VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Brochure (pdf - 145Kb)

Control Your Desktops from the Data Center

With VMware Virtual Desktop infrastructure (VDI), companies can host individual desktops inside virtual machines that are running in their data center. Users access these desktops remotely from a PC or a thin client using a remote display protocol. Since applications are managed centrally at the corporate data center, organizations gain better control over their desktops. Installations, upgrades, patches and backups can be done with more confidence without user intervention.

Bring Offsite Security Back In-House

VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure lets companies preserve the security level of their corporate network at offsite facilities. Remote users access applications that reside in the corporate data center, where companies can more easily adhere to compliance requirements as well as secure data that is now locked down in the host country data center.

Deliver Full PC Desktop Environments

Unlike other server-based solutions that are limited in their ability to provide a complete desktop experience or are limited to specific architectures, VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure includes full PC environments that are familiar to end users and not limited by hardware or location.

Using VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

• Compliance - VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables organizations to move sensitive data normally stored on a PC into the corporate data center to maintain data integrity and meet regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley).
• Management - Organizations with branch offices, remote workers, or offsite facilities can manage and standardize their desktop environments and applications in the corporate data center, where backups, upgrades, and complete maintenance can be performed from one central location.
• Disaster Recovery - Complete desktop environments are encapsulated inside VMware virtual machines and maintained in the corporate data center where, in the event of a disaster, they can be instantly recovered and redeployed. Moreover, if one user’s desktop crashes, it will not affect another user’s desktop or application because it’s running in a separate virtual machine.
• Secure Offshore Locations - VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is ideal for offsite facilities used for development, call centers, back order processing, or other transaction-based tasks where confidential information and intellectual property can be securely stored and maintained in the corporate data center.