Minicom introduction
- 2. Company Milestones Headquarters in Jerusalem, Israel
- 3. Global presence with established channels
- 4. 1988 – Founded as a computer based training (CBT) company
- 5. 1996 – Entered the KVM market
- 6. 2000 – Won COMPAQ OEM project
- 7. 2002 – Entered the Digital Signage market
- 8. 2005 – Acquired Israeli start-up Replicom, developer of KVM IP technology
- 9. 2006 – Received investment from Intel Capital
- 10. 2008 – Introduced first remote access management solution
- 11. 2010 - Spun out Minicom Digital Signage (received $6M investment from leading VCs)
- 12. Over 20 Years Of Technology Innovation201020092008200720062005200319991988
- 13. For ITFrom Rack to Data CenterRemote Access Management in heterouogenous IT infrastructure environmentsOut-Of-Band KVM / IP KVM access to servers Our solutions:Increase operational efficiency
- 14. One web access portal to all IT users
- 16. One IP address, username, password
- 17. Shortenresolution time and down time
- 18. Speed of access (SSO)
- 19. In-band & out-of-band access
- 20. Maximize ROI on IT investments
- 21. Multi-vendor
- 23. Avoid vendor lock-inRemote Access. Simply Managed™
- 24. Unique OPEN Approach For Efficient Business Continuity Real Needs™The mandate to do more with less has never been more relevant than in today’s economy. Minicom’s unique Real Needs™multi-vendor approach meets this challenge by helping IT organizations:Expand their services based on the time, money and effort already invested in their company’s IT infrastructure. Keep existing equipment:
- 25. Reduce cost of adopting a Remote Access Management platform
- 26. Don’t throw away working products
- 27. Leverage existing product knowledge and training
- 28. Open Platform provides product choice in the future
- 29. Choose KVM, PDU and Console server products based on value and needs
- 30. Choose vendors based on performance and qualityThey already chose…Minicom serves some of the largest rack environments in the world and our solutions are daily used to manage millions of servers.
- 31. Remote Access Plays a Critical Role in Data Center Problem SolvingDC Management RemoteAccessManagementNetworkManagementAssetManagementPowerManagementServerManagementDisaster RecoveryMaintenanceApplicationMinicomOn-Demand AccessITFacilityDC Infrastructure
- 32. Rack Management SolutionsManagement PlatformMinicom IP GatewaysMinicom IP KVM SwitchesAccess ServicesLegacy KVM SwitchesPowerNetworkingServers
- 33. Problem Type & Approx Frequency (%)Type of Remote Support SolutionRemote softwareApplication 50%Operating System 40%Field Technician Service Hardware 10%The Role of Out-of-Band KVM in Data Center problem solvingKVM / KVM IPOOB KVM is the only technology that provides IT administrators with visibility below the OS level, and with access and control to all IT devices in the Data Center. Minicom advanced systems © 1988 – 2009 Proprietary information
- 34. Smart 108/116 IPSmart 108Smart 116Smart 216Smart 232Smart 216IPSmart 232IPSmartRack 116SmartRack 116IPSmartRack 232Comprehensive Line of Analog / Digital KVM Switches for OOB Access & Control
- 35. Smart KVM Line - Summary
- 36. Smart 216IP(0SU70036)Smart 232IP(0SU70037)ROC PS/2(0SU51078)ROC USB(0SU51079)Smart 216IP – Smart 232IP3 Users (2 IP and 1 analog)16 or 32 ServersIP + AnalogAnalog / Digital KVM SwitchesApplications: Several remote administrators
- 37. Additional direct access from the server roomFeatures: 1 to 16/32 servers
- 38. 1 local and 2 remote users
- 39. 2 serial ports to control RS-232 devices (routers, etc.)AccessIT™ Revolutionizing Remote AccessAccessIT™ is a secureweb based management system for single sign-on access to the organization’s servers, power and network devices. AccessIT™ is an open, vendorneutral system. It consolidates all in-band and out-of-band access protocols and services onto one interface, providing IT staff with real time remote control of the entire IT infrastructure. Single Sign-On Control of:Servers
- 40. Virtual machines
- 42. PDUs
- 44. KVM switches
- 45. Network devicesAccessIT™At work16`WOLILOWeb Target SSOIPMIRDPDRACSSHService ProcessorsVNCHPBlack BoxIn BandTelnet3rd Party PDUPower ControlAccess ServicesEatonSSHServerTechAccessIT™VMwareRemote Access. Simply Managed.APCKVM & SerialEnvironmentalNewSerial Control KVMAccessOOBPoCCustomIP KVMDigiConsole ServersIP GatewayAvocentHPBelkinOpen GearAnalog KVM SwitchNew
- 46. AccessIT™ – SummaryRemote Access. Simply Managed.™Enhance your productivity while reducing operational costs and increasing security
- 47. Founder of The Data Center AllianceThe mission of the DCA is to serve as a central repository of data center/server room products and services and to provide IT decision makers with a clear understanding of the different solutions available for their IT infrastructures.The Data Center Alliance brings together the best in class IT infrastructure manufacturers into one place, where IT decision makers can find the data they need to make smart decisions about their growing data center needs. "This Alliance helps to bring best of breed product solutions together, ensuring compatibility within the marketplace. We are proud to be part of this new effort to provide infrastructure monitoring, management and control solutions that increase data center efficiency.“(Calvin Nicholson, Server Technology)
- 48. Thank you for your time Remote Access. Simply Managed™