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revealed. “I knew that in one or two years we
would need another box because we’re still
onboarding new clients and growing.”
The implementation was very fast. The
machine was up and running within half an
hour of being unboxed. “Everything is on
the box, our complete infrastructure, all the
remote desktop services from clients and all
our applications and services, everything is in
one place,” Kwakkenbos said. “We don’t need
any other storage systems anymore, we’ve
removed everything.”
When asked to summarise KIREMA’s
experience with Tintri, Kwakkenbos replied:
“I have more than 13 years of experience
in all kinds of storage environments – I
wasn’t really happy with anything but then
we met Tintri and I’m very happy. I’m
trying to sell Tintri to other people because
I’m so happy with it.”
RESULTS
Performance and speed
The main requirement KIREMA was looking
for with its new storage environment was
speed and performance. “We wanted to have
the fastest desktops in our market for our
customers,” Kwakkenbos said. “It’s lightning
fast with Tintri.” From a performance point
of view, it’s also very easy for KIREMA to see
which virtual machine is using the most IOs
and take the appropriate action to ensure it
provides optimal performance to customers.
Better management
Storage management has been significantly
reduced compared to the previous two-tier
environment. “We don’t have to manage
the box, it’s always working,” Kwakkenbos
stated. “Previously, when we had two tiers
of storage, there was a lot of work for us to
manage it. Now, once a week I’m looking
communication with Tintri was great from
the start and the POC went very well and
made us very happy.”
SOLUTION
KIREMA opted for a Tintri T885 Hybrid flash
storage and software solution. “We looked
at the T850 but when I thought about our
plans for expansion in the future, I decided
it made more sense to choose the T885
because we could do more with it and
we could have it for longer,” Kwakkenbos
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at the console and wondering ‘why am I
looking at it because it’s working fine?’ In
any case, there’s no need to check if it’s OK
because if something happens, I will get a
notification if there’s an issue.”
Faster snapshots
“We’re very happy with the snapshot system.
It’s very easy when we have a machine and
want to do something with it, we can remove
the machine and put it back again directly
from storage. If we have malware or viruses,
we can just go back to a snapshot and
everything is working again. With the old
system, snapshots weren’t working very well.”
Virtual machine creation
Tintri has also made it much easier to create
virtual machines. “When we create virtual
machines, it’s very light and fast because we
can use a plug-in, so it’s a time-saving device
for us.”
Has the system provided you
with an increased visibility and
understanding of your operations?
Tintri has definitely improved our visibility by
allowing us to operate and see at the virtual
machine level. This has significantly reduced
management time and has provided us with
enhanced insight into our operations. We can
now see when issues arise and easily pinpoint
any latency and bottleneck concerns.
Previously, we operated with two tiers
of storage and there was a lot for us to
manage. However, Tintri has completely
streamlined this and we can see everything
from one single console. Tintri controls
each of our applications and we can set
policies automating our management
tasks. We are also notified if any issues do
arise, so we no longer have to spend time
managing the IT infrastructure.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS DESIGNED IN A
WAY THAT MAKES SCALING EASY AND
EFFECTIVE, WE CAN SIMPLY ADD AN
ADDITIONAL ARRAY EACH TIME WE
NEED TO GROW.
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