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Cloud Computing and Desktops-as-a-Service®

Cloud Computing

Managed service providers and Software-as-a-Service providers are implementing virtualization to reduce costs and increase manageability of their cloud computing environments. Administrators need continuous virtual desktop (VDI) visibility to spot potential VDI problems, and to diagnose desktop virtualization issues reported by end users. Administrators also require more capabilities to respond quickly or automatically to issues and to pinpoint the root cause of end user problems. Existing virtual desktop (VDI) management systems only provide part of the picture, and lack end-to-end visibility and details. In addition, detailed auditing of user activity is often needed to validate security.

Stratusphere&trade gives cloud computing providers full visibility into user and application activity in virtualized desktop environments, with end-to-end VDI assessment and profiling, allowing administrators to more easily spot and diagnose problems and ensure the service levels and reliability of their applications. Stratusphere&trade uses a highly efficient and scalable data collection system inside virtual machines and at the virtual network layer to give administrators the deeper data they need without compromising the efficiency of their virtual environment. Dashboards, reports and alerts help identify issues before they become a problem, and quickly solve problems that do occur. Stratusphere&trade ensures that providers can:

Continuously assess and profile user activity
Profile applications from the desktop to the SAN
Validate security and regulatory compliance
Control VM sprawl
Track individual user activity for billing purposes
Provide customers with detailed service level and regulatory compliance reports

Liquidware Labs Inc. works with:

Virtual Iron
Red Hat
Ubuntu

Desktops-as-a-Service®

Organizations look to service providers for Desktops-as-a-Service® to gain the cost savings of virtual desktops quickly without extensive startup costs. The service provider administrators need continuous virtual machine (VDI) assessment and profiling to improve efficiencies, spot potential problems, and to diagnose issues reported by end users. Existing virtual desktop and virtual application management systems only provide part of the picture. In addition, validating security in VDI environments requires user activity tracking to support audits and reports for regulatory compliance.

Stratusphere&trade gives Desktops-as-a-Service® providers full visibility into user and application activity on virtualized desktops, so they can assess all parts of the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) from the terminal to back-end servers to the SAN, allowing them to more easily spot and diagnose VDI problems and ensure service levels for their customers. Stratusphere&trade uses patented Connector ID technology to identify and track terminals and desktops and users, combined with a highly efficient data collection system across physical and virtual, giving administrators the deeper data needed without compromising the efficiency of the virtual environment. Dashboards, reports and alerts help identify bottlenecks before they become a problem, and quickly solve problems that do occur. Stratusphere&trade ensures that providers can:

Continuously assess the VDI environment and service levels
Profile workloads for users, applications, VMs, network and SAN
Validate security and regulatory compliance
Control VM sprawl
Track individual user activity for billing purposes
Provide customers with detailed service level and regulatory compliance reports

Liquidware Labs Inc. works with:

VMware View
Citrix XenDesktop
Desktone
Provision Networks

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