Case Study
ATS Automation Accelerates VDI Performance by 7x with VMware Virtual SAN at One-Fifth the Cost of Competing Solution
ATS Automation Accelerates VDI Performance by 7x with VMware Virtual SAN at One-Fifth the Cost of Competing Solution
VMware Case Study INDUSTRY Manufacturing LOCATION Cambridge, Ontario, Canada KEY CHALLENGES • Expand and improve VDI cost- effectively to better support remote workforce • Deliver workstation-level performance for graphics- intensive programs • Avoid high costs of SAN upgrades and all-flash arrays SOLUTION ATS Automation chose VMware Virtual SAN and VMware Horizon to build out their virtual desktop environment. Deployed on Dell R730 servers, the solution provides over 90 active desktop users with workstation-level performance for engineering and graphics applications. BUSINESS BENEFITS • Cost-effective HCI solution at one-fifth the cost of competing solutions like Nutanix • 7x the performance of existing traditional SAN storage • Quick and easy deployment and provisioning