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Spring Catalog | 2021
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CDW AMPLIFIED Infrastructure Services
CDW AMPLIFIED Infrastructure Services
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CDW Amplified Networks ™
Data Center Networking
Solution Benefits • NSX Design and Planning Workshop:
Your organization can achieve the VMware NSX is the gold standard
following by employing a CDW Data for Software Defined Networking
Center Networking solution: (SDN) within VMware vSphere
environments. Its key features
• The ability to support increased
include Network Virtualization
application demands.
(L2/L3 routing and forwarding
• Give employees consistent, reliable within the Hypervfisor), Micro-
access to the tools they need to do Segmentation (firewalls between
their jobs by delivering applications servers) and Network Function
faster and more securely. Virtualization (virtualized firewalls,
• Avoid costly downtime and lost routers, load-balancers and VPN
productivity by improving network running on NSX edge). This design
High-bandwidth deployments and planning sessions is led by a CDW
performance, availability and
like virtualization and cloud NSX implementation engineer to
continuity of operations.
computing support your determine your organization’s NSX
organization but can put massive • Prepare for future needs by requirements, use cases and design
increasing network flexibility and strategy. We will work with you on
strains on your network. To
scalability. NSX feature and design decisions
properly manage the changing while developing a high-level design
traffic patterns of your data and Vendors Supported
document.
applications, you need a highly • Cisco
• HP • Multi Data Center Planning and
optimized network. Design: Customers with data centers
• F5
CDW’s experts can help you • Citrix NetScaler in multiple locations frequently
• VMware encounter networking challenges
improve the performance of your when attempting to get multiple sites
network so it can help keep your CDW can deliver additional Data Center
to operate well with each other. CDW
entire data center humming. solutions by utilizing its vast network of
can help build a solution to get the
third-party partner services providers.
most out of your multiple data center
Services locations.
CDW’s Data Center Networking services Orchestrate
fall into one of three lifecycle phases — Implementation/Adoption
Design, Orchestrate and Manage.
• Cisco ACI Jumpstart: This
Design engagement deploys ACI, getting it
Advisory/Assessment up and running in your environment
• Network Health Checks and along with moving some applications
Assessments: CDW will assess to the new platform.
your overall network infrastructure • CDW Migration Services for Cisco
and report back detailed findings Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series:
and recommendations, including Whether you are planning to migrate
a Network Inventory Report, L2/ to a new network architecture
L3 topology map, and configuration or simply want to shore up your
details such as QoS and Multicast. current environment, CDW is
• Cisco ACI Planning and Design your trusted advisor for success.
Workshop: The workshop is held in Our engineers help you plot out a
advance of deployment of Cisco’s strategy according to your downtime
Application Centric Infrastructure to tolerance, whether it be five hours,
validate a customer’s design. five minutes, or none at all. We will
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use our labs (or yours) to develop, • Configuration Services: Technology
validate and explain the strategy, products don’t come off the
then migrate to the appropriate assembly line ready to work for you.
hardware as designed. They must be custom-configured
• NSX Proof of Concept with to meet your organization’s unique
Microsegmentation: This needs and specifications. That’s
engagement is suited for not as easy as it sounds. It takes
customers who want to test time and expertise that your IT
functionality of VMware NSX team might not have. CDW has a
micro-segmentation features in a wealth of experience in satisfying
pre-production environment. The customers’ needs for Network
service includes a design session to and Security Device Configuration,
determine use cases, deployment Rack Configuration and Asset
in a pre-production environment, Management Services.
implementation of use cases and
Manage
knowledge transfer.
CDW can take responsibility for the
• VMware NSX Network Virtualization
tasks associated with monitoring,
Accelerator Service: This service
upgrades, maintenance, reporting
is suited for organizations that
and hardware and circuit incident
want to deploy a pre-production
management for products from Cisco,
environment designed to meet
HP, F5, NetScaler and VMware. To best
their specific requirements. This
meet your organization’s needs, you
jumpstart-style engagement will
can choose from three tiers of support,
consist of a design session(s),
all powered by our redundant 24/7
deployment and two days of
Enterprise Command Centers (ECC).
knowledge transfer.
• Data Center Network Deployment:
CDW’s engineers can install Nexus
switches to provide connectivity to
devices within your environment,
Next Steps in addition to implementing the
logical design the customer desires,
An in-depth discussion resulting in network connectivity
with CDW can provide you across your racks of servers and
with more insight into the storage.
importance of this work • Load-Balancer Services: We can
and help determine how provide assessment, design and
much effort will be required. implementation services for F5
Contact your CDW account and NetScaler application delivery
manager to speak with one controllers.
of our solution architects.
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Enterprise Networking
Solution Benefits recommendations. The deliverables
• Your organization can achieve the include a network inventory report,
following by employing a CDW topology map, and configuration
Enterprise Networking solution: details such as QoS and Multicast.
As a result of this engagement,
• Solutions that provide business your organization will have a list
outcomes and integrate those of items to enhance your network
solutions with your environment. environment to achieve your desired
• New levels of business integration business outcomes.
with IT and business processes. • Wireless Survey: CDW will survey
• Improved user experience. your wireless service area and
provide recommendations for access
• Access to our extensive experience
Enterprise networks are an point placement to ensure a service
built on previous projects and
essential component to digitize level appropriate to your business
relationships with vendors.
needs. CDW can provide surveys
your business. Whether your Vendors Supported for new deployments, redesigns
goals include connecting fans in • Cisco and validations for organizations
stadiums, connecting mechanical looking to ensure top quality wireless
• Cisco Meraki
sensors or connecting users, performance.
