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Desktop virtualisation

Hi EE,

Desktop virtualisation has taken off in the last few years much like server virtualisation.

Obviously there are benefits to be gain from desktop virtualisation. If so, what are the business benefits if you start virtulising your desktop? Why would anyone company would starts employing desktop virtualisation in their environment?

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It appears desktop virtualisation has high degree of similary with Citrix desktop session but the key difference is the former can be customised (e.g., installed Windows 7 O/S on vm guest) while the latter depend upon the O/S server where Citrix is installed?

Effectively, the focus is on the virtualise host server (e.g., robust hardware with sufficient RAM etc), to delivery virtualise desktop to users using their clunky physical pc but achieve high degree of good performance and newier technlogy through desktop virtualisation (e.g., deploy Linux or Windows O/S client)?







They are similar, but a Thin Client (Citrix) is just a hosted session, which does not allow access to hardware.

VDI give you the ability to access some hardware features, which maybe required by the Clients requirements.

BUT, if you go down the route of VDI, you still end up managing desktops, whereas with Citrix, you manage Servers, which host many sessions!
right, thanks hanccocka.

As the word imply, you simply virtualise the desktop but still manages the individual user's virtualise desktop at the user level. But of course you still have the option to add/remove hardware component through vSphere client? Or this can be achieved through the virtualise desktop at the user level?

heaps of thanks to the VDI link....it is AWESOME.
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Thanks guys...its been educational.
Not sure what will happen if your company currently has the PSTs hosted on trhe desktop. This coulld gravely affect the scaling solution..??