The Beck Group Implements Graphic Intensive VDI Deployment with HVE Solution from Sphere 3D
March 23 2017 - 8:02AM
Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY), a containerization, virtualization,
and data management solutions provider, today announced that The
Beck Group has successfully implemented an HVE solution for its
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), including VDI for GPU
intensive workloads.
From the tallest building in Shreveport: The
Slattery Building (1923), to the iconic Fountain Place in Dallas
(1986), to the Texas Motor Speedway (1997), to The University of
Texas at Dallas Engineering Building (2016), The Beck Group has
been transforming the landscape through innovation in the building
design and construction industry for over 100 years.
The Information Technology (IT) available for
the construction industry has also gone through a transformation
over the last 100 years with the introduction of sophisticated
applications for computer aided design (CAD), building information
modeling (BIM), and other advanced technologies. However, until
now, these technologies required the ability to access powerful
workstations that are stationary and required to be managed as
individual instances.
For The Beck Group, the move to VDI provided the
ability to manage continued organic growth, enable the IT
department to more easily support remote sites and mobile workers
while they were out on jobs, and provide greater security since
data no longer is stored on edge devices.
The inclusion of the HVE 3DGFX appliances for
running CAD applications in a VDI environment not only provides all
the advantages of VDI for traditional workloads, but is also a
powerful server based computing environment for CAD applications.
CAD data is processed by the server and then streamed as an image
to the client device over the network. Despite higher volumes of
network traffic, the load on individual client terminals is
significantly reduced. The CAD data processed by the server enables
more effective utilization of compute resources with faster
rendering times and staff have access to their workloads from any
device, anywhere.
Beck looked at solutions from other providers
before evaluating the HVE 3DGFX solution, which leverages NVIDIA
GPU technology, and VMware ESXi and Horizon View. The Beck Group
chose HVE and worked closely with the HVE team to implement five
HVE 3DGFX appliances. Equipped with the latest generation Intel
processors and powerful NVIDIA Tesla GPU, the HVE appliances
deliver excellent performance to meet The Beck Group’s stringent
VDI needs.
With the initial deployment complete, The Beck
Group intends to continue to scale its environment to provide a
virtual desktop for 700 users with about a third of them running
GPU workloads.
Quotes
“This was something I have wanted to do for a
long time here at Beck and until the HVE solution, there was
nothing on the market that met our 3D graphical needs or provided a
simple, stable VDI environment. I wanted something simple and
easy to manage. If it was complicated, it was out of our
discussion,” stated Bryce Morrow, CIO of Beck Group. “Our testing
went flawlessly with our users and the performance and reliability
have been exceptional.”
Joseph O’Daniel, President of Virtualization and
Professional Services at Sphere 3D, stated, “Located in Dallas
myself, I can’t travel very far without passing a project completed
by Beck Group. We are delighted to have the opportunity to provide
them with a high availability VDI solution to support their
operations and increase staff efficiency as they move into their
second centennial of operations in the building industry.”
About HVEHVE ConneXions,
recently acquired by Sphere 3D, is a fast-growing technology
provider of next generation converged and hyperconverged
infrastructure. Its engineering philosophy is dedicated to creating
Manageable, Scalable, Reproducible, and Predictable (MSRP)
solutions based on proven virtualization technologies running on
high-performance, next generation platforms. For more information
and technical specifications on the HVE product line, visit
www.hveconnexions.com.
About Sphere 3DSphere 3D Corp.
(NASDAQ:ANY) delivers containerization, virtualization, and data
management solutions via hybrid cloud, cloud and on-premises
implementations through its global reseller network and
professional services organization. Sphere 3D, along with its
wholly owned subsidiaries Overland Storage, and Tandberg Data, has
a strong portfolio of brands, including HVE ConneXions and UCX
ConneXions, dedicated to helping customers achieve their IT goals.
For more information, visit www.sphere3d.com. Follow us on
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