Digital Transformation is an imperative for local government, but siloed legacy infrastructure can make analytics, data sharing and security difficult. Synapse360 illustrate how hyper-converged technology can address these issues cost effectively.

1. GETTING READY FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSFORMATION
Presented By:
Steve Douglas
Technical Director, Synapse360
HYPER-CONVERGED

2. UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHALLENGES
We don’t have
enough TIME to
manage
what we have
Business demands
have created
TECHNICAL
DEBT I need experience
and advice I can
TRUST
Not a big enough
team for technical
SPECIALIST SKILLS
ORGANISATIONS NEED PARTNERS TO HELP THEM ADAPT TO THE FAST CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
BROUGHT ABOUT BY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION.

3. Multi-Award
Winning,
Customer and
Vendor
References
TACKLING YOUR CHALLENGES
360O ENGAGEMENT DELIVERS INFRASTRUCTURES NOT DIFFICULT PROJECTS AND GUARANTEED
RESULTS BUILT ON OUR TRUSTED SOLUTIONS, OUR APPROACH, AND OUR PEOPLE.
The Right
Technology The
Way The
Business Wants
Unashamed
Technologists,
Qualified,
Experienced,
Supported
Simplicity from
All Hybrid
Converged and
Hyper-Converged
Infrastructures
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Trusted Advisors,
Guaranteed
Results
Start Delivering
Today, Mid-Cycle
with Hyper
Converged
Our Team is an
Extension of
Yours
Deliver, Don’t
Design
Fastest Time to
Value
TIME SKILL
ADDRESSING IT DEBTS:
TECHNICAL TRUST

4. INFRASTRUCTURES NOT PROJECTS
360o Rail
Hyper-Converged
Cloud Native Architecture
360o Rack
Converged
Reference Architecture
360o Bespoke
Advanced Solutions
Meeting Business Demands
with Best of Breed Technology
ALL HYBRID, ALL OF THE TIME. DON’T WASTE TIME BUILDING SOLUTIONS THAT MAY NOT
WORK, 360O SOLUTIONS ARE PRE-VALIDATED, PROVEN, QUICK AND SIMPLE 1, 2, 3.
Cloud Native Architecture with baked-in cloud integration. Built on
VXRail or VMware VSAN ready nodes, delivering simplicity through
appliance based scale out architecture, software defined networking,
compute and storage including all-FLASH performance.
Our most successful infrastructure model for businesses with mixed
workloads. Pre-defined and validated designs are guaranteed to
deliver traditional and cloud applications with full peace of mind.
Cloud connected, simple and flexible to scale with full data services.
We understand that some of our customers have specific needs,
from developing a resilient as-a-Service platform, to delivering
business critical applications such as SAP, or creating a simpler and
faster platforms to avoid expensive vendor lock-in. Bespoke can
deliver ultimate performance, availability and return on investment.
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2
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5. CLEAR NOT CLOUDED VISION
HYBRID MEANS INTEGRATING CLOUD INTO YOUR ENVIRONMENT, NOT STARTING AGAIN. A
CLOUD SMART STRATEGY DELIVERS A HYBRID ENVIRONMENT SUITABLE FOR BUSINESS CRITICAL
APPLICATIONS, AND CLOUD NATIVE APPS ALIKE.
PRIVATE CLOUD
PARTNER CLOUD
PUBLIC / PUBLIC
SECTOR CLOUD
LINE OF BUSINESS
APPLICATIONS
•
•
BACKUP AS A SERVICE
•
INFRASTRUCTURE AS A
SERVICE
PERFORMANCE
T
R
U
S
T
•
CLIENT WEB APPS
HYBRIDAUTOMATIONANDINTEGRATION
•
STORAGE AS A SERVICE•
INFRASTRUCTURE AS A
SERVICE
•
DATA (CROWN
JEWELS)•
ARCHIVES
•
DR AS A SERVICE

6. SIMPLY PROTECTED
Data Protection
On Premise or In the Cloud
Network
and Security
Connect, Secure, Roam
Management and
Automation
Deliver, Don’t Manage
EVERYTHING COVERED; ALL OF THE OPTIONS YOU NEED, BAKED IN FROM THE BEGINNING. ONLY
INFRASTRUCTURE; DONE RIGHT. CHOOSE FROM :
From advanced data services to workload protection and disaster
recovery, our DP options integrate seamlessly with your
infrastructure to protect locally, across sites, or in the cloud. Not an
after thought, but well designed, proven and integrated.
In a digital world it is becoming ever more challenging to keep your
staff connected whilst keeping your data secure. Our hardware and
software defined networking and load balancing solutions ensure
resilience and flexibility from your apps to your users, not just
protecting the front door.
Our infrastructures are designed to be simple to own, even when
your tasks are complex. Management, automation and monitoring
are designed around VMware, the interface that is relied on and
most familiar to your administrators.