CDW can help provide the • Aruba/Silver Peak
• Public Venue Wireless Services:
solution to drive your desired • Silver Peak Improve the fan experience! CDW has
business outcomes. CDW can deliver additional Enterprise experts to survey, design and deploy
Networking solutions by utilizing its wired and wireless network services
CDW has the experts to design vast network of trusted third-party to large public venues or stadiums,
and deploy these complex partner services providers. and we’ve done some of the largest!
solutions and make them easily • Planning and Design Services: CDW
Services
consumable for your business. CDW’s Enterprise Networking services
will work with you to create a design
and integration strategy for next-
fall into one of three lifecycle phases —
generation network solutions such
Design, Orchestrate and Manage.
as SD-WAN and DNA-Center. The
Design deliverable is a low-level design to be
Advisory/Assessment used for deployment.
• Advisory Workshops: CDW will • Software-Defined Services: CDW
provide a workshop to educate and provides both Software-Defined
validate readiness for advanced Access and SD-WAN services,
solution deployment such as SD- which include solution readiness
WAN, DNA-Center, and Software- to validate the solution meets
Defined Access. As a result of this your organization’s business and
engagement, your organization technical objectives, planning
will be better positioned to make and design services on how the
an educated decision on your go- solution should be implemented,
forward strategy. integrated and migrated, followed by
implementation services to assist in
• Network Health Checks and the roll out of the solution into your
Assessments: CDW will assess your environment and managed services
overall network infrastructure and to ensure the solution continues
report back detailed findings and to provide optimal performance
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Enterprise Networking
throughout the lifetime of the sites and importing customer maps,
Software-Defined investment. adding customer devices, and
Orchestrate providing training to your staff on
Implementation/Adoption Cisco DNA. Software Defined Access
is not included in this QuickStart.
• Deployment Services: CDW’s
engineers can help you get the most • DNA/Software-Defined Access
out of your network infrastructure Path to Pilot: This engagement
by designing and deploying a solution provides your organization with the
tailored to fit your needs. Whether DNA QuickStart, Software-Defined
it’s deploying emerging technologies Access planning and design, and
such as SD-WAN or complex Proof of Concept for a lab or non-
projects including wired and wireless, production site. This includes one
CDW has done it. CDW can provide WLC and an ISE server with a very
any level of engagement required by basic configuration to assist you
a customer. CDW implementation with basic testing of the solution. The
services span from consultative result of this engagement allows you
deployment assistance, to turn-key to validate that the solution provides
deployment services. The outcome the desired business outcomes.
is a deployed solution implemented • Configuration Services: Technology
to the industry’s best practices and products typically do not come
designed to provide the desired custom configured for a specific
business outcomes. application. They require some type
• Adoption Services: Our engineers of custom configuration to meet
will provide scheduled, post- your organization’s unique needs and
implementation sessions around specifications. This can be a complex
defined metrics and technology goals and/or repetitive process which
such as additional IT staff knowledge your IT may not have the expertise
of the implemented solution and or resources available to administer.
enhancement recommendations. The CDW has a wealth of experience and
Next Steps result of this engagement will be your resources used to provide Access
organization getting the most value Point Provisioning Services.
out of your investment.
An in-depth discussion Manage
with CDW can provide you • DNA Center with Assurance
with more insight into the QuickStart: The DNA Center with CDW can help your IT team ensure the
Assurance QuickStart service is solution provides optimal reliability,
importance of this work
a solution that stands up Cisco availability and performance by
and help determine how taking responsibilities for tasks
DNA Center in your environment,
much effort will be required. allowing your organization to see associated with monitoring, upgrades,
Contact your CDW account immediate value from Assurance maintenance and reporting for your
manager to speak with one and base automation. This service Cisco enterprise wired and wireless
of our solution architects. includes a remote or onsite planning networking, Cisco Meraki, Aruba, Silver
session, boot-strapping and initial Peak and Cradlepoint solutions.
configuration of DNA Center, creating
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Cloud
Solution Benefits the results. The results will help you
Your organization can achieve the understand the costs of moving your
following by employing a CDW Cloud on-premises workloads to Azure
solution: as well as expected performance.
The assessment tool will take
• Identity benefits: Identity and access
approximately two weeks to collect
management via Azure Active
data. The length of the assessment
Directory, including single sign-on
analysis will be based on the size/
to thousands of SaaS-based apps to
type of the environment to be
the cloud
assessed.
• Storage benefits: Reliable cloud
• Azure Governance — Security and
storage for data which allows you to
Cost Management: We will work
tier on-premises storage, provide
Even if your organization is with you to create a plan for Azure
robust backup and archival to the
well along on its cloud journey, cloud governance. This workshop
cloud
added complexities of public will help take an in-depth look at the
• Computer benefits: Launch Windows people, processes and technology
and multicloud environments Server and Linux virtual machines in currently in place and assist with
make careful planning a must. minutes and pay only for the capacity building a framework that will make
CDW Amplified™ Infrastructure you need it easier for your IT team to support
Services help you design and business needs while still providing
augment your cloud capabilities, • Site Recovery benefits: Set up your
disaster recovery plan without the the flexibility to use Microsoft Azure.
build custom cloud applications The workshop is typically three days
upfront capital costs associated with
and bolster security for your new dedicated DR environments in duration for brand-new, greenfield
platform. Azure environments. For existing
• Dev/Test benefits: Quickly create Azure deployments, we recommend
Building the ideal cloud platform and centrally develop and test coupling this workshop with the
is a monumental task. We help environments on Azure Azure Design Assessment to give
you build your platform to your • Data Analytics Scenarios: Analyze you a complete view of your Azure
exact specifications, allowing for and visualize relational data without environment.
