Liquidware Labs,
the leader in desktop transformation software solutions and NetApp
today announced the launch and availability of the VDI PULSE program, an
alliance partner enablement program. VDI PULSE enables NetApp
consultants and partners to deliver comprehensive audits of their
customers' environments in order to quantify the benefits of
implementing a next-generation flash storage solution.
The program and analysis is based on Liquidware Labs award-winning
solution Stratusphere UX, and includes a custom-generated report
designed in collaboration between NetApp and Liquidware Labs engineering
teams.
"We could not be more excited about this program and the opportunity to
work closely with our NetApp partners in the field," said J. Tyler ‘T.
Rex' Rohrer, co-founder and head of strategic alliances, Liquidware
Labs. "From the beginning, Liquidware Labs has focused on technologies
that have driven the adoption of next-generation workspaces. Our
partnership with NetApp and its new All Flash FAS (AFF) array series
embodies the innovation and platform requirements to deliver true and
comprehensive desktop transformation."
"The high performance and enterprise-grade management capabilities of
NetApp All Flash FAS arrays make it easier and faster for enterprises to
adapt to new opportunities while delivery consistent customer
experiences," said Maria Olson, vice president, Global & Strategic
Alliances at NetApp. "This custom-developed offer from Liquidware Labs
and NetApp will further help customers deploying VDI solutions maximize
the performance for their mission critical applications."
The objective of the VDI PULSE program is to deliver a simple, fast and
comprehensive audit to support NetApp partners and field consultants.
The detailed analysis is segmented into three main areas:
1. Assessment - a detailed analysis of all users, machines,
applications, resource usage, logon habits, etc., which contribute to
the workload the storage platform must deliver
2. Capacity Planning - a data-driven look at the storage resources that
are needed today, as well as assistance with planning future need
3. Health Check - an identification of existing bottlenecks, user
experience and possible optimization opportunities within existing
next-generation workspace architectures
"As VDI deployments are being planned and rolled out, a fine line must
be navigated between costs and performance as users, end-points, and
applications are, or will be, scaled up," commented David Laing Research
Manager, IT Service Management and Client Virtualization Software at
IDC. "Any analysis provided by programs like VDI PULSE will be welcomed
by the market ecosystem because they can provide intelligence to
channel partners and end customers that ensures storage infrastructure
for VDI deployments can be optimally sized and configured."
Centered on desktop and application virtualization, VDI PULSE is
designed to deliver a single report that will apply to many different
relevant scenarios. With just one week of data capture, it can help
mitigate any current and future storage constraints, minimize risk and
ensure user experience goals are met. As such it can be leveraged for
both physical and virtual environments under the following use cases:
- Customers who are planning to implement a desktop virtualization solution
- Customers who have already deployed a VDI solution and wish to expand
- Customers who have already deployed a VDI solution and experience performance issues
Liquidware Labs provides access to the software, license and report
required to deliver the VDI PULSE deliverables at no cost to NetApp
consultants or partners.
For more information or to take advantage of the Liquidware Labs and
NetApp VDI PULSE program, go to
alliance.liquidwarelabs.com/Acceler8/partner/netapp-pulse.asp.