Optimize Your Desktop with PC Blade Computing. Charles Odlin ClearCube Technology

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1 Optimize Your Desktop with PC Blade Computing Charles Odlin ClearCube Technology

2 Agenda The Problem ClearCube Design Criteria Solution Overview Sample Customer Values What the Analysts are Saying

3 The Problem The Problem Traditional desktop computing involves stand-alone PC PC jerry-rigged to work in a networked enterprise Limitations in manageability, reliability and security Expensive IT support personnel and desk side support costs The Solution ClearCube provides improved management and control Dedicated Intel-based computing Centralised rack mounted environment The Result Reduction in desktop operating costs by 40% Increased manageability Improved reliability Improved security

4 Typical PC Environment Issues Desktop Data Centre Current Box PC Environment > Peripherals > PC Software > PC Hardware High Support Costs Support costs represent 90% of 4 year total cost $3,000 - $4,000 USD per user, annually (large enterprise) $6,000 - $9,000 USD per user, annually (NY banks) Poor Manageability Moves, adds & changes are expensive: taking days Support & administration headaches Upgrades & support require physical visits Low Availability 96% uptime (vs. 99.9% + for servers) 4 hour to next-day response times Weak Security and Control 1.2% of assets lost annually Data can be downloaded and stolen Illegal software can be uploaded Disaster recovery is difficult Desktop Environment PC takes up valuable space PC creates heat, noise & needs distributed UPS

5 The ClearCube Concept Current Box PC Environment ClearCube Environment Desktop > Peripherals > PC Software > PC Hardware > Peripherals Data Centre > Server & Network Hardware > PC Hardware > PC Software > Server & Network H/W Centralise computing, storage, & networking infrastructure: manage remotely

6 Benefits of Centralized PCs Lower Support Costs Significant reduction in overall desktop support costs Increased Manageability Virtualised moves, adds and changes at little or no cost Remote support and administration Simplified upgrades and support ClearCube Environment > Peripherals High Availability 99.9% uptime 5 minute time to repair (vs. 4hr or next bus. day) Total Security and Control All hardware assets are locked down Illegal software or viruses cannot be uploaded 100% real time asset tracking Desktop Environment Less desktop space required Generates no heat and has no moving parts Less susceptible to environmental contaminants

7 Operating Costs Waterfall Chart

8 Productivity Before and After ClearCube

9 Overview of the ClearCube Solution > User/Port Cage: Eight BC Blades in a 3U high enclosure with integrated switching. Up to 112 PC Blades can be housed in a standard data centre rack. Remote Management Suite: Powerful software that leverages unique hardware and connects to major management consoles. User / Port: Desktop device for keyboard, mouse, audio, USB and monitors. Connects desktop to Blade through existing cable. PC Blade: Centralised, Intel-based computer with a P4 processor, memory, HD and power supply. > Blade > Remote Mngt Suite > Cage

10 Sample Customer Values Utilization Decision Criteria Finance Trading floor, DR Branch banking Execs, trading floor Virtual MAC, availability Ergonomics, remote mgnt. Reliability, ergonomics Healthcare Remote clinics Exam rooms Operating rooms Ergonomics, manageability Manageability, security Ergonomics, reliability Military and Government High security Command / control Security, control Reliability, ergonomics Commercial and Manufacturing Clean room Shop floor Ergonomics, security Reliability, ergonomics

11 What the Analysts are Saying The desktop PC, as we know it, is extinct and will be replaced in corporations over the next 5 years by products like PC Blades to lower support and migration costs, increase security, and provide reliability in line with emerging needs. We are watching the birth of a new, and substantially better, desktop PC standard. Rob Enderle, President and Principal Analyst Enderle Group We ve already seen the tremendous benefits that blades have brought to the server marketplace. The use of blade architecture for desktop computing is a perfect solution for financial services firms -- where cost reduction and availability are primary concerns -- and on trading floors, where space comes at a premium. Larry Tabb, President Tabb Group ClearCube represents a unique vision in the growing blade market by addressing the desktop. They have a larger addressable market than blades servers and through their remote management and switching software they provide server-like manageability and availability to the desktop, which has never been done before. Don Young, Managing Director of Technology UBS Warburg. The centralization of Blade PCs and the ability through software to remotely manage them gives IT managers a secure, cost-effective means of managing desktop clients. We expect to see more installations of this kind in enterprise customers who value uptime, security, and lower support costs. Roger Kay, Director of Client Computing IDC "When I look at desktop deployments, why have a PC on every desk? [ClearCube's] play is manageability--you never have to send someone out to desktop again. Dwight Gibbs, director of technology acceleration Capital One Financial Corp. More at