Virtual Instruments Empowers Peak Performance for the Plex SaaS Cloud Schueneman continued, “After the PowerPlex user conference, our customers tend to adopt and use new aspects and features of our applications, based on what they learned at the conference. Using tools like VirtualWisdom ensures we are covered for any spikes in usage by expanding to add more throughput or storage capacity.” WorkloadWisdom allows Plex to run tests that simulate production workloads to capture performance metrics. When Plex was evaluating the EMC VMAX storage array prepurchase, WorkloadWisdom was used to validate EMC performance claims. VI set up the configuration in the EMC test lab, gathered the workload profiles, set up a simulation to mimic production scenarios, studied workload patterns and helped Plex perform all the testing—concluding that the EMC VMAX met or surpassed Plex’s performance requirements. Finally, VI’s partnership with Cisco is very important to Plex. Schueneman observed, “With most of our storage being EMC and our heavy use of Cisco switches, we are able to get critical information across our entire infrastructure, which makes it easier to identify trends and tie different events together.” Next Steps The VI product portfolio is in lockstep, providing information on historical trends as well as real-time data to support automated tasks. VirtualWisdom is currently deployed in all four of Plex’s data centers. As Plex grows and expands its footprint, the company will continue to rely on VI solutions to improve performance and availability for Plex customers. In addition, Plex is working with VI to integrate with other infrastructure management elements including ServiceNow, to improve automation and show trends, linkages and dependencies across infrastructure. One of Plex’s other goals is to extend the use of automation throughout the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, creating processes that are repeatable and consistent. Automating those processes to do things such as configuration and capacity planning is the next phase. The VI product portfolio is in lockstep, providing information on historical trends as well as real-time data to support automated tasks. Published, August 2018 Copyright © 2018 Clabby Analytics All Rights Reserved Please complete the form to gain access to this content Access Now Related Resources App-Centric Hybrid IT Infrastructure Management Solving the Operational Challenges of the Modern Data Center Essential Insights into the Modern Virtualized Data Center Understanding Data Center Workloads with Virtual Instruments Get Ready for Your Cloud Migration
Schueneman continued, “After the PowerPlex user conference, our customers tend to adopt and use new aspects and features of our applications, based on what they learned at the conference. Using tools like VirtualWisdom ensures we are covered for any spikes in usage by expanding to add more throughput or storage capacity.” WorkloadWisdom allows Plex to run tests that simulate production workloads to capture performance metrics. When Plex was evaluating the EMC VMAX storage array prepurchase, WorkloadWisdom was used to validate EMC performance claims. VI set up the configuration in the EMC test lab, gathered the workload profiles, set up a simulation to mimic production scenarios, studied workload patterns and helped Plex perform all the testing—concluding that the EMC VMAX met or surpassed Plex’s performance requirements. Finally, VI’s partnership with Cisco is very important to Plex. Schueneman observed, “With most of our storage being EMC and our heavy use of Cisco switches, we are able to get critical information across our entire infrastructure, which makes it easier to identify trends and tie different events together.” Next Steps The VI product portfolio is in lockstep, providing information on historical trends as well as real-time data to support automated tasks. VirtualWisdom is currently deployed in all four of Plex’s data centers. As Plex grows and expands its footprint, the company will continue to rely on VI solutions to improve performance and availability for Plex customers. In addition, Plex is working with VI to integrate with other infrastructure management elements including ServiceNow, to improve automation and show trends, linkages and dependencies across infrastructure. One of Plex’s other goals is to extend the use of automation throughout the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, creating processes that are repeatable and consistent. Automating those processes to do things such as configuration and capacity planning is the next phase. The VI product portfolio is in lockstep, providing information on historical trends as well as real-time data to support automated tasks. Published, August 2018 Copyright © 2018 Clabby Analytics All Rights Reserved