easier service and application investing in costly hardware typically • Azure IaaS Foundation Jumpstart:
integration while keeping your required for these scenarios We will work with you to validate
public and private clouds scalable • IoT benefits: Connect devices, other your existing Microsoft Azure IaaS
and secure. M2M assets and people to better infrastructure to document and
harness data across your business validate it is configured according
Managing an ever-evolving cloud to best practices. The following
environment — or multicloud Services IaaS components will be reviewed:
environments — requires specialist CDW’s Cloud services fall into one Azure subscription(s), identity
skills. CDW helps you manage of three lifecycle phases — Design, in Azure, resource group(s),
your cloud environment efficiently Orchestrate and Manage. storage accounts, networking and
and transparently. CDW helps Design connectivity, and virtual machine
you control costs and monitor Advisory/Assessment configuration. We will provide a
operations while providing ongoing findings and recommendations
• Azure Migration Assessment: document and can also assist with
technical assistance and platform CDW will work with you to deploy
development support, so you can remediation if needed. The Azure
an assessment tool in your Design Review sessions will be based
continue to innovate in a cloud environment, ensure the tool is on the complexity of the existing
environment tailored to your configured properly, run the tool, Azure environment. The typical
business. and then help interpret and review engagement will range from one to
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two weeks and will scale according to Active Directory, Active Directory can benefit from having the latest
the complexity of the existing Azure Lightweight Directory Services, functionality without having to
environment. The Azure Design migration tools and user experience manage the infrastructure. Migrating
Assessment can be coupled with the and client behaviors. from Team Foundation Server to
Azure Governance Workshop. Azure DevOps requires careful
• Azure DevOps Assessment:
• Azure Advanced Identity and DevOps is the integration of the planning to ensure a successful
Authentication Workshop: essential parts of IT, development, transition. CDW can help with all
This workshop service offering operations and security to deliver a phases of a TFS Migration, including
formulates a complex identity and successful project. Bringing these assessment, planning, design and
authentication architecture for your teams together into a standardized migration.
organization after you’ve decided process can accelerate the delivery • Azure App Modernization Workshop:
to move to the cloud. The cloud of applications in a standardized Application modernization
decision has an impact on how your and efficient manner. Embracing transforms your business into
environment is set up and early DevOps is more than just the taking the most advantage of cloud
decisions are necessary, as the cloud tools. It requires the right people services. Take your applications to
identity will become the foundation and processes to deliver success. the cloud to leverage the scalability,
for cloud transition efforts. This Understanding DevOps and how reliability and performance of Azure.
engagement will help you understand it can make your organization run Modern applications and mobile
complex environments and more efficiently and on-time can devices reach more customers
requirements and sort through all be a difficult. CDW has the right and cut costs. The Azure App
the available services, products and people and experience to help set Modernization Workshop will guide
configuration options, resulting in the your organization on the right path you on identifying applications
development of a high-level cloud to adopting a DevOps framework. that are ideal candidates for
identity and access architecture The Azure DevOps Assessment will modernization and then deploy to
that meets your requirements. provide an Azure DevOps Overview Azure App Services. Learn how to
Among the items typically discussed and Environment Assessment. We leverage Azure App Services to
during the workshop are: Azure will review your current development modernize your infrastructure with
Active Directory, Azure AD Connect, process and provide knowledge best practices.
Active Directory Federation transfer on DevOps best practices.
• SQL Migration to Azure Workshop:
Services, Microsoft Identity We will provide recommendations
Over the years, organizations have
Manager, Microsoft Exchange/O365, on how to integrate your application
deployed on-premises SQL Server
development process into DevOps
for a wide variety of needs. Many
and develop a roadmap for DevOps
of these deployments become
adoption. Some of the products and
Next Steps increasingly complex over time, often
tools covered for DevOps include:
are business critical, and are typically
Visual Studio Team Services;
resource intensive. Organizations
An in-depth discussion Continuous Integration/Continuous
are looking for options for their
with CDW can provide you Delivery (CI/CD); Azure Automation;
next-generation data requirements.
with more insight into the Platform as a Service; App Services;
Microsoft has created additional
importance of this work SQL Database Services; and
options for those data requirements
and help determine how Serverless, Functions, Service Fabric,
by utilizing Microsoft Azure. You now
much effort will be required. Logic Apps, Mobile Apps, and Event
have the option of using traditional
Hubs.
Contact your CDW account Microsoft SQL servers in Azure
manager to speak with one • Microsoft TFS to Azure DevOps: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS),
of our solution architects. Azure DevOps provides numerous Azure SQL Database in Azure
improvements over Team Foundation Platform as a Service (PaaS), or
Server in terms of features and Microsoft’s new Azure SQL Database
management. Your organization Managed Instance. During the SQL
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Migration to Azure Workshop, CDW practices, knowledge transfer, and security that is not actually present.
will assist you reviewing your current keeping your costs low, reducing Thankfully, Cloud Security Posture
on-premises SQL infrastructure and downtime and maximizing efficiency. Management (CSPM) tools give
plan a logical migration strategy to a IT professionals the deep visibility
• Cost Management for AWS: We
next-generation SQL infrastructure. they need to recognize and
will work with you to create a plan
• Hybrid Cloud Assessments: CDW for AWS cloud governance. This correct security vulnerabilities and
Consulting Services help reduce the workshop will take an in-depth potential regulatory issues as they
complexity of your cloud journey. look at the people, processes and arise. After setting you up with a
We help create a strategy that fits technology currently in place and complimentary trial license of your
your organization’s goals and meets assist with building a framework chosen CSPM solution, our CDW
your needs. Our consultants are that makes it easier for IT to support Cloud Security Posture Assessment
experienced in advising clients on business needs while still providing (CSPA) Specialists will draw upon
Workload Rationalization, Financial the flexibility to use AWS. experience from thousands of
Modeling, Migration Planning, Cloud security engagements to help you
• CDW Well-Architected Review for determine whether the tool fits your
Readiness Workshops, Cloud Center
AWS: The CDW Well-Architected organization’s unique needs. Their
of Excellence, and DevOps, Data
Review for AWS can help you detailed guidance can speed up the
Analytics and Business Intelligence.
understand the pros and cons of decision-making process to jump-
• Governance Workshop for AWS decisions you may have made while start your risk-mitigation efforts.
