Virtualization: Getting the most from VDI

Presented by: Terry Veach, CTO

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Based on the well-known “Hype-Cycle”:

- The Peak of Inflated Expectations for VDI solutions was ~2010/2011

- The Trough of Disillusionment was ~2011/2012

- The Slope of Enlightenment is happening now and the Plateau of Productivity is around the corner…

VDI Technology Maturity

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I have VDI, now what?

OS / DesktopApplicationsProfilesData

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The rest of the story…

Presentation Layer

End-User

Connection Broker

ApplicationsSSO Agent Credential Store

End-Point

Authentication Device Endpoints

Connection Manager/Broker

Connection Protocol

Application Delivery

Hyper Visor Desktop

Presentation User Settings and

Data Storage

To get the most business value you need an end to end approach: Components that must integrate seamlessly to provide maximum performance and functionality.

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Key challenges that are overlooked include:

• Application Delivery• User Settings and Data• Peripherals and Devices• Location Awareness• GPOs• Multimedia• Network• Storage• Capacity and Scale

Bringing it all together is the challenge…

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Know your options and use cases

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

TaskWorker

Knowledge Worker

High Performance

Mobile LAN

On-Demand Desktop Streaming

WAN/WLAN

Application Streaming

Client Hosted Virtualization

Terminal Services

Dedicated Remote

80%

10%

5%

4%1%

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DOs - Define the Business Goal- Run the REAL numbers- Work with a proven partner- Build and test for scale - Use the rights tools for the job- Focus on user experience

DON’Ts- Believe the hype (or sales…)- Design around ‘futures’- Bring chaos into your datacenter- Think one size fits all- Forget about care and feeding

DOs and DON’Ts

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