“Our evaluation parameters were maturity of the technology, solution’s stability, peer references, as well as management commitment from the OEM partner,” says Sandeep Gandhi, senior program manager of global data center services at KPIT Cummins.
VMware was chosen for its virtualization capabilities, Cisco for server and networking, along with EMC for storage. The exercise resulted in KPIT zeroing in on a combination of VMware, Cisco and EMC’s (VCE) Vblock solutions. This helped KPIT understand VDI solution requirements like the operating system, memory, disk space utilization and images to be loaded on the systems.Īfter assessing its requirements, KPIT evaluated several OEMs. Using capacity planning tools and open source technologies on a sample of 500 machines, KPIT collated the long term usage trends followed by in-house systems.
KPIT’s team realized that VDI implementation proved to be the best solution when it came to saving procurement to deployment cycle time and efforts.Īs the first step, KPIT performed a thorough analysis of user usage patterns for memory, computing and other resources to reduce implementation challenges. Other key drivers behind the VDI solution selection included quick desktop provisioning, data confidentiality, regular security updates, and security benefits of centralized management. With its special focus on industries like automotive, energy & utilities, industrial equipment and semiconductors, KPIT was growing considerably, and wanted to avoid purchasing individual desktops.
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