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Technologies to Power the Next Cloud
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SPHERE 3DA quick overview
WHAT WE DOWe provide the technology to move your apps, data, and workflow to the cloud so you can use them anywhere on any device…anytime.
WHOM WE DO IT FORHelp modernize IT for SMBs as well as large enterprises across multiple verticals. We equip ISV’s and data centers with new capabilities and economics for delivering cloud and mobile ready software.
Power The Next
CloudANY-cloud, ANY-platform,
ANY- application ANY- Data on ANY-device
OUR REACHThrough our acquisitions and organic growth we partner with over 20,000 resellers in 90 countries and serve over 100,000 customers.
THE TEAMA well seasoned team of executives that have experience building companies from start up all they way through to multi-billion dollar entities over the last 30 years
OUR VISION
Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) – Who Are We
Strategic partnerships with industry leaders including Microsoft, VMWare, Intel, AMD and Nvidia
OUR FRIENDS
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Application
Containerization
Application Delivery with GLASSWARE 2.0 ® Platform
• Delivers fully functioning software applications, including most apps written for a Microsoft OS over the last 30+ years
• Deployed as a physical appliance or in the cloud and can cluster to create a very scalable hybrid cloud;
• Glassware utilizes a proprietary technology known as a “Microvisor” that will allow it to run non-windows software and programs
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Glassware 2.0 Powered Offerings in the Cloud
• Virtual Application Containerization Appliance for Microsoft Azure• Two pricing models for virtual appliance on Azure:
– Pay per use through Microsoft Azure Marketplace - less than $.0.01/hour/user– Subscription model through an enterprise license from Sphere 3D
• Network aware application delivery in the globally distributed enterprise using a hybrid-cloud infrastructure
• Scales from 100’s to 100,000’s of users • Solution Delivery Engagement required
On Microsoft Azure Cloud
On Microsoft Azure Cloud
• Industry’s first Application Containerization appliance• Simple, drop-in hyperconverged appliance: no additional
infrastructure required
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Network
Compute
Simplified Management
Local Storage
Virtual workspace hyperconvergence combines:
Virtualization Software
V3 Approach to Virtual Workspace
GPU
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Workload is determined by individual needs …
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GPU
CPU Storage
RAM
Each workload requires a different allocation of resources, unique to the type of desktop that is delivered. Not every desktop is created equal, as such, resources will be allocated differently for respective workloads.
Dedicated workloads provide needed resources and guarantees
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Out performs any physical desktop workload.
Drop-in Desktop Virtualization Appliances
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