WHAT IS VDI?
Most likely you have heard of Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure, but what is it really? At its core, VDI
leverages server virtualization technology to virtualize
desktop operating systems rather than server operating
systems. An end user connects to the hosted desktop from
a physical system, such as a thin client or perhaps an
actual desktop computer. The desktop experience is
hosted on a server in the back office rather than on the
system that the end user physically touches.
Why should your Desktop be Virtualized
The advances in server virtualization can also be
applied to desktop systems. A single, physical server
can host many desktop systems but why would one want to
virtualize desktop systems? Through desktop
virtualization, IT administrators can easily and rapidly
provision new systems. Desktop virtualization also makes
it easier for administrators to deploy applications
across the organization.
Desktop virtualization can also extend the life of
existing desktop hardware which in turn reduces the
capital expenditures required for updating the hardware
of desktop systems. It is also easy to implement
hardware performance upgrades on desktop systems running
in a VDI environment since only the servers hosting the
desktops need to be upgraded rather than the individual
desktop systems themselves. |
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