As more and more organizations are transitioning to the cloud, the demand for efficient and effective cloud workstation management and orchestration is on the rise. With its powerful tools for automated VM image creation, deployment, and management, as well as on-demand user assignment and remote session management capabilities, Ravel Orchestrate is a comprehensive solution for cloud workstation management and orchestration. In this whitepaper, we'll explore the technical features and benefits of Ravel Orchestrate in detail, and examine how it can help organizations achieve a smooth transition to the cloud, with minimal disruption and maximum efficiency.
As organizations increasingly move their operations to the cloud, the need for efficient and effective cloud workstation management and orchestration is becoming more apparent. However, managing large-scale or complex cloud-orchestration efforts can be challenging, time-consuming, and costly. This is where Ravel Orchestrate comes in, with its powerful features that can help organizations manage and orchestrate their cloud workstations with ease.
One of the biggest challenges in cloud workstation management is the time and manual effort required to create and manage customized virtual machine (VM) images. This process can be slow, expensive, and error-prone, particularly in large-scale deployments. Ravel Orchestrate's Build Station addresses this challenge by providing a centralized platform that enables IT staff to create and manage customized VM images that can be deployed at scale to users in the cloud. By automating the creation, deployment, and management of VM images, Build Station significantly reduces the time and effort required, freeing up IT staff to focus on more strategic IT projects.
Another challenge is managing workstation availability and uptime while also optimizing costs. Without effective management, organizations risk incurring unnecessary expenses. Ravel Orchestrate's dynamic workstation scheduler addresses this challenge by providing a user-friendly interface that allows administrators to determine how many VMs should be running at any given time, on a team-by-team basis, based on each team's needs. This enables organizations to ensure that there are always enough resources available to meet the needs of each team or department, without incurring unnecessary costs.
Assigning users to virtual machines and managing user sessions can also be a challenging and time-consuming task. Ravel Orchestrate's on-demand user assignment and remote session management capabilities address this challenge by automating the process of assigning users to virtual machines and applications based on their roles and permissions. This can significantly reduce the time and effort required for user-computer assignments, allowing IT staff to focus on more strategic IT projects. Additionally, remote session management enables IT staff to remotely manage user sessions, including terminating and suspending sessions as needed, ensuring the security of the cloud environment.
Overall, the challenges associated with cloud workstation management and orchestration can be significant, but with Ravel Orchestrate, organizations can overcome them with ease. Ravel Orchestrate's powerful automation and monitoring capabilities can help organizations reduce the time and effort required for workstation management, optimize workstation availability and uptime, reduce costs, and increase efficiency, ultimately enabling them to achieve their business goals and succeed in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
Ravel Orchestrate Overview
Ravel Orchestrate is a powerful cloud orchestration platform that provides a comprehensive solution for managing and orchestrating cloud workstations. By integrating with both the Parsec and HP Anyware VDIs, as well as with the customer's AWS or Azure cloud infrastructure, Ravel Orchestrate enables non-technical administrators to automate the entire lifecycle of large deployments of cloud workstations, from creation and customization to deployment, availability management, on-demand user assignment, user session management, and time tracking.
Key Features
Ravel Orchestrate's key features include:
- Build Station: A centralized platform that enables IT staff to create and manage customized VM images that can be deployed at scale to users in the cloud. By leveraging automation and streamlined processes, Build Station can significantly reduce the time and effort required to create and manage VM images, allowing IT staff to focus on more strategic IT projects.
- Dynamic Workstation Scheduler: A powerful tool that enables administrators to easily manage workstation availability and uptime in the cloud. By providing a straightforward UI that allows administrators to determine how many VMs should be running at any given time, on a team-by-team basis, based on each team's needs, the dynamic workstation scheduler can help organizations optimize their cloud infrastructure and reduce costs.
- On-demand User Assignment: Automatically assign users to virtual machines (VMs) and applications based on their roles and permissions, without requiring manual intervention from IT staff. This can significantly reduce the time and effort required for user-computer assignments, allowing IT staff to focus on more strategic IT projects.
- Remote Session Management: Enables IT staff to remotely manage user sessions, including terminating and suspending sessions as needed. This can be particularly useful in situations where there are performance issues or security concerns, allowing IT staff to take immediate action to protect business operations and ensure the security of the cloud environment.
Benefits
The benefits of Ravel Orchestrate include:
- Reduced IT Load: By automating the entire lifecycle of large deployments of cloud workstations, Ravel Orchestrate reduces the load on IT staff, enabling them to focus on more strategic IT projects and reducing the potential for IT disruption.
- Reduced Costs: By optimizing workstation availability and uptime, as well as automating user-computer assignments and session management, Ravel Orchestrate can significantly reduce costs for organizations.
- Increased Efficiency: By providing powerful automation and monitoring capabilities, Ravel Orchestrate enables organizations to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity in their cloud workstation management and orchestration.
- Greater Flexibility: By integrating with both the Parsec and HP Anyware VDIs, as well as with the customer's AWS or Azure cloud infrastructure, Ravel Orchestrate provides customers with flexibility and choice in terms of which VDI solution they use, without having to worry about compatibility issues or technical complexities.
Ravel Orchestrate is a comprehensive solution for cloud workstation management and orchestration, offering powerful tools for automated VM image creation, deployment, and management, as well as on-demand user