FlexPod for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Solutions
Scalable Virtualization, Simplified
FlexPod: Virtualization Without Limits
Virtualized environments enable enterprises to quickly provision new users, maintain compliance across desktops and servers, and scale on demand without adding cost prohibitive hardware to the budget. FlexPod, from Cisco and NetApp, is purpose-built for high-capacity virtualized environments that enable enterprise workloads to function seamlessly at scale. And, with easy configuration and management, FlexPod allows businesses to scale globally while reducing both operational and capital costs.
Customer Stories
Rapid Provisioning with Increased Scalability
“Our average server build time has been reduced by nearly 75%, from four hours to one hour. Additionally, due to ongoing initiatives to leverage FlexPod in other areas, we also reclaimed almost 62U of rack space.”
– Shawn Foran, Senior Manager, Core IT Operations, ICON
Implementing your virtualization system on FlexPod allows you to grow storage capacity without interrupting the end user, allowing you to rapidly deliver more reliable services without costly downtime. ICON, a leading biotechnology firm, unified global storage of its 6 petabytes of data on FlexPod to enable rapid provisioning to its 11,000 employees, all while reducing footprint, cutting operational costs, and simplifying management.
Read the Success Story:
NetApp FlexPod Enables Global Storage Unity for ICON
Resources
Virtualization for Data- and Processing-Intensive Workloads
FlexPod allows businesses to leverage virtualized private, hybrid and public cloud computing models while lowering the initial design cost, simplifying management and enabling horizontal scalability and high levels of utilization.
Read the Solution Brief:
FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix XenDesktop/ XenApp 7.7 and VMware vSphere 6.0 for 5000 Seats
Improve High-Availability and Network Quality of Service
FlexPod and VMware provide a foundation for accelerated VDI transformation with multiple built-in features to improve high availability (HA) and network quality of service (QoS).
Read the Solution Design:
FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp All Flash FAS and VMware Horizon - NVA Design
Go Virtual with FlexPod
Contact us today to improve your virtualization build and provisioning process while lowering infrastructure and management costs.
Build Your Own FlexPod
Configure and build your very own FlexPod! Go to Buildaflexpod.com and choose your network, compute and storage gear. See what your FlexPod will look like as each component is added. Then, save and share your design.
All-flash converged infrastructure gets down to business with the speed and responsiveness to take on any challenge, business and workload.