CASE STUDY
The technology is a perfect fit for us and we
wanted to work with a provider that would
understand our business goals, therefore
helping us to grow and deliver the best
performance for our customers.
2. What were the noticeable
improvements in comparison to the
previous provider you used?
We immediately noticed the increased
capacity and are already supporting over 700
virtual machines (VMs) with plenty of space
for several thousand more. Since deploying
Tintri, we have eliminated the problem of
running multiple workloads and have the
simplified management we need to offer
enhanced services to our customers. Tintri’s
all-flash and software solutions have enabled
us to offer increased speed and scalability
in a solution that is easier to manage and
provides complete flexibility and visibility.
Tintri’s all-flash solution provides us with
complete granular visibility and as a result
we have a deeper insight into all of our VMs
The more desktops we can deploy, the more
business we can host. Scalability is one of the
core reasons we opted for Tintri’s all-flash
solution. With linear scalability, we are able
to provide for our partners now and in the
future. DaaS is only set to increase and it is
important we can grow and scale, as and
when needed.
XtraDesktop’s IT team has already deployed
717 VMware Horizon desktops on the Tintri
T820 system. The array is running at 56%
capacity and 99.67% of IO is coming from
flash with an average latency of just 0.72ms.
We can host 2000 VMs on one of the Tintri
all-flash units which means from a scaling
perspective, we can deploy a greater volume
of desktops without the need to replace the
IT infrastructure.
As a company that is continuing to expand,
this flexibility provides us with the room we
need to grow. Predicting growth and adding
extra capacity can be both challenging and
costly, but with Tintri we have peace of mind
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with comprehensive statistics on latency,
throughput and IOPS, which is something
that our previous provider could not offer.
We can now troubleshoot any performance
issues quite easily saving us a great deal
of time. In fact, ongoing management has
dropped from several hours per week with
the previous Atlantis solution, to almost zero.
We have been able to add this time into
other areas of the business, helping us to
improve customer stratification and drive
business value. We look to deliver optimal
performance to our customers and the Tintri
solution has enabled us to do this.
3. To what degree is the new
system scalable and what
advantages does this scalability
provide XtraDesktop with?
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that we can continue to provide services now
and in the future.
4. How long did the system take
to implement?
Implementing the Tintri solution was a very
quick, easy and smooth process. It took us
less than a day to get the solution out of the
box and up and running, with installation
taking less than an hour.
5. How did you know that Tintri’s
storage systems would be best
suited to you?
I have a thorough understanding of the
virtualisation and infrastructure industry
and have been following Tintri for a
number of years. Its technology maximises
performance and is designed for virtualised
workloads that manages each unique
application. Unlike other providers, Tintri
eliminates the traditional constraints around
virtualisation to deliver maximum benefit.
We have confidence in Tintri and did not
look at any other providers. While many
companies tend to create a shortlist and look
at different options, we knew exactly what we
wanted and how the Tintri solution works. We
didn’t run a Proof of Concept (PoC) with any
other vendor as no one else came close to the
Tintri system.
We purchased a Tintri solution for our
DaaS production and after seeing how
well the system performed on these
workloads, we opted for another to add
additional capacity to our environment. Our
experience with Tintri has been great and
we plan to use them for all our production
workloads going forward.
6. What was it about the
manageability/flexibility that
attracted you to Tintri?
When it comes to virtualisation, many
organisations struggle with management
and flexibility. These are two of the main
challenges that Tintri’s all-flash and software
solutions eliminate and it is great to be
able to work with a provider that makes
virtualisation and application performance
easy. We no longer have to spend time
managing IT infrastructure and can focus on
driving true business value.
The Tintri appliance does not require any
extra training or certification and our team
could easily use the solution as soon as it
was in production. Many other providers
require training and specific IT experts to
operate the solution. This can be a challenge
when problems occur, but with Tintri our
team was able to easily learn with hands-
on experience. Not only has this saved us
time in terms of management, but we do
not have to rely on a specific IT team that is
dedicated to infrastructure management.
7. How does the analytic side of the
solution work and what degree of
insight does this provide?
Tintri’s analytics provide real time insight
into each application, the technology is
designed to enable users to troubleshoot
and identify problems in seconds. We
are also able to see up to 18 months into
the future, which allows us to easily plan
for future workloads, taking into account
performance and capacity. At XtraDesktop,
we are not only looking to help our partners
now but also in the future and Tintri is
enabling us to do just that. n
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