VMware Mirage Large-Scale Reference Architecture

This VMware Mirage large-scale reference architecture solves two common challenges faced by IT managers today:

1. How to back up a large number of desktops deployed throughout the enterprise while protecting the customization, applications, and data that personalize each system for its end user.
2. How to migrate thousands of desktops from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 7 efficiently, with minimal impact on IT resources and end-user productivity.

• Efficiently backed up desktops located on a local area network (LAN), slashing the amount of data transferred to the data center by up to 32 percent through its deduplication and compression capabilities.
• Increased system performance to match increased network bandwidth, linearly decreasing the amount of time required to back up desktops.
• Migrated up to 800 desktops concurrently from Windows XP to Windows 7 in a short time, requiring minimal IT resources and bandwidth.
• Reduced end-user downtime and resulting productivity loss during the migration to 26 minutes on average.