SMB JumpStart: Reimagine Hybrid Cloud Storage with the StorSimple Virtual Appliance
Step-by-step guidance to help you start a practice
Matt Hester Partner Technology Solutions Professional
Microsoft US SMB
Welcome to SMB JumpStart: Reimagine Hybrid Cloud Storage with the StorSimple Virtual Appliance Session 1
Today’s Agenda
Overview of the Program
Program schedule & topics
First lesson: Introduction to StorSimple and use cases for SMB customers
Resources and Support
Next Steps
SMB JumpStart
What is SMB JumpStart?
What you will get:
▪ Targeted weekly training webinars on specific marketing topics.
▪ Hands-on independent learning assignments to help insure engagement and
individual comprehension.
▪ A private Yammer Group to answer any questions you might have about weekly
tactics.
This 4-week Program is designed for partners who are interested in extending the customer
network into the Azure cloud while better understanding all the Microsoft tools.
The more you engage, the more chances to win
As you participate in the JumpStart program, you will get entries into the
JumpStart Sweepstakes.
Gain entries as you participate in:▪ Webinars (1 point/session)
▪ Homework assignments (email screenshot of completed work to [email protected])
(1 point/ HA)
▪ Asking a question on Yammer and interacting with your peers (1 point per yammer post)▪ Signing up for the JumpStart StorSimple Virtual Machines Yammer group (1 point)
▪ End of series survey (2 points)
Prize: 90-min session with an Azure Technical Expert
➢ The top 2 point-earners will be selected as winners (the more entries, the higher your chances)
SMB JumpStart: Reimagine Hybrid Cloud Storage with the StorSimple Virtual Appliance – Program Overview
Engage with your fellow partners in the SMB JumpStart Private Yammer group
Questions? Email [email protected]
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Week’s Topic
Introduction to StorSimple and use cases for SMB customers
Deploy and configure
the virtual array as an
iSCSI target.
This session will
include demos
Deploy and configure the virtual array for File SharesHow to price exercise?
This session will
include demos
StorSimple pricing exercise. Overview of other scenarios for files.
This session will include pricing calculator demo
Networking
Storage
Servers
Virtualization
OS
Middleware
Runtime
Application
Data
Customer
Managed
Private | Hosted
DataCenter
Customer
Managed
Cloud
Managed
Infrastructure
Services
Customer
Managed
Cloud
Managed
Platform
Services
Cloud
Managed
Software
Services
Data Center
Management
Stack
The Microsoft Cloud
Storage Challenges
Storage Today = Complex & Expensive
Storage = Hardware, CAPEX
Storage cost
and
infrastructure
sprawl
Complex data
protection &
recovery
Resource
constraints
Rapid data growth - 40% YoY*
* Source: EMC Digital Universe with Research and Analysis by IDC, 2014
Why does StorSimple provide compelling value?A
ccess
StorSimple provides enterprise storage with cloud economics
Unstructured data
growing 40% YoY
Working data set
stays fairly
constant
Hybrid storage
array performance
for working set
Inactive data is
tiered to the cloud
SSD HDD Cloud
Time
Primary Storage
Archival Storage
Disk-based Backup
Remote Replication
Tape backup and DR
Storage Today Microsoft Azure StorSimpleConnect on-
premises
datacenter to
cloud in minutes
Lower storage
costs 40-60%
Storage DR
complete in
minutes,
independent of
volume size
Deploy a
secondary
datacenter in
Azure in < 1
hour
Single solution
scales on-
demand to
500TB
Consolidate
primary, archive,
backup, tape,
and DR solutions
StorSimple
Azure StorSimple | Addressing Storage ChallengesEnabling cloud adoption with minimal overhead to reduce costs and simplified on-premises storage infrastructure
Reduce storage costs by 40-60%
The H
ybrid
Clo
ud
Applications Active Data Backup Data Archive Data
Active Storage Nearline StorageApplications Archive Storage
>_
Azure Portal
Standby Apps Offsite ArchiveBackup ReplicaStandby Data
Clo
ud
Back
up
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Tie
red
Sto
rag
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Clo
ud
Arc
hiv
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Cloud Gateway Cloud BackupsStreaming Tape Offsite Storage
Hyb
rid
Clo
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Sto
rag
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Ded
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Local Snapshots
Encr
ypt
Snapshot Replication
HTTPS Port 443
Cloud Snapshots
Encr
ypt
Live Data AutoTiering
HTTPS Port 443Cloud StorageStorSimple
Target Disk Replicated Disk
>_
Servers Primary Storage Staging Disk
Backup Software
Virtual Array
Encr
ypt
Tiering+Replication
HTTPS Port 443Cloud Storage
StorSimple + Azure Value Proposition
StorSimple
Hybrid Cloud
StorageLocal BackupsLocal Storage
Cloud BackupsCloud Storage
Cloud Integration
Azure
Management
Console
SMB JumpStart Next Steps & HomeworkNext Steps Homework
Sign up for the SMB JumpStart Private Yammer
group
• Ask questions to the Microsoft team and your
peers
Set a weekly recurring calendar invite to block the
time to view each webinar session. We
recommend you attend one Webinar session per
week to optimize your program engagement.
Questions? Post them to our JumpStart
StorSimple Virtual Appliance Yammer group and a
technical expert will provide you a response
within 72 hours.
Activate your Azure IUR (if you haven’t already)
Prepare a Hyper-V server for deployment of the
StorSimple VHD. Minimum requirements for the
Virtual Machine include:
• 4 cores
• 8 GB of RAM
• One network interface
• 500 GB virtual disk for local data
Read the following online documentation:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storsimple/storsimple-ova-overviewhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storsimple/storsimple-ova-system-requirementshttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storsimple/storsimple-ova-limitshttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storsimple/storsimple-ova-best-practices
Questions? Join the SMB JumpStart Private Yammer group
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