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COMMON PITFALLS OF VDI PROJECTS Learn How You Can Avoid These Pitfalls ©VMware 2014 Read the white paper: “Eight Common Pitfalls of VDI and How to Avoid Them” Read Now Why Move to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)? VDI delivers well-documented benefits—but only if you can avoid the pitfalls. Typical gains of VDI with VMware Horizon TM : Source for statistics: 1 IDC, “Measuring the Business Value of VMware View,” December 2013. 305 % in ROI over five years in labor cost per user per year vs. traditional PCs per supported end user realized from lower device and IT support costs 8 $665 58 % reduction 1 Eight Common Pitfalls of VDI Projects Not involving users Putting together the wrong team The risk: A failure to understand user requirements leads to no buy-in from users. The risk: Limited expertise leads to improperly designed desktop and application environments. 2 Defining VDI use cases improperly The risk: Use cases that lack realistic performance requirements. 3 Not conducting a pre-assessment The risk: A failure to understand workloads and their technical requirements. 4 5 Not properly optimizing the desktop image Not understanding impacts to the performance of other systems The risk: Failure to meet user expectations for the desktop experience. 6 Not developing an application deployment strategy The risk: Confusion over how to deploy, update, and manage applications. Skipping or mismanaging the pilot project The risk: Improperly designed desktop and application environments. 8 The risk: Performance bottlenecks stemming from bandwidth, storage, and I/O issues. 7 5 annual savings increase
