This session provides best practices gained from the VMware Professional Services Organization on architecting VMware Consolidated Backup solutions for customers and partners.

This session includes the following key areas that are based on real-world implementations:

• Budgetary considerations
• Test process for VMware Consolidated Backup Proxy Server and VirtualCenter / ESX Server
• Test process for third-party integration modules and the vendor technology
• Performance testing and analysis
• Troubleshooting
• Gap analysis

Several reference architectures in Visio format will be included.

• Architectural design considerations