Desktop Virtualization 101Understanding Desktop Virtualization Delivery

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@SimonBramfitt

Don Estridge – President, IBM Entry Systems Division

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way people responded emotionally to PCs was more important than what the computer actually did.

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What’s good for the Data Center Must be good for the Desktop Right?

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Desktop Virtualization

What is Desktop Virtualization?The creation of personalized working environments, the applications, data and configuration settings that each user needs to do their job while at the same time ensuring conformance with organizational governance, risk and compliance management policies.

The creation of personalized working environments, the applications, data and configuration settings that each user needs to do their job while at the same time ensuring conformance with organizational governance, risk and compliance management policies.

Lesson Zero

1.Desktop virtualization is the future of personal computing

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Server Hosted Desktop Virtualization (Gartner Inc.)

Citrix XenDesktop, VDI-in-a-Box VMware View Dell vWorkspace Microsoft and others …

VDI- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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What about RDSH?

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Easier licensing Lower cost licensing More sessions per server Application-centric model is mobile friendly More mature No IOPS concerns

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Desktop OS Greatest application compatibility Simplest application support Possibly more stable

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3. There’s life in the old dog yet

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Desktop as a Service VDI from the Cloud (Public/Private/Hybrid) Remoting Protocol – Connected Operation Only End Point

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IBM, Fujitsu, Dell, CompuCom, RapidScale, tuCloud, dinCloud, …

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Service Provider License Agreement Available More flexible service Lower cost

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3. Could have potential

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IDV?

Intelligent Desktop Virtualization (Marketing Gone Wild)

VMware Workstation, Fusion, Mirage Citrix XenClient MokaFive BareMetal

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IDV Challenges

3. If mobile is not a big part of your business consider this carefully

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