team-based approach to deploying vdi in learning environments
DESCRIPTION
A presentation delivered at the 2013 NERCOMP annual conference. Main focus revolves around building teams to deconstruct silos within IS, academic schools, and between IS and clients.TRANSCRIPT
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DEPLOYING VIRTUALIZED LEARNING SPACES
A TEAM BASED APPROACHJEREMY ANDERSON, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIST
FABIANO IACUSSO, A. DIRECTOR OF STP
ALLAN SMITS, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF SCIENCES
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WHAT WE’LL BE COVERING
OUR VDI DEPLOYMENTS
CHALLENGES WE’VE FACED
TEAM-BASED SOLUTIONS
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WHO ARE YOU?
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WHERE ARE YOU?
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WHERE WE’VE BEENWHERE WE’RE GOING
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CURRENT VDI DEPLOYMENTS
SCIENCE LABS
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
LEGAL CLINIC & LAW SCHOOL
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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PLANNED VDI DEPLOYMENTS
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
START CONSOLIDATING IMAGES
BYOD SCIENCE LABS
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CHALLENGES PRESENTED
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SILOS
WITHIN IT&S
WITHIN ACADEMIC SCHOOLS
IS-CLIENT BARRIER
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SOFTWARE
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
VIDEO & 3D RENDERING
LEGACY TITLES
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ROOM HARDWARE
VARIETY OF DEVICES• PERIPHERALS - ANALYSIS HARDWARE, E.G.
• VIDEO SOLUTIONS – WEB CAMS, LECTURE CAPTURE
LEGACY DEVICES• SERIAL PRINTERS
• SERIAL DEVICES
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THIN CLIENT HARDWARE
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WALL MOUNT
VESA MOUNT
WI-FI
AIO KEYBOARDS
TABLETOP SPACE
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NETWORK
UPTIME (WI-FI, BYOD)
BANDWIDTH
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“We’re going to need a bigger boat…”
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SOLVING CHALLENGESTEAM-BASED APPROACH
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TILETECH INTENSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
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THE INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS
CLIENT NEEDS FIRST
BUDGET (KEEP COMPETITIVE)
PILOTING
CONTINUOUS CONTACT (SUPPORT)
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MEET THE TEAM
JeremyInst. Technologist
StephanieLab Coordinator
BillDesktop Support
FabianoA. Director, STP
JohnDirector, STP
RichNetwork Admin
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COMPOSITION
CLIENT-FACING DIVISIONS• ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY
• CLIENT SERVICES
SYSTEMS-FACING DIVISIONS• NETWORKING
• SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY, PLANNING
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TILE – CLIENT-FACING SKILLS
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
SOFTWARE LICENSING
CLIENT SUPPORT
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TILE – SYSTEMS-FACING SKILLS
NETWORKING
SYSTEMS BUILD
DEPLOYMENT
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• IMAGE INVENTORY
• HARDWARE INVENTORY
ONENOTE NOTEBOOK
WEEKLY MEETINGS
SHAREPOINT TEAM SITE
TILE - FACILITATING TEAMWORK
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CLIENT RELATIONS
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CASE STUDY 1SCIENCE LABORATORIES
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WORKFLOW OVERVIEW
1. PROJECT PLANNING
2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
3. BUILD SYSTEM
4. DEMO AND VET
5. DEPLOY, MAINTAIN, SUPPORT
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POINT OF CONTACTALLAN SMITSASSOCIATE DEAN,
SCIENCES AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS
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Dean’s office
Dept. Chair
Lab Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Dept. Chair
Lab Coordinator
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1. PROJECT PLANNING
WHERE DO YOU START?
LOW-HANGING FRUIT, OF COURSE
WHO IS LIKELY TO TAKE CHANCE ON CHANGE?
>>> THE RIGHT STARTING LAB
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2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
CONNECT IS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERSNEEDS ASSESSMENT AT LAB COORDINATOR
LEVEL• SOFTWARE SURVEY
• HARDWARE PERIPHERALS
• NETWORK – WI-FI, WIRED, BYOD, ETC.
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3. BUILD SYSTEM
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DATA CENTERREDUNDANT PVS – DFS-R
STORAGE REPLICATION – RAID-10
SQL CLUSTER – PVS & DDC DBS
CLUSTER APPSENSE SERVERS
Any User / Any Device / Anywhere
Citrix XenDesktop
Provisioning Server
SQL 2K8 R2
Cluster
Provisioning Server
Citrix XenServer
Citrix XenServer
Citrix XenDesktop
HP LH P4500 G2 – LACP – Raid10 –
Multi-Site HA
Appsense
License Server
Profiles (FS
Cluster)
Access Gateway (HA Pair)
Desktop Web
Desktop Web
Internal LAN – No FW
Public ISP
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THIN CLIENT CHOICES
THIN OS – THUMBS WAY UP
ZERO OS – THUMBS WAY UP
WES7 – THUMBS DOWN
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4. DEMO AND VET
LIVE DEMO ONE MACHINE
ALL PARTIES ATTEND
SCALE UP TO MULTIPLE MACHINES
IMPLEMENT IN LOW STAKES “REAL LAB” WITH STUDENTS
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5. DEPLOY, MAINTAIN, SUPPORT
TRAIN END USERS ON NEW PLATFORM
FACILITATE BREAK-FIX PIPELINE; IDENTIFY HELP
DEBRIEF AFTER EACH SEMESTER
OPENS DOOR TO ANOTHER IMPLEMENTATION
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CASE STUDY 2SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
CONTACTED DEPARTMENT CHAIR
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
SOFTWARE – GRAPHICS & PROCESSING INTENSE
PERIPHERALS – 3D PRINTING AND SCANNING
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NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
VENDOR VISITS FOR KEY SOFTWARE
MATCH NEEDS TO VDI
…HOW TO ADDRESS GRAPHICS & 3D RENDERING?
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HDX 3D PRO - CPU OFFLOADING
NVIDIA VGX – GRID K1 CARDS• XENAPP – 10 USERS PER GPU
XENDESKTOP – 1 GPU PER USER• 4 CONCURRENT WITH PRECISION R5500
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
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VDI SOLUTIONS MUST BE TAILORED TO SPACES, USE CASES & CLIENTS
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THE COMPLEXITY OF VDI PROJECTS REQUIRES TEAMS, NOT SILOS
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THANK YOU! QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
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CONTACT US
FABIANO [email protected]
JEREMY [email protected]
ALLAN [email protected]
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?