Storcom has created this series because we are seeing, just like you, a ton of emails in our inbox on the topic of virtual workspace and remote work options. We felt that it was time to put on a series that was coming from a vendor-agnostic standpoint and really was designed to provide information that you really need to make informed decisions. We hope that we can help cut through the clutter and marketing hype in this series and dig into some of the real questions you need to be asking around any of the topics we are planning to discuss in this series. These seven questions are: 1) How much customization will each employee require? 2) How many applications do my remote users need to have access to? 3) What kind of device will your end-user be utilizing? 4) What do my users need as far as performance to get their work done effectively? 5) Why not choose RDS (remote desktop services)? 6) How are you going to deal with security challenges today? 7) Which financial model do you want to use?

1. STORCOM’S REMOTE
WORK READINESS SERIES
PRESENTED BY:
DAVE KLUGER,
CTO, STORCOM
PART 1
Virtual Workspace and Virtual Desktop
Options: Which is right for your organization?

2. Storcom’s Remote Work Readiness
Series
Part 2: Virtual Collaboration
○ Cloud file-sharing and collaboration options: there are so many tools to
choose from, so which is right for your organization?
○ Remote user telephony and video conferencing options.
Part 3: Securing Your Remote Workers
○ How to protect remote and roaming workers: what options are
available?
○ Secure internet access from the home office: how should you deal with
security in this evolving environment?

3. Reasons to Consider VDI & EUC
Simplicity
Simplify VDI deployments
with ways to start small and
easily scale up or scale out
Remote Capabilities
COVID-19 shifted how
businesses viewed a remote
workforce
Quickly Access Data
Remote users have secure, fast
access to the data they need to
keep operations running
smoothly

4. 4
How VDI Supports the New Reality
Provide secure access to
business-critical virtual desktops
and apps on any device
Quickly scale
infrastructure to support
remote work demands
Enable self-service and
provide support as
needed
Can I get a
digital
workspace?

5. Considerations for Virtualization:
Questions to ask yourself
1. How much customization will each employee
require?
2. How many applications do my remote users
need to have access to?
3. What kind of device will my end-user be
utilizing?
4. What do my users need as far as performance
to get their work done effectively?
5. Why not choose RDS (remote desktop
services)?
6. How am I going to deal with security
challenges today?
7. Which financial model do I want to use?

6. WHO IS STORCOM?
Managed Services Solutions Provider
Private, Secure Cloud and Tier 3 Data Centers
Experts in Enabling Remote Workforces
Partnered with the Best Technologies
Including Top Public Cloud Providers
Twenty Years of Experience

7. How Much Customization Will Each
Employee Require?
Persistent or Non-Persistent Workspace?
How many users? =
How many “images”?
Create Matrix of User Base

8. How Many Applications Do My Remote
Users Need to Access?
● Does application publishing make sense?
○ App publishing provides end-users
quick and easy access to all of their
published apps
○ SaaS apps, and mobile apps through a
single, secure unified workspace.
○ Good for small number of needed
applications

9. What Kind of Device Will My End-User Utilize?
Technology Browser Tablets
Nutanix
VMware Horizon
Citrix
Internet Explorer
Chrome
Safari
Firefox
iPad
Android Tablet
Chromebook

10. What Do My Users Need as Far as Performance to
Get Their Work Done Effectively?
You need to re-think what performance
capabilities your employees need…
Light User
● Basic apps
● Non-persistent or
published app
● Customer
service/office
admin
Standard Office User
● MS Office
● Memory + CPU
● High-performance
disk
● Persistent desktop
● Average employee
Power User
● More power req.
● GPU chip
● High-performing
compute
● Engineer/graphic
designer

11. Why Not RDS (remote desktop services)?
Shared Resources
App Incompatibility
No specific resource
allocation
Inefficient protocol
compared to top VDI
solutions
Lower Licensing Costs
Drawbacks
Pros

12. How am I Going to Deal with Security
Challenges Today?
● Authentication
● Secure remote management
● Network security
● Endpoint protection
● Micro-segmentation

13. Which Financial Model Do I Want to Use?
You need to re-think which model you
can use...
Public Cloud
● Costs can spiral
● Consumption-based
model
● Operational
Expense
On-Premises
● Potentially not an
option due to
COVID-19
quarantine
● Capital expenses
Storcom Private Cloud
● Guide you to the
right technology
● Hybrid cloud option
● Operational or
Capital Expense

14. Storcom‘s Methodology
DISCOVERY ROADMAPANALYSIS
● Data Gathering
● Application Classification
● Performance Requirements
● Availability Requirements
● RPO and RTO Requirements
● Growth Planning
● Networking Requirements
● Security Requirements
● Data Protection & Security
● Remote Access
Requirements
● Data Analysis
● Systems Sizing
● Analyzing Workload
● Analyzing Performance
● Evaluating HCI Options
● Analyzing/Evaluating
Growth Options
● Building Solution Options
● Data Protection Options
● Building TCO/ROI
● Present Findings
● Review Solution Options
● Good, Better, Best
Scenarios W/TCO
● Data Protection and Data
Security
● Implement Solution
● Support Solution

15. Technical
Overview
Example

16. Q&A
Please feel free to ask any questions that you may have.

17. Thank You For Your Time!
Tune in next time for Part 2!