENTER

BRANCH OFFICE

View Administrator

vCenter

View Desktops

Branch Services

Storage

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Distributed View – Data Center Designs

WAN

Active View

Connection

Servers

Backup View

Connection

Servers

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Distributed View

WAN

Active View

Connection

Servers

Backup View

Connection

Servers

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Distributed View

WAN

Active View

Connection

Servers

Backup View

Connection

Servers

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Distributed View – Failover

WAN

Active View

Connection

Servers

Active View

Connection

Servers

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• Low Bandwidth

• High Latency

• Potential for WAN outages

• WAN latency is no longer a concern

• No dependence on WAN connectivity

• Applications accelerated across WAN link providing bandwidth and latency optimizations.

• Delivering other Branch services (DNS, DHCP, AD)

• Sizing central storage for peak IOPS

• Branch services (DNS, DHCP, AD) available

• Local SSD/SAN IOPS at the branch

• Branch consolidation and disaster recovery built-in

• Local Applications and Services

• Local peripheral performance e.g. Printing

• View Sessions execute over local LAN

• Centralized provisioning, management and security maintained

• Peripherals supported at LAN speed

VDI Challenges with Many Branch Office Deployments

WAN Connectivity

Remote Execution

Other Considerations

WAN Connectivity

Remote Execution

Other Considerations

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Simplified Deployment with View Appliance

Pre-sized, pre-validated, certified hardware

Numerous offerings by the partners below to fit the needs of any

type of branch

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Tommy Walker, VMware

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