—Cost Management, Security building on AWS. This Review will
and Identity: This workshop takes also help you learn architectural best • VMC on AWS Proof of Concept
an in-depth look at your cloud practices for designing and operating (POC): The POC is a vital step on your
infrastructure, business goals, gaps, reliable, secure, efficient and cost- hybrid cloud journey to determine
and provides recommendations for effective systems in the cloud. how VMC on AWS can be leveraged
optimization and remediation, all of to extend infrastructure agility and
• VMware Cloud on AWS Design availability into the cloud. The POC
which CDW can implement for you.
Services: These engagements focus can help identify any potential issues
It is a less-invasive/high-impact
on design of VMware’s hybrid-cloud in migrating onto VMC on AWS, and
engagement with one-on-one
Software-Defined Data Center success is measured by a small-scale,
CDW AWS engineering support that
(SDDC) solution, VMware Cloud 30-day deployment. Successful
doesn’t require excessive time or
on AWS. This is a physical VMware deployments can also be promoted
resources from your organization.
infrastructure that is located in to full-scale production instances at
A CDW AWS engineer helps you
AWS data centers and managed the conclusion of the POC.
understand your AWS environment
by AWS/VMware. It is a true IaaS
and where improvements can be Orchestrate
model, but using the same VMware
made in regards to cost control, Implementation/Adoption
infrastructure and management tools
security and identity management.
you already use in your on-premises • CloudEndure DR for AWS: This
• Migration for AWS: The Migration for data center. The VMware Cloud on service will help you design and
AWS will assist in prepping, building, AWS Design Workshop focuses on implement a disaster recovery
testing and executing your migration implementation design and use- solution in AWS using CloudEndure
to AWS. CDW deep dives into all the case validation to help prepare for a DR. It supports on-premises to
resources you plan on migrating, successful VMware Cloud on AWS cloud, cross region, and cross cloud
including: Detailed Analysis; Security, deployment. use cases. The service includes:
Risk and Compliance; Application and discovery of your environment, AWS
• CDW Cloud Security Posture
Hardware Dependencies; Migration infrastructure build, implementation,
Assessment: Adopting new cloud
Wave Planning; and Operational validation, technical documentation,
services can accelerate digital
Integration. CDW then migrates the and a failover and failback runbook.
transformation across industries,
identified resources and ensures Let CDW help you realize your
sometimes the move to the cloud
a successful transfer. This project desired business outcomes to ensure
presumes a certain level of inherent
will also assist in providing best
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business continuity. DevOps practices to reduce effort a custom statement of work.
and costly errors. There are many
• Azure Migration for Windows and • AWS Offsite Storage for Veeam: This
tools to get started in automating
Linux Servers: This engagement service will help you integrate your
activities for on-premises and cloud.
will assist your organization with on-premises Veeam infrastructure
CDW can help identify the processes
the selection and implementation to archive backup data into the public
that can be automated and show
of virtual networking technology. cloud for offsite backup archiving.
you how to leverage the tools
We will help you learn the best The service will create or validate
available in Azure. This engagement
approaches to deploying virtual your public cloud subscription is
will provide an Azure DevOps
machines, including the associated ready for integration, then assist with
Overview and current Environment
cloud services and storage accounts. configuring Veeam to use the cloud
Assessment. CDW will review your
During the engagement, we will storage for backup archival for the
current automation process and
assist in planning, designing and appropriate SLA domains and backup
provide setup and configuration
building of an Azure subscription jobs.
of Azure Automation. We will
environment. This project serves as
offer recommendations on how to • Enhancing Identity and Access with
an accelerated Jumpstart, which will
integrate Infrastructure as Code Azure: Our highly skilled engineers
allow your organization to utilize your
into your environment and develop will assess your organization’s
production, test and development
a roadmap for DevOps Automation readiness for connecting your Active
environments. This service is best-
adoption. Some of the products and Directory environment to the cloud,
suited for organizations that have
tools covered for DevOps include: remediating the more common or
yet to implement Azure and are
Azure Automation; Desired State simple issues that currently exist.
looking for assistance in getting
Configuration; Infrastructure as We will then download and install
started. It is not intended to be
Code; Source Control; PowerShell Azure Active Directory Connect
a complete integration solution.
Workflow and Scripting; Third-party using either Express Settings
This offering will result in the
integration; and Development and or Customized Settings. We will
development of a clear vision of
Operations Governance. configure Azure AD Connect to sync
the high-level solution goals and
identities from your on-premises
constraints. We will determine the • Using Azure Storage for Backup:
Active Directory to Azure Active
appropriate network connectivity CDW will assist your organization in
Directory, resulting in the single
and configuration for the project enabling Microsoft Azure Storage
sign-on solution your end users
and define an authentication as an offsite repository for backups.
expect. If AD Federation Services is
mechanism for virtual machines in A highly skilled CDW engineer will
chosen as part of the engagement,
Azure. The servers implemented can interview various stakeholders
CDW will configure the AD FS Farm
include both supported Microsoft during the information-gathering
as necessary using SSL certificates
Windows Servers and supported stage of this remote service. We will
and will install and configure AD FS
Linux distributions. We will share create and configure recovery vaults.
