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Fit 4 Virtual Desktop Infrastucture (Vdi)

VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) removes the continuous client hardware refresh cycle by moving the user’s desktop off the PC and onto a pool of hosted virtual desktop machines back at the data centre.  Because the virtual machines are located centrally they are not only protected by the same backup & security procedures as your servers, but also any financial or commercial loss due to theft is vastly reduced as there is little or no information located on the user’s machine. 

With VDI, updates can be deployed centrally using a gold or master build image, then deployed to all virtual desktops simultaneously or in a staggered approach.  Virtual desktops can be rolled back to a known good state or simply refreshed with the gold build image in minutes, vastly reducing down time due to user error or software crashes.  The end user can switch between client devices, say between office and home computers, connecting to his VDI desktop and resuming work from where he left off.   Depending on the VDI software platform, a user’s desktop can be downloaded onto their client device, allowing them to continue to use the desktop even when not connected to the network, with replication keeping the local and hosted desktops in step.  Policies can restrict what devices the user can access from the VDI desktop such as printers, USB devices and CD drives.

Freestyle IT is vendor neutral and would look to work alongside your business to implement a VDI platform using solutions from VMware, Citrix, and other suppliers.  Freestyle IT’s consultants are fully accredited and hold certifications in each of the major vendor’s products.

If you would like to know more information or talk to a professional consultant, please contact us.

 

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