twelve mistakes to avoid when implemneting virtualization
DESCRIPTION
This presentation includes common mistakes to avoid when implementing virtualization including VM sprawl, and neglecting backup considerations and benefits of shared storage.TRANSCRIPT
12 Mistakes To Avoid When Implementing Virtualization
TODAY’S SPEAKERS
Mark McHenryMarketing Mgr.PHD Virtual
Tony ArditoVP of IT AAA South Jersey
James WestSE ManagerPHD Virtual
Agenda
Corporate Overview
12 Mistakes To Avoid
Backup & ReliableDR Demo
Q&A
PHD Vision
Virtual data protection and ensuring availability of physical, virtual and cloud environments should be easier
IT professionals who use our products should be excited about them!
That’s why we put our users and their data first in everything we do, to deliver:• Powerful virtualization management software to make your job easier• Rock star treatment• Exceptional value
Customers call our products amazing because they can:“set-it & forget-it and it just works”
We call it “unmatched value for your virtual world”
Who We Are
Provider of virtualization backup, disaster recovery testing, and monitoring of physical, virtual and cloud environments
• Products are powerful, easy to use and affordable
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Landscape Report (2013)
Who We Serve
Mistake #1
Not understanding what virtualization really is or means.
Mistake #2
Rushing into virtualization deployments.
Mistake #3
Over allocating host resources
Mistake #4
High VM to server ratios.
Mistake #5
VM sprawl
Mistake #6
No chargeback to departments for consumption of resources
Mistake #7
Still only using agents for backups
Mistake #8
Monitoring snapshots
Mistake #9
Desktop workloads are not the same as server workloads
Mistake #10
Failure to leverage the benefits of shared storage
Mistake #11
For VMware not leveraging the capabilities of vCenter
Mistake #12
Lack of storage space for XenServer snapshots.
Demo
PHD Virtual Backup
PHD Virtual ReliableDR