servers and proxy servers. We will
our knowledge of industry-leading If a blob storage account is required,
configure and verify Federation
practices on the administration, we will create that, too. When the
and DNS configurations. CDW will
operation and configuration of Azure, engagement is complete, an Azure
then assist in enabling single sign-
as well as identify business and Storage environment designed to
on for up two applications and two
technical requirements. Finally, we your requirements will be stood up
users as a pilot. All of this work is
will implement and pilot the solution and operational in the cloud. This
done remotely. Our engineers will
in the production environment. engagement is limited in scope and
typically run scripts or connect
does not include configuration of
• Azure DevOps Automation: DevOps to your environment manually to
your storage device or the migration
is the combination of the right discover the necessary information
of any data to Azure Storage. If
people, processes and tools to get to complete the engagement. We
your environment demands a more
the most from your IT organization. will supplement that information by
complex solution, our Professional
Automation of many of your common interviewing various stakeholders
Services team can deliver it through
tasks is critical in implementing within your organization.
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• Citrix on Azure: Delivering storage. Then we will replicate your End-of-Support Services: Microsoft
applications and virtual desktops designated virtual machines to Azure Windows Server 2008 and 2008
to your users is demanding on your storage, taking what you want from R2 reached end-of-support phase
infrastructure and seems to never your on-premises environment on January 14, 2020. Organizations
stop growing. Placing your Citrix and replicate it in the cloud. We will that are running Windows Server
environment on Azure allows for conduct failover testing to ensure 2008 need to assess the impact, in
scalability, growth and flexibility Azure Site Recovery is operating the terms of both the risks and benefits.
to adopt to business demands. way it was specifically designed for Microsoft has announced that for
The Citrix on Azure Pilot is to help your organization. The solution can Windows Server 2008 servers that
accelerate a deployment of XenApp, include both supported Microsoft are migrated to Microsoft Azure,
XenDesktop or Netscaler that is Windows Servers and supported they will provide extended support
hosted on Azure. Evaluate Azure for Linux distributions. When the for an additional three years. The
an application or desktop delivery engagement is complete, you will Windows Server 2008 End-of-
project deployed on Azure. have a fully functioning and tested Support engagement helps you
Disaster Recovery Solution. gain a clear understanding of how to
• NetApp ONTAP Cloud for Azure
Jumpstart: CDW can assist with • Azure Stack – Proof of Concept: manage application incompatibilities
planning and deploying a NetApp CDW will help accelerate a that could arise from an upgrade
cloud-based storage solution deployment to a public, private or from Windows Server 2008 or
(ONTAP Cloud) that can be used hybrid cloud that is hosted on Azure 2008 R2 and provides a roadmap
for both SnapMirror/SnapVault but on-site. Evaluate Azure Services for remediation of application
replication and for end-host for an application development compatibility issues in preparation
connectivity via CIFS, NFS and iSCSI. project without investing in a full for migration to Windows Server
This service assists with the overall Azure Stack solution. The Azure 2012/2016 or to Microsoft
ONTAP cloud design, deployment of Stack Development Kit is a single Azure. CDW can then assist
needed appliances, and finishes with server solution to evaluate the your organization in the testing,
a CDW engineer providing knowledge features and services of Azure on- remediation, validation and migration
transfer around the solution. premise. of applications to Windows Server
2012/2016 or to Microsoft Azure.
• Azure Site Recovery for Disaster • Azure Monitor and Log Analytics:
Recovery: Within your organization’s No matter if you are using the cloud • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 End-
Azure environment, we will install or have servers on-premises, of-Support Migration: Microsoft
and configure Azure Site Recovery, management and monitoring of SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2
establishing a Disaster Recovery as critical applications are imperative to reached end-of-support phase on
a Service solution that allows you ensure availability and performance. July 9, 2019. Organizations that are
to replicate your virtual machines to Azure Monitor and Log Analytics running SQL 2008 need to assess the
the Azure cloud and then bring them is the single dashboard with all the impact, in terms of both the risks and
up in the event of a disaster. The information needed to show current benefits. The risks are numerous. End
engagement begins with a planning status, logging of security data, of support means that Microsoft will
and design workshop, which consists backup and recovery, and automation no longer develop or release security
of a series of meetings that will focus of common steps. Azure Monitor patches or fixes. Additionally, you will
on your current environment and and Log Analytics contains these no longer be able to call Microsoft
the identification of business and features to help manage any mix of and get technical support. Should
technical requirements. After we on-premises or cloud environments: you have a Microsoft SQL Server
have mapped out the appropriate Log analytics, application monitoring, 2008 server misbehaving, you will
plan, we will work with you to get security and audit, capacity planning, be on your own. The risks fall into
the solution implemented. We will AD and SQL server assessment, two broad categories — regulatory
configure the virtual networking configuration changes, malware and downtime. Your unsupported
and the gateway in your Azure assessment, and patch managment. Microsoft SQL 2008 servers might
environment, and then configure not meet PCI, HIPPA, SOX or other
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 regulatory audit requirements.
