Shanghai Telecom to create high quality public cloud desktop

Skycloud-xendesktop on Flexpod Solution enables Shanghai Telecom to quickly implement the deployment of Chiyu high quality public cloud desktops, achieving another innovation in cloud computing business.

Customer profile

China Telecom Co., Ltd. Shanghai branch is listed overseas China Telecom Co., Ltd., referred to as China Telecom Shanghai Company. The company mainly engaged in fixed telephone, mobile communications, satellite communications, Internet access and application of integrated information services.

Face the challenge

Cloud computing has become a hot technology trend in the future, and it has become the key point for operators to highlight service differentiation. Shanghai Telecom is keenly aware of this and actively follow up, the public cloud desktop is its implementation of cloud computing business is an important business innovation.

The market application and deployment of cloud desktop, to the operator service provider posed a serious challenge: the Cloud desktop will be provided as a public service, enterprises or individual users of the Cloud desktop service quality requirements strict; a Chiyu cloud desktop, a large number, respectively, provided to the call center, corporate customers and individual users. Shanghai Telecom hopes that these desktops can be quickly deployed and implemented, and need real-time monitoring and management of the cloud desktop back-end support system;

Solution

In order to create a high-quality cloud desktop, rapid deployment, flexible scheduling, comprehensive monitoring management, cloud services unified security release and use, is an essential condition.

As a strategic partner of Shanghai Telecom Cloud computing, Tian Yun Technology (Shanghai) in providing the overall integration capabilities, on the basis of a new cloud desktop architecture provides a common desktop cloud resources Unified Scheduling system, cloud services business platform, Cloud desktop resources unified monitoring and management platform, as well as security certification system, the implementation of high-quality public cloud desktop, and realize the background of the virtual and physical resources of the unified monitoring, management, to ensure that the entire system of business operation, maintenance, to help operators quickly complete the cloud desktop business, deployment and operation.

High-performance service response to support the platform architecture also put forward higher requirements, through multiple rounds of technical validation, as well as the application of global Solutions, Cisco, NETAPP, Citrix XenDesktop on Flexpod solution can support the platform architecture requirements of cloud Technology (Shanghai), and successfully help Shanghai Telecom to complete the rapid deployment of high-quality cloud desktop business requirements.

In the scenario, the Cisco B200 series UCS blade Server, UCS 6100 series interconnect matrix, combined with NetApp's fas3240a storage array, constitutes a flexpod solution, in conjunction with Citrix's XenDesktop Enterprise Desktop virtualization software, Provide customers with a complete virtual desktop and server resource pool for front-end Chiyu cloud desktop to provide background computing resources.

NETAPP fas3240a storage arrays as a unified storage resource pool, through the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Storage switch, UCS 6100 series interconnect matrix and UCS server for unified connectivity, The different types of data generated by cloud desktop operations are stored in storage space through the most appropriate storage protocols. With NetApp VST virtual tiering technology, Cloud desktop system effectively avoids a large number of cloud desktop users at the same time login/boot/patch generated access to the storm, while through the duplication of data deletion and flash cache and other advanced technology, to achieve the storage resource utilization maximization and performance maximization.

Solution Highlights

In this project, as a strategic partner of Shanghai Telecom, Tian Yun Technology (Shanghai) has its own research and development of cloud scheduling management platform, resource monitoring system and business platform deployed on the XenDesktop on Flexpod Cloud desktop platform. A number of outstanding products and solutions seamless integration, to help Shanghai Telecom to provide more market-competitive cloud desktop services.

Rapid deployment of the public cloud desktop: with integrated and standardized consolidation, skycloud-xendesktop on Flexpod is ideal for the implementation and deployment of a cloud desktop with different environmental platforms, such as the virtual Desktop infrastructure and secure multi-tenant environment that operators need.

Based on the experience of the global cloud Desktop deployment, it will take at least 3 months to deploy and debug the Chiyu public cloud desktop. And it took only 1 months to complete the entire business deployment-dramatically shorten the duration while also saving the number of project personnel, reduce the overall cost of the project.

