Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Virtualisation can greatly assist with the desktop environment.
With virtualised applications the server can run both client and server elements thus greatly reducing the amount of network traffic and affording generally improving performance and manageability.
With a virtual desktop the whole PC is run from the server affording considerable security benefits and flexibility in the delivery of IT services.
Benefits of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure:
- Reduced bandwidth requirement
- Reduced maintenance and administrative burden
- Data centrally controlled, tracked and secured
- Increased security
- Rapid update of PC's and operating systems
- Fix centrally and deliver globally at lower cost
- Applications can be quickly isolated
- Secure remote access
- Reduced hardware costs as thin clients last 2/3 times longer than desktop computers and are less expensive to procure
- Reduced energy costs, thin clients approx 80% cheaper to run
