Xtium Provisions Tier-1 Apps and Virtual Desktops 30 Times Faster with Dell EqualLogic and VMware vSphere 4.1

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Xtium needed to deliver SAP "test drive" environments complete with Microsoft SQL Server databases to enable SAP customers to try and buy software, while meeting SaaS expectation of swift installation and delivery. To meet SAP’s requirements, it needed to fully provision these customers within 24 hours.

In this case study, learn about Xtium's upgrade to Dell EqualLogic Firmware 5.0 which enabled the use of thin clones—thin-provisioned, writeable copies of data volumes—and leveraged direct integration with their VMware vSphere 4.1 environment with vStorage APIs.

Vendor:
Dell and VMware
Posted:
Feb 8, 2021
Published:
Feb 25, 2011
Format:
PDF
Type:
Case Study
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