NetApp Ask The Experts VDI Event
March 22nd, 2009 | 
Author: I received notice that NetApp will be hosting an on-line community event focused on VDI this week. This post is just a quick attempt to encourage all VM /ETC readers to check it out. From what I have seen so far NetApp is providing access to VDI tools, documents, and support that would normally only be available through a NetApp NOW account available only to customers and partners.
It looks like NetApp may be experimenting with establishing a public community similar to VMware’s VMTN Communities or VMworld.com, and I am excited to see it!
The rest of this post is a copy of the email invitation I received explaining the event.
NetApp storage delivers the promise of virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs) with cost-effective storage, simple provisioning, mass cloning, improved utilization, individual VM backup and restores, and cost-effective business continuance.
Wondering how to implement VDI in *your* environment?
Join us for an Ask the Experts community event March 23-27, 2009. In addition to having access to VDI design guides, demos, and blogs, you’ll have an opportunity to discuss real-world virtual desktop environments with the architects who helped design and implement them.
Experts include …
Keith Aasen, who is currently working with four separate IT teams to design and implement VDI environments ranging from 500 to 4,000 seats.
Abhinav Joshi, who is the author of our NetApp VDI best practices guide and previously designed and implemented a 3,000 seat deployment with the Federal government.
Trey Layton, a storage and networking expert currently assessing the results of a 1,500-seat proof of concept associated with a 9,000-seat VDI environment.
We invite you to join us, ask questions, and share your own insights and advice.
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