Enterprise Solutions

Ultra is innovating delivery of a number of its solutions using Thin-Client devices and VMware technology

See also UltraCUSEEnterprise

 

Key benefits

  • Lower total cost of ownership
  • Increased security, reliability, robustness, manageability
  • Environmental advantages, longer hardware lifetime, lower power consumption, reduced disposal costs
  • Delivery of secure platforms across low bandwidth connections
  • Thin-client and PCs can be implemented in a heterogeneous environment – i.e. the flexibility of retaining physical PCs where necessary alongside thin-clients

Enterprise solutions represent a move for Airport Systems towards a SaaS (Software as a Service) model, allowing rapid deployment of new platforms at airports.

The ability to provide such a hosted service delivers significant advantages going forwards: total cost of ownership is driven down owing to ease of deployment, management and support, and energy costs themselves are significantly reduced via use of thin-client devices.

Key features & benefits of thin-client devices

  • Small Footprint
  • Secure - No local data stored
  • No moving parts – no hard drives and fans
  • Adaptable in Harsh Environments - Rugged
  • Easy to Replace
  • Lower Support and Maintenance Costs (TCO)
  • Low Wattage
  • Supports High End Multi-Media
  • 30 year Life Expectancy (MTBF)

Key features of VMWare & high availability

  • Monitors and detects virtual machines for “guest OS” failures and automatically starts virtual machines after user-specified intervals.
  • Detects server failures automatically, using a “heartbeat” on servers.
  • Restarts virtual machines almost instantly without human intervention on a different physical server within the same resource pool.
  • Continuously monitors and chooses the optimal physical servers within a resource pool on which to restart virtual machines (if used in conjunction with VMware DRS).

Enterprise summary

Simplicity

  • Design
  • Ease of Use (setting up airlines, agents, etc.)

Security

  • Network (firewalls, encrypted RDP)
  • Data (centralized, physically secured)

Manageability

  • Quick and Easy Provisioning (cloning, templates)
  • Ease of Support (remote manageability)
  • “Airline, Airport IT” Friendly

Availability/scalability/resiliency

  • Significantly Less Moving Parts
  • VMWare proven reliability, scalability and recoverability

Value and environmentally friendly

  • Superior ROI and TCO
  • Reduced energy consumption (up to 60% savings over PC)

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