le moyne college, virtualization, vdi and application jukebox
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Solving 2 VDI Challenges with Application Jukebox
Vendor: Software2
Guest Speaker
Phil Spitze● Photographer and Photography Instructor● Senior System Admin by day● 15+ years in IT● 7+ years as Sys Admin● Focus on system design and implementation
A Story About VDI
● About Le Moyne’s computing environment● All in on VDI● Problem #1) Gold Image Bloat● Problem #2) VDI Pool Sprawl● How we found Application Jukebox (AJ)● Scense, AJ, Software2● What AJ enabled us to accomplish
About Le Moyne’s Computing Environment
● Private Jesuit College in Syracuse, NY● 3400 FTE Students● 520 FTE Employees● 18 Cisco UCS Blades● 3 Cisco UCS Chassis● Dell Equallogic, Nexsan iSCSI SAN Storage● Partridge in a pear tree?
Nope. We’re Dolphins!
About Le Moyne’s Computing Environment
Investment costs?$1.5M - 5 years$225K - VMware Licenses (current pricing)
About Le Moyne’s Computing Environment
Equivalent to just over 3000 HP Desktops!
About Le Moyne’s Computing Environment
What do we run on all that shiny gear?● 100 Win 2008R2 and Linux servers● Up to 700 VDI Desktops
Plus, a physical fleet of:● 350 VDI Thick Clients● 600 Standard Desktops
Original Plan: All In On VDI
● VDI would replace all physical desktops● Floating, non-persistent pools for student
labs and classrooms● Dedicated, Persistent pools for employees● Move to cheaper Thin client hardware in
place of traditional desktops
VDI Technology
Gold Image = -Virtual HW-OS-AV-Local Apps
Pool of Linked Clones
ThinApps
All In On VDI - Year 1
● 1 Gold Image● 100 Installed Apps● 100 ThinApps● 300 VDI Desktops● 1 Pool
VDI Sprawl - Year 2
● 2 Gold Images● 100 Installed Apps● 200 ThinApps● 400 VDI Desktops● 4 Pools
○ Students: On Campus, Off Campus○ Employees: On Campus, Off Campus
Gold Image Bloat and VDI Sprawl
Professor Bob would like Maple● Needs 2 vCPUs > New Gold Image
> New VDI Pool
Professor Jane requests MS Project● Limited License > New Gold Image
> New VDI Pool
Gold Image Bloat and VDI Sprawl
Comm. Adjunct wants entire Adobe Suite● Local Install > Large User Profiles
> Long login times
Professor wants to teach SPSS to outside clients using a single guest account● Multiple logons > New VDI Pool
Year 3
● 9 Gold Images● 150 Installed Apps● 200 ThinApps● 650 VDI Desktops● 11 Pools
○ Students, Employees, On Campus, Off Campus, Specific Classes, Labs, Multiple Logins
● (But only 200 concurrent users!)
“There has to bea better way!”
What We Wanted
“Computing Bubbles”● A way to provision software around each
user intelligently and on-demand.● A way to properly size our VDI environment
to reduce VMware licensing costs.● A way to empower users to customize the
look and feel of their desktop (even with VDI.)
How We Found AJ
● Started by trying to solve user profile bloat and slow login times
● “UEM Smackdown Whitepaper” from PQR● Scense Workspace Management● Software2 (Global Distributor of Scense,
Application Jukebox, and Nexthink)
Software2
● Conducted Scense Demos● POC for XP to Win7 migration (physical
fleet)
“By the way, can we show you Application Jukebox?”
Well, that turned our heads...
Priority Switch
Even though we originally were seeking a UEM solution, AJ was so good that we fully funded it almost immediately.
Scense, the UEM solution from Software2 will be fully funded for 2016.
What is AJ?
Application Jukebox● Technology that separates the application
layer from the OS through virtualization.● Handles drivers, services, Registry, etc.● Enables isolation from the OS, or integration
with the OS.● 100% of Windows applications
What is AJ?
● Gives application admins complete visibility into all components of a piece of software.
● Presented as a “software store” website akin to the iOS and Android App Stores.
● Empowers end users to self-install (launch) any software available to them.
● Administrators can control software availability via AD Security Group.
AJ + VDI - Going into Year 4
● 5 Gold Images● 125 Installed Apps● 200 ThinApps● 30 AJ Apps● 500 VDI Desktops● 8 Pools
○ Students, Employees, On Campus, Off Campus, Specific Classes, Labs, Multiple Logins
● Fewer VMware Licenses
AJ + VDI - Plans for Year 5
● 1 Gold Image● 12 Installed Apps● 150 AJ Apps● 300 VDI Desktops● 3 Pools
○ On Campus, Off Campus, Multiple Logins● Even Fewer VMware Licenses
AJ Across Campus
● VDI● Physical Desktops● Pilot BYOD● Pilot Amazon Workspaces● Pair with Scense for on-demand,
personalized desktops - creating our “Computing Bubbles”
AJ Benefits for Le Moyne
Virtual and Physical Hardware(VMware and SCCM)
OS(VMware and SCCM)
User Environment(Scense)
Applications(Application Jukebox)
Just-in-Time
- not -
Just-in-Case
AJ Benefits for Le Moyne
● One instance of each application to maintain and patch, without touching the Gold Images
● Self-service user installs - no more calls to Service Desk for admin credentials
● Plain vanilla base images (SCCM and VDI)● Easy hardware replacements, no app
installs, configs, or data transfers
What About Other Products?
Technology/Cost Limitations● Based on snapshot technology● Limits on number of appsets● 5x the AJ cost● Large backend infrastructure requirement
Just out from PQR:“Application Virtualization Smackdown”
In a Nutshell...
“For a small investment, Application Jukebox has enabled us to finally enjoy many, if not all, of the benefits originally sold to us regarding VDI.”
Demo and Questions
● Quick Demo by Software2● AJ Questions?● VDI Questions?● Photography Questions?