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This can create significant costs or host connectivity via CIFS, NFS infrastructure and management tools
problems for your business. Even if and iSCSI. This service assists with you already use in your on-premises
regulatory audits are not a concern, the overall ONTAP cloud design, data center. The VMware Cloud on
the downtime risks are. Now that deployment of needed appliances, AWS Implementation service focuses
Microsoft will no longer provide and finishes with a CDW engineer on taking the design variables and
support, your organization could providing knowledge transfer around implementing the SDDC, establishing
incur significant costs in the event of the solution. connectivity and integration with
downtime. your on-premises data center, and
• Migration for AWS: The Migration for
• Jumpstart for AWS: The Jumpstart AWS will assist in prepping, building, running through pilot operation and
for AWS will assist in the design, testing and executing your migration migration tasks to ensure a smooth
planning and build of an AWS to AWS. CDW deep dives into all the transition to VMware Cloud on AWS.
environment. This project will be an resources you plan on migrating, We also offer Proof of Concept
accelerated Jumpstart, which will including: Detailed Analysis; Security, services for validated accounts,
allow you to utilize your production, Risk and Compliance; Application and allowing a test drive of VMware Cloud
test or development environment. Hardware Dependencies; Migration on AWS before production use.
It will also assist in providing best Wave Planning; and Operational • Microsoft Azure VMware Solution:
practices and knowledge transfer Integration. CDW then migrates the Using VMware to virtualize server
in demonstrating the best way to identified resources and ensures workloads on-premises provides
maximize the benefits of utilizing a successful transfer. This project a cost-effective method to add
AWS. will also assist in providing best capacity and more efficiently use
practices, knowledge transfer, and the hardware that is available. The
• AppStream for AWS: The AppStream
keeping your costs low, reducing Microsoft Azure VMware Solution lets
for AWS will assist in the design,
downtime and maximizing efficiency. you use your current investment in
planning and build a single
AppStream custom image for your • CDW Classroom in the Cloud VMware but provides flexibility and
environment. This project will also on AWS: The CDW Classroom global reach of the Azure data centers.
assist in providing best practices and in the Cloud on AWS will assist CDW can help you successfully
knowledge transfer in demonstrating you with the planning, designing, deploy a complete solution. We will
best way to create images and build and implementing of an AWS plan and design an Azure VMware
your AWS infrastructure. infrastructure to migration your Solution architecture to deploy in a
on-premise classroom application(s) new infrastructure or integrate into
• Rubrik Cloud Integration for your existing infrastructure. We
to AWS. The service includes an
AWS: CDW Services will help you will gather business and technical
introduction to identity and access
integrate your on-premises Rubrik requirements to ensure a successful
management, core compute
infrastructure to archive backup project, and then install and configure
services, virtual networking,
data into the public cloud for offsite the Azure VMware Solution based on
connectivity options, and provides
backup archiving. The service will your needs. We will migrate VMware
best practices and knowledge
help validate your public cloud server workloads to Azure and
transfer of the implementations.
subscription is ready for integration, provide a knowledge transfer.
then assist with configuring Rubrik • VMware Cloud on AWS
to use the cloud storage for backup Implementation Services: These Manage
archival for the appropriate SLA engagements focus on design and
domains and backup jobs. implementation of VMware’s hybrid- • Managed Services for Azure: The
cloud Software-Defined Data Center cloud can boost productivity of
• NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP for
(SDDC) solution, VMware Cloud your IT department, allowing it to
AWS: CDW can assist with planning
on AWS. This is a physical VMware spend less time on daily IT tasks and
and deploying a NetApp cloud-based
infrastructure that is located in more time dedicated to strategic
storage solution (ONTAP Cloud) that
AWS data centers and managed deliverables. CDW can enhance this
can be used for both SnapMirror/
by AWS/VMware. It is a true IaaS effect by taking on the responsibility
SnapVault replication and for end-
model, but using the same VMware for tasks associated with
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monitoring, upgrades, maintenance,
configuration and reporting for
your Azure environment; managed
by our 24/7 Enterprise Command
Center (ECC). Plus, through the
Azure Cloud Service Provider (CSP)
program, you may take advantage
of both managed services and the
pay-as-you-use model on one
invoice for storage, application and
infrastructure scalability, compute
power and other cloud services.
• Managed Services for AWS: The
cloud can boost productivity of
your IT department, allowing it to
spend less time on daily IT tasks and
more time dedicated to strategic
deliverables. CDW can enhance this
effect by taking on the responsibility
for tasks associated with monitoring,
updates, maintenance, configuration
and reporting for your AWS
environment; managed by our 24/7
Enterprise Command Center (ECC).
CDW’s AWS-certified architects,
consultants and engineers provide
the day-to-day management so you
can focus on business performance,
not technology management. Our
cloud experts work closely with you
to guide your organization to an end-
to-end cloud management strategy
that brings clarity to cloud.
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Solution Benefits Cisco HyperFlex and HyperFlex Edge,
Your organization can achieve the Dell EMC VxRail, Nutanix and Cisco/
following by employing a CDW Pure Storage FlashStack.
Hyperconverged Infrastructure solution: Orchestrate
• Tightly integrate your servers, Implementation/Adoption
storage, networking and software
components. • Deployment Services: When
it comes time to implement
• Reduce administration costs by technologies like NetApp FlexPod,
minimizing capital expenses and NetApp HCI, Dell EMC Vblock, Cisco
improving operational efficiencies. HyperFlex and HyperFlex Edge, Dell
• Simplify management with a single EMC VxRail, Nutanix and Cisco/
platform. Pure Storage FlashStack, CDW’s
It’s not hard for traditional
engineers can help you get them up
data centers to sprawl into a • Improve application performance and and running in your environment
disjointed hoard of equipment. availability by improving allocation of and assist with data migration. Our
On top of high-maintenance, resources. engineers will also teach your IT
outdated technologies, a growing • Streamline support models and professionals how to get the most
hodgepodge of nonuniform offer scalability to meet changing out of the new technology.
systems can hinder performance demands. • Cisco HyperFlex Workshop: With
and growth within your Vendors Supported CDW’s Cisco HyperFlex Workshop,
organization. • Cisco you can build a private cloud on-
• NetApp premises in just a few days of work.
