VDI-in-a-boxTM

2010

MISSION

Make desktop virtualizationaffordable, easy and practical.

COMPANY

• Founded by experienced managers in theVDI space - Ex-HP, AppStream, IBM

• Headquarters in Cupertino, California, USA

• Startup company, founded in 2008 with support of the “National Science Foundation”

• 04/2010: Investment by Citrix Systems, Inc.

Kaviza – The Company

What is Desktop Virtualization?

Benefits– Central Infrastructure– Central Management– Connection of Branch

Offices– Long-lived endpoint

devices at lower purchasing costs

Risiks– Higher Infrastructure

Investment– Low Enduser

Acceptance– Lack of Experience with

Desktop Administrators

Desktop PC

Server

Virtual Desktop

CentralizedDesktop PCe.g. CAD

ThinClient

What is a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)?

Virtual Machine

Components of a VDI– Host-Server for

Virtual Machines– VM Image Management– Automatic Provisioning

of Virtual Machines– Administration

of User Sessions– Storage – Load Balancing– User Profiles– Access Control– High-Availability– Connection

of Branch offices– Etc.

Central Data Center

Previous Solutions, e.g. VMWare View 4

€€€€SAN Storage

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Active

Directory

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Virtual Center

ConnectionBroker

Virtual MachineComposer

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Serverwith Hypervisoras VM Host

Full Redundancy for High-Availabilty

Load Balancer

The cost of a traditional VDI is hidden in

infrastructure and management requirements.

... and all that just to virtualize standard PCs?

Kaviza introduces new VDI Architecture:

SAN Storage

Active

Directory

Virtual Center

ConnectionBroker

Virtual MachineComposer

Serverwit Hypervisoras VM Host

Full Redundancy for High-Availability

Load Balancer

+ Kaviza Virtual Appliance

„Cost savings with Kaviza are

phenomenal –

it is 1/6th the cost of alternatives. ."

Steve ArmstrongParker SSD Drives

Comparison of Virtual Desktop Infrastructures

VDI – 1st Generation VDI-in-a-Box

“We are impressed with

how simply Kaviza enables customers to

deploy desktop virtualization with minimal

investment…”

-Andy Cohen, Senior Director,

Strategic Development

Citrix Systems

• High initial Investment

• Complex Implementation

• Time-consuming

Management

• Unsuitable for small

Environments

• Low initial Investment

• Turnkey System

• Scalable on Demand

• Ideally suited for small

and mid-sized

Environments

• VDI at the cost of a PC

All in a Box:

8

Hypervisor

Kaviza Virtual Appliance

Logical Shared Storage

User management

Dynamic desktop provisioning & management

VirtualDesktop

VirtualDesktop

VirtualDesktop

VirtualDesktop

Template management

High availability (HA) grid engine

Connection broker

Load balancer

Kaviza’s VDI-in-a-boxTM

Complete VDI Solution: High-Availability On-demand Scalability Dynamic System

Provisioning Flexible Hypervisor Support Does not require SAN

Scalable and Reliable: Linked Clones Optimization Pristine Desktops Follow Me Option Personal Desktop Option Automatic

Ressource Allocation and Load Balancing

Distributed Connection Broker

“Hot pluggable” Server grid

“Kaviza’s virtual grid supplies desktops right out-of-the-box– when you need more, just

add another server and the grid auto-magically configures itself”

Brian Madden,VDI expert and Author,

BrianMadden.com

Cost Complexity User Experience

Overcoming the 3 big VDI acceptance hurdles

Typical Use Cases:

Production Facilities, Workshops Laboratories, Operating Theaters, Training Environments Shift operations, Callcenter, Public Terminals Financial and Tax Advisors, Legal Offices, Administration

Bring your own Laptop – new concepts Many users for each PC workplace Windows 7 migration, hardware change Guests and employees working remotely Mobile users using various hardware equipments

„We had to prevent production downtime caused by reboots after Windows patches.“

Simple Provisioning of Virtual Desktops:

Active

Directory Serverwith Hypervisor

+ Kaviza Virtual Appliance

Install Hypervisor

Import Kaviza Appliance

Import Image

Configure Templates

Assign User Accounts

READY!

Install additional Servers

Point to 1st Server

READY!

Complete Solution – Partner Know-How

VDI

Kaviza VDI-in-a-box 3.0Licenses:o No more than 150-160

EUR per Licenseo Pricing includes. Citrix

HDX and 1 year Maintenance

o Licensing based on „Concurrent User“ Model

o Any number of Kaviza-Servers included

Advantages

• Turnkey Virtual Appliance

• Productive in less than 2 hours

• Dynamic Server Grid – scales on demand

• High-available, self-configuring System

• Simple management of the VDI, Images and Templates

• Existing VM Images can be used

• Very user-friendly through Citrix HDX-Technology

Benefits

• Virtual Desktops at the cost of a PC

• Fast and simple Introduction

• Low costs – no expensive HW components, training

requirements and consulting services

Summary: Kaviza – VDI-in-a-box™

"Kaviza eliminates

bloated VDI-Structures."

- Ty Schwab, CEO Blackhawk

Consulting LLC.

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