Atlantis on myvirtualcloud.net

Launching VDI Calculator v3 with Partner support

Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:23:54 +0000

I am excited to announce the version 3.0 of my VDI calculator. This new version introduces partner support, allowing 3rd party vendors to quickly demonstrate the benefits of their solutions, and allowing consultants and architects to see how those solutions impact their VDI and DaaS requirements. The first partner to be supported is Atlantis Computing with their ILIO diskless solution.

A Rant About Storage Vendors

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:10:14 +0000

I have recently been invited to present in a VMware User Group (VMUG), which I quickly answered with a big and resounding Yes! I really love to present and touch base with customers as that helps me to keep it real, instead of being a lab rat type of engineer/architect.

Why use storage for VDI?

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:30:39 +0000

The storage technologies and vendors available on the market today have definitely evolved from simple spindle RAID groups and one tier caching mechanism available from 5 years ago. The options are so many that it’s not only difficult to understand and grasp all different technologies, but almost impossible to compare them side-by-side.

Offloading Virtual Desktop IOs with Atlantis ILIO: Deep Dive

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:45:27 +0000

For the past weeks I have been extensively testing and validating ILIO technology developed by Atlantis Computing. I have briefly mentioned ILIO in my articles How to offload Write IOs from VDI deployments and EMC FAST Cache effectiveness with VDI.

Atlantis Computing is a privately held startup. ILIO is a storage virtual appliance with remarkable capabilities, allowing administrators to boost storage performance for virtual desktop infrastructures. Key benefits are Storage Optimization, Inline IO De-duplication, IO Optimization and Caching.

How to offload Write IOs from VDI deployments

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:34:00 +0000

One of the major concerns in a VDI solution is the end-user experience. Poor user experience = Low user acceptance. I have discussed this paradigm in my article VDI USER EXPERIENCE and USER ACCEPTANCE.

Behind the scenes and hidden in the physical supporting infrastructure there are a number of factors contributing for possible poor user experience. The most common pain points are network and storage.