tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479220138877439816.post8937898007329950053..comments2024-03-28T06:21:08.481-04:00Comments on Dana Gardner's BriefingsDirect: Want client virtualization? Time then to get your back-end infrastructure act togetherDana Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634998093031533262noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479220138877439816.post-7473136660687461662010-09-15T17:06:23.955-04:002010-09-15T17:06:23.955-04:00VDI's "Dirty Little Secret" is that ...VDI's "Dirty Little Secret" is that each virtual desktop will need 20-40 IOPS from the storage platform to perform similar to how it performs now. Traditional hard drive storage from EMC and NetApp can only deliver 200 IOPS, so 5,000 users will need at least 500 drives in the datacenter to even work!<br /><br />Not that then can't do it, they can, but at $300 per user.<br /><br />Here's a link to an interview with the CTO of WhipTail Technologies that explains this dirty little secret of VDI.<br /><br />Bottom line is that WhipTail can deliver this performance for $30 per user in a 2U appliance drawing 180 watts of power.<br /><br />Talking about getting your infrastructure act together!!!<br /><br />Click here for the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcwVcIwUd6wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com