These benefit from the simplification of the data center platform architecture in the Skycloud-xendesktop on Flexpod scenario. FCoE is the most representative of the latest technology applications: UCS 6100 series interconnect Matrix Fusion FCoE technology, the data center Ethernet network and storage network unified, further implementation of server to storage End-to-end integration, customers do not have to spend extra time to separate storage switch configuration , with the help of the FCoE connection behind the UCS server, the connection configuration of the cable is reduced, and the overall deployment time is shortened, exceeding the customer's imagination.

Flexible Desktop Delivery Model: In the public cloud business model, you want to provide different types of desktops for different scenarios and different needs. Some users require a simple, practical and standardized desktop, while others value excellence and personalization. Skycloud-xendesktop on Flexpod program through Flexcast delivery technology, carrier public cloud desktop not only provides VDI mode services, but also provides virtual applications and virtual desktop mode for users to choose, thereby increasing user satisfaction.

End-to-end Security Assurance: Security is the core of the successful implementation of the public desktop cloud Platform services. Skycloud-xendesktop on Flexpod provides desktop security virtualization technology, storage security functions, system security authentication functions, IT managers fully control the authorization of centralized access, establish secure access network, strengthen user authentication and audit monitoring; It can also provide perfect security isolation for different users and business tenants ... A variety of security design, for those who want to expand the application access to the organization to provide the appropriate level of protection, to the desktop cloud users to create a secure environment for use.

Significant savings in customer investment costs: Traditional operators public cloud desktop back-end systems typically have both storage and IP networks, and their deployment mode requires increased storage switches and network switches, resulting in increased and increasing cost of IT equipment. Skycloud-xendesktop on Flexpod provides a server-and-storage-integration architecture that helps operators save on device costs and simplify network architecture. With NetApp deduplication and Flash cache technology, you can achieve the largest and most stable and secure data storage requirements with minimal storage space and cost. For example, NetApp de-duplication technology is disruptive to use on primary storage, helping Cloud desktop systems achieve up to 80% of space savings, reducing cloud desktop operating costs, and helping operators achieve maximum savings in storage device investments. Using Citrix Flexcast Delivery technology, you can deliver high-density, Low-cost shared desktop and virtual application solutions to your users, and further reduce costs while meeting business needs. In addition, Cisco VM-FEX Network technology can configure multiple virtual links on a single physical link to connect virtual NICs in virtual machines to the corresponding virtual interfaces in the switching platform. The UCS server has a virtual interface card configured with flexible I/O, enabling UCS Manager to create any combination of up to 256 Ethernet NICS or Fibre Channel HBAs for each virtualized network card, and the identity (MAC address and WWN) can be edited dynamically. This virtual interface card provides enough interfaces to ensure that each virtual machine has one or more dedicated physical interfaces. Customers through the comprehensive price comparison found that the use of skycloud-xendesktop on Flexpod, in the overall cost will be more than the traditional deployment mode advantages.

Flexible scheduling, monitoring management Cloud Desktop resource pool: Sky Cloud Technology (Shanghai) provides a unified management system of cloud resources, has been in the industry, especially domestic operators have a wide range of applications, the whole system of cloud desktop and background computing, storage resources, fine scheduling is the essence of cloud computing resource scheduling, Be able to unify the publishing and service of the virtual desktop, ensure the operation and maintainability of the whole system business.

Summary

Shanghai Telecom One-phase external cloud desktop has been deployed, Shanghai Telecom Cloud desktop Services customers have been gradually feeling the new business of cloud computing brings convenience: Some manufacturing industry customers, information from the staff computer transfer to the back-end server, information more secure, not afraid of data leakage; only need pad and other clients through the most advanced borderless network technology, to achieve convenient mobile office, to ensure data security; In the future, individual users can access background data through IPTV set-top boxes or small terminals, and enjoy a range of cloud desktop applications, including integrated cloud storage. This will further enhance the Shanghai Telecom service and customer viscosity, through different customer types to provide differentiated services, and further enhance the service competitiveness of Shanghai Telecom!

As the industry's leading business-level unified cloud Computing architecture collaboration, Cloud Technology (Shanghai), Cisco, NETAPP, Citrix continue to absorb the world's latest cloud computing technology solutions, in-depth understanding, participation in the major operators of new services exploration and program support, Provide higher quality operational cloud computing services. Believe that with the growing sophistication of the cloud computing business, Skycloud-xendesktop on Flexpod will become the industry's standardized cloud computing platform solution to help operators achieve more business Take-off dream!