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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solutions

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solutions. Dakota Valley and our search for a solution. Why Virtualize desktops. Gateway/MPC Reduced maintenance Improved performance Improved manageability Power savings Cost savings. Our Virtualization History. In 2000 experimented with VMWare

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solutions

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  1. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solutions Dakota Valley and our search for a solution

  2. Why Virtualize desktops • Gateway/MPC • Reduced maintenance • Improved performance • Improved manageability • Power savings • Cost savings

  3. Our Virtualization History • In 2000 experimented with VMWare • Terminal Services access • Terminal Services application servers • Windows Virtual Server • VM Ware Server • VM Ware Infrastructure • VM Ware View

  4. Challenges with Virtualization • Licensing • Costs • Infrastructure • Internal support and acceptance • Backups/DR

  5. What did we look toward? • Open Source solutions- K-12 Linux • N Computing • Citrix /XEN • VM Ware • Competitive supplicants and brokers for VM Ware/Citrix • WebOS (Java/browser based)

  6. NComputing

  7. K-12 Linux

  8. Citrix / Xen

  9. VM Ware

  10. Competitive “supplicants” or solutions

  11. WebOS

  12. What did I want? • Fairly simple solution • Least amount of hardware • Proven effectiveness • Long-term relationship • Ongoing local support • High ROI • Improved end-user experience

  13. Challenges with VDI • The “thinnest” clients are still poor at: • High Performance video • Certain peripherals • Mobile VDI is still “experimental” • Must have a good change management process • One more thing to learn and manage!

  14. VM Ware – Chosen solution • Centralized management • SAN optimization • Proven performer • Cloning of machines or labs • DR • Live migration • Application Virtualization

  15. Thin Clients • Converting PC’s to “dumb” terminals • Thin clients- Based on Linux, custom OS or WinCE • Desktop • Mobile thin clients

  16. Thin Client options/capabilities

  17. The Future

  18. Questions?

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