That’s why no data center remodel • Dell EMC CDW engineers will guide you
is complete without converged • Nutanix through a proven process that takes
your new equipment from in the box,
infrastructure — which combines • VMware
• Pure Storage to ready for workload. We’re not just
servers, data storage, networking going to get your new environment
equipment and software into a CDW can deliver additional Data Center running, we are going to mentor
single unified computing system. solutions by utilizing its vast network of you through the process and teach
Our solutions will keep your third-party partner services providers. you how to operationalize the new
organization prepared for growth solution. We’ll provide everything
Services from cabling and logical drawings to
at a moment’s notice. CDW’s Hyperconverged Infrastructure operational guides and testing. When
Next Steps services fall into one of three lifecycle we’re done you’ll have a complete
phases — Design, Orchestrate and package for your operations team to
Manage. start utilizing Cisco HyperFlex.
An in-depth discussion
Design
with CDW can provide you Manage
Advisory/Assessment
with more insight into the
importance of this work We offer hosted private clouds that run
• Data Center Assessment: CDW will
and help determine how on managed Cisco HyperFlex, Nutanix
assess your overall infrastructure
and VMware vSAN infrastructures
much effort will be required. and report back its detailed findings
and are hosted in your data center, one
Contact your CDW account and recommendations.
of our own data centers or in a third-
manager to speak with one • Planning and Design Services: party data center. To best meet your
of our solution architects. CDW will recommend prevalidated organization’s needs, you can choose
reference architectures that utilize from three tiers of support, all powered
converged appliances such as NetApp by our redundant 24/7 Enterprise
FlexPod, NetApp HCI, Dell EMC Vblock, Command Centers (ECC).
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Solution Benefits Services
Your organization can achieve the CDW’s Software-Defined Data Center
following by employing a CDW Software- services fall into one of three lifecycle
Defined Data Center solution: phases — Design, Orchestrate and
• Provision computing, storage and Manage.
networking resources quickly from a Design
central interface, eliminating the need
Advisory/Assessment
to work with siloed storage network
device interfaces and hardware.
• Infrastructure Health Check: CDW will
• Allocate your resources from a single work with your organization to perform
point of control with a centralized an environment collection and review
monitoring and management center. workshop that includes an overall
• Eliminate having to work with multiple health assessment of the environment,
A software-defined data center including networking, storage and
vendor-specific configuration
combines and simultaneously interfaces. compute.
manages traditionally siloed server, • Data Center Assessment: CDW will
• With all network hardware responsive
storage and network virtualization, to a central authority, pooled network assess your overall infrastructure
making IT’s job a lot simpler. In resources can be automatically applied and report back its detailed findings
addition, with SDDC, you can to relieve bottlenecks and ensure and recommendations.
deliver and provision resources application responsiveness.
• Virtualization Infrastructure Health
automatically within a framework • The streamlined, centralized network Check: We will provide analysis and
of defined roles, policies and SLAs. management of SDDC helps clear recommendations based on the
More flexibility and efficiency can pileups quickly and effectively — even as performance and efficiency of your
you face increased network traffic. enterprise’s existing VMware vSphere
transform the way you deliver
• Guarantee compliance with security environment.
IT.Building the perfect cloud
policies with policy-based management. • Virtualization Assessment: CDW
platform is a monumental task.
• Eliminate errors that come with offers assessments that are not just
We help you build your platform to template reports with generic data. We
repetitive manual processes.
your exact specifications, allowing provide you with customized, detailed
for easier service and application • Monitor resources more efficiently reports featuring specific virtualization
with a unified system that eliminates recommendations based on your unique
integration while keeping your the piecemeal monitoring of resources
public and private clouds scalable environment.
across operative silos and vendor
and secure. products. • Virtualization Planning and Design
Workshop: Our experts will learn what
• SDDC makes transitioning to the cloud
Managing an ever-evolving your organization is trying to achieve
simpler by extending your infrastructure and then design the appropriate
cloud environment — or multi- and applications to the right technology.
cloud environments — requires infrastructure.
specialist skills. CDW can help you Vendors • VMware Cloud on AWS Design
• VMware Services: These engagements focus
manage your cloud environment
• Cisco on the design of VMware’s hybrid-
efficiently and transparently. We
help you control costs and monitor • Dell EMC cloud Software-Defined Data Center
• Microsoft (SDDC) solution, VMware Cloud
operations while providing ongoing
• Nutanix on AWS. This is a physical VMware
technical assistance and platform
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise infrastructure that is located in
development support, so you can AWS data centers and managed
continue to innovate in a cloud • NetApp
by AWS/VMware. It is a true IaaS
environment tailored to your CDW can deliver additional Data Center model, but using the same VMware
business. solutions by utilizing its vast network of infrastructure and management tools
third-party partner services providers. you already use in your on-premises
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data center. The VMware Cloud on with an in-depth document providing
AWS Design Workshop focuses on details of the assessment along with
implementation design and use- recommended changes.
case validation to help prepare for a • IT Automation and Orchestration
successful VMware Cloud on AWS Assessment: During this
deployment. engagement, CDW will interview
• Cisco ACI Planning and Design members of your organization’s
Workshop: The workshop is held in business units to learn how they
advance of deployment of Cisco’s currently automate. We will produce
Application Centric Infrastructure to a business-process diagram of your
validate a customer’s design. current state, as well as a diagram
depicting a recommended business
• VMware NSX Design and Planning
process. We produce a report giving
Workshop: VMware NSX is the
recommendations around the
gold standard for Software
following:
Defined Networking (SDN) within
VMware vSphere environments. • Global recommendations:
Its key features include Network How to run unified.