7. BEYOND INFRASTRUCTURE
SYNAPSE 360O IS RELENTLESSLY CUSTOMER FOCUSED, FROM OUR CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT
MODEL, TRUSTED ADVISOR MENTALITY, ACTING AS AN EXTENSION TO YOUR OWN TEAM WITH
THE SAME TRUST AND PROFESSIONALISM
Service Desk
Backup
Management
Configuration
Change
Management
Monitoring
and Reporting
Vendor
Management

8. RIGHT TECHNOLOGY, TALENT, TRUST
NOT ALL PARTNERS AND VENDORS ARE CREATED EQUAL. UNDERSTAND WHO IS MOST
IMPORTANT TO YOUR BUSINESS AND LEVERAGE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
Which vendor is most
sticky in your Data Centre?
What partner understands
your business, your
ambitions, your technology
and people?
Are your relationships
right-sized to provide
attention to the details?

9. INFRASTRUCTURES NOT PROJECTS
360o Rack
Converged
Reference Architecture
360o Bespoke
Advanced Solutions
Meeting Business Demands
with Best of Breed Technology
ALL HYBRID, ALL OF THE TIME. DON’T WASTE TIME BUILDING SOLUTIONS THAT MAY NOT
WORK, 360O SOLUTIONS ARE PRE-VALIDATED, PROVEN, QUICK AND SIMPLE 1, 2, 3.
Our most successful infrastructure model for businesses with mixed
workloads. Pre-defined and validated designs are guaranteed to
deliver traditional and cloud applications with full peace of mind.
Cloud connected, simple and flexible to scale with full data services.
We understand that some of our customers have specific needs,
from developing a resilient as-a-Service platform, to delivering
business critical applications such as SAP, or creating a simpler and
faster alternative to avoid expensive vendor lock-in. Bespoke can
deliver ultimate performance, availability and return on investment.
2
3
360o Rail
Hyper-Converged
Cloud Native Architecture
Cloud Native Architecture with baked-in cloud integration. Built on
VXRail or VMware VSAN ready nodes, delivering simplicity through
appliance based scale out architecture, software defined networking,
compute and storage including all-FLASH performance.
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10. A truly software
defined platform
in 2U:
• Automated
protection
with
Recoverpoint
• VM Backup
• Single
management
interface
• Seamlessly
cloud scale
OUTCOMES NOT PROJECTS
SIMPLE, LOW RISK, FAST TIME TO VALUE. SYNAPSE 360O HYPER CONVERGED SOLUTIONS ARE
PRE-ENGINEERED AND READY TO INTEGRATE. SOFTWARE DEFINED NOW.
Pre-engineered
for fast time to
value, and
managed using
tools your team
already knows.
Address
technical debt,
deliver EUC
capable platform
or cloud native
apps in days not
months.
VXRail and Ready
Nodes from Dell
EMC or Cisco
UCS. The best
solutions for
your
environment, all
powered by
VMware
Pre-integrated
with virtual
CloudArray for
cached cloud
storage with 20+
providers.
Run all FLASH
performance on
site and also take
advantage of
cloud scale.
1 2 3 4HYBRID FLEX
TOP 360O RAIL HCI BENEFITS:
TIME FUNCTION

11. BUILT ON VMWARE
VXRail
Jointly developed by VMware
Ready Node
Trusted and integrated to your DC
PRE-ENGINEERED BUT NOT PRESCRIPTIVE TO INTEGRATE THE RIGHT WAY, NOT JUST OUR WAY.
VXRail from Dell EMC represents the fastest route to a successful
software defined data centre (SDDC). Pre-built all FLASH appliances
featuring compute, storage and networking are easy to integrate,
easy to scale, and supported with a single phone number.
HCI that fits with your datacentre strategy. Ideal for adding mid-cycle
to enhance existing converged infrastructure and address technical
debt, deliver cloud native applications, overcome performance
challenges, and begin the SDDC transformation.
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12. TRUSTED ADVISOR
AT SYNAPSE 360O WE ARE OBSESSED WITH INFRASTRUCTURE. LEARN MORE WITH OUR
TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS EXPERTS.
Join us for an
interactive workshop.
Book an assessment
to understand how
you will benefit.
Build the solutions
and commercials that
are right for you.

13. START YOUR
TRANSFORMATION
SYNAPSE 360O
HOBART HOUSE
CHEADLE ROYAL BUSINESS PARK
CHEADLE
SK8 3SR
0330 660 0001
Transform@Synapse360.com