Virtualization (L2/L3 routing and • Workflow is broken down
forwarding within the Hypervfisor), into Agile User stories along
Micro-Segmentation (firewalls with toolset recommendations.
between servers) and Network
Function Virtualization (virtualized • An executive summary with
firewalls, routers, load-balancers high-level findings and then
and VPN running on NSX edge). This answer questions.
design and planning sessions is led by • Engagement is sized based on the
a CDW NSX implementation engineer number of business units being
to determine your organization’s NSX evaluated.
requirements, use cases and design Orchestrate
strategy. We will work with you on Implementation/Adoption
NSX feature and design decisions
• Virtualization Implementation Services:
Next Steps while developing a high-level design
CDW’s Jumpstart engagements
document.
are designed to quickly get your
An in-depth discussion • Converged/Hyperconverged environment up and running.
with CDW can provide you Infrastructure Planning and Design A typical engagement, performed at
Services: CDW will recommend your site, includes implementation
with more insight into the services for solution components.
prevalidated reference architectures
importance of this work A key benefit with a Jumpstart is the
that utilize converged appliances
and help determine how such as NetApp FlexPod, NetApp HCI, knowledge transfer of best practices
much effort will be required. from CDW’s experts to your IT team.
Dell EMC Vblock, Cisco HyperFlex,
Contact your CDW account Our implementation offerings are
Dell EMC VxRail, Nutanix and Cisco/ available for vSphere, vRealize
manager to speak with one Pure Storage FlashStack. Automation, vRealize Operations/Log
of our solution architects. • Cisco UCS Health Check: A low-cost Insight, VMware Site Recovery Manager
way to quickly evaluate the state of and NSX.
your current Cisco Unified Computing • VMware Cloud on AWS
System (UCS) environment and plan Implementation Services: These
for an upgrade. You will be provided engagements focus on the
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implementation of VMware’s hybrid- jumpstart-style engagement will You will receive an introduction on
cloud Software-Defined Data Center consist of a design session(s), how to reduce costs of managing
(SDDC) solution, VMware Cloud deployment and two days of IT by optimizing the provisioning
on AWS. This is a physical VMware knowledge transfer. process through a self-service portal
infrastructure that is located in to provide infrastructure services.
• Converged/Hyperconverged
AWS data centers and managed • UCS Director Jumpstart: CDW’s
Infrastructure Deployment Services:
by AWS/VMware. It is a true IaaS three-week Jumpstart engagement
When it comes time to implement
model, but using the same VMware is designed to quickly get your
technologies like NetApp FlexPod,
infrastructure and management tools environment up and running.
NetApp HCI, Dell EMC Vblock, Cisco
you already use in your on-premises It involves meeting with you,
HyperFlex, Dell EMC VxRail, Nutanix
data center. The VMware Cloud on confirming your use cases, helping
and Cisco/Pure Storage FlashStack,
AWS Implementation service focuses to lay down a deployment schedule,
CDW’s engineers can help you
on taking the design variables and working toward agreed upon targets
get them up and running in your
implementing the SDDC, establishing and culminates in a supported
environment and assist with data
connectivity and integration with launch. During this process you can
migration. Our engineers will also
your on-premises data center, and work alongside our orchestration
teach your IT professionals how to get
running through pilot operation and engineers to familiarize yourself with
the most out of the new technology.
migration tasks to ensure a smooth the product.
transition to VMware Cloud on AWS. • UCS QuickStart: The UCS QuickStart
We also offer Proof of Concept is a hands-on engagement, • Microsoft Private or Hybrid Cloud
optimized for custom interaction Jumpstart: This engagement will assist
services for validated accounts,
and knowledge transfer. If your you with the planning, design and
allowing a test drive of VMware Cloud evaluation of Windows Server, System
on AWS before production use. organization needs to gain
Center and Hyper-V. CDW will create a
experience operating UCS, CDW will
• Cisco ACI Jumpstart: This deployment roadmap for your private
get your enterprise up and running. or hybrid cloud solution, which also
engagement deploys ACI, getting it This service includes professional
up and running in your environment includes installation and configuration of
configuration of the UCS platform, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine
along with moving some applications plus hands-on training. Manager, App Controller and Operations
to the new platform. Manager. We will deploy virtual
• UCS Central Deployment: Cisco’s
• NSX Proof of Concept with centralized management platform machines to the private or hybrid cloud
Microsegmentation: This either on premises or Azure. CDW will
is capable of managing multiple
engagement is suited for provide knowledge transfer of reporting,
UCS domains. CDW can plan and security roles and end-user self-service
customers who want to test implement its deployment, allowing portal, and will create standard OS image
functionality of VMware NSX you to manage nearly your entire for deployment with Virtual Machine
micro-segmentation features in a UCS environment from a single pane Manager to Hyper-V.
pre-production environment. The of glass.
service includes a design session to • Cisco CloudCenter Suite Jumpstart:
• VMware vRealize Automation 8 This engagement is used to take your
determine use cases, deployment
Jumpstart: This engagement expands organization’s existing application
in a pre-production environment,
the power of virtualization, moving and make it so you can leverage
implementation of use cases and
IT services away from existing CloudCenter to deploy it in VMware,
knowledge transfer.
infrastructure delivery methods to AWS or Azure. We will show you
• NSX Network Virtualization where virtual machine infrastructure how to deploy an application with
Accelerator Service: This service is delivered as a service. This service governance and be multi-cloud-
is suited for organizations that provides rapid deployment of ready without lock-in. This six-week,
want to deploy a pre-production standard, non-customized virtual fixed-fee service builds in time to
environment designed to meet machine infrastructure services for allow for dealing with application
their specific requirements. This use in pre-production environments. complexities.
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