Why and How VDI ? VMware VDI or Citrix VDI
Virtual desktops have changed the way companies work. From
working on physical desktops, then BYOD, and now virtual desktops have enabled
working from any device from any location. Companies are rapidly replacing the
on-premise legacy solutions with virtual desktop solutions. Virtual desktops
help bring more flexibility and ease of IT management at a lower cost.
What is VDI?
VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) is a technology used to create a virtual environment on a remote server setup. VDI segments the servers into various virtual desktops, which the users can access remotely through their devices. These virtual desktops are hosted on Virtual Machines (VM) that are controlled through management software.
VDI can either be set up in your office premises or on an external cloud server by a managed service provider.
Setting up on-premise VDI requires a high-end server installation in your office premise from which your IT team will deploy desktops to end-users. Here, you and your IT team manage all IT aspects. You have to get involved in an endless cycle of purchasing licenses to run hardware, software, or OS in multiple systems. The maintenance and upgrade requirements that keep coming with time can become hectic to handle.
Use Cases Of VDI
VDI is your best bet when you want to
implement remote working or facilitate BYOD in the company. Also, it allows you
to work on graphic-intensive applications with the least latency. Let’s have a
look at some more practical use cases of VDI.
Call Centers
BPOs
or call centers have a vast workforce that accesses similar tools or apps.
Hence, it is challenging to manage and install multiple apps on different
systems.
VDI
will help you centralize your IT and manage all the users from a single panel.
Moreover, you can install applications very quickly on multiple virtual desktops
from a single system.
Healthcare
Doctors
always want to spend more time treating and interacting with patients. They
can’t waste their precious time reaching hospitals and log into their physical
desktop systems.
VDI
allows them to keep patient data on personal devices to access it everywhere
and anytime in emergencies without wasting any time.
Manufacturing
The
manufacturing industry involves engineers, technical experts, designers,
architects, contractors or builders, and executives. With legacy solutions, it
becomes complex to collaborate and work productively.
VDI
allows you to offer virtual desktops to contractors and partners so that they
can work with mobility and log in through their mobile phones whenever
required.
Education
Universities,
institutes, or schools require multiple sets of applications for different
domains or fields. Each field or level may require a unique set of
applications.
It
is very tedious to install multiple apps on so many physical desktops. Setting
a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in universities makes it easy to deploy and
scale up or down the resources needed according to the requirements.
Moreover,
students don’t need to rely on expensive desktops to work on these
applications. Even a low spec device works smoothly to access the virtual
desktop or application.
Finance
The
finance or accounting industry requires a bank-level secure platform to work,
and office desktops have a greater chance of getting compromised. They are also
more vulnerable to cyber threats, thefts, or breaches.
Virtual
desktops help you to install different security policies like multi-factor
authentication, data encryption, AI data monitoring, and much more.
Additionally, working from remote locations allows CAs and CPAs to work more
efficiently.
Not
just these industries, but VDI is used in many other sectors like retail, IT,
legal, insurance, and others because it is scalable and flexible for organizations
of all sizes.
Overview of an typical VDI environment
According to the Gartner reports , below are the leaders in VDI
1. Citrix
2. VMware
3. Microsoft Azure WVD
Let us try implementing both VMware VDI as well as Ctirix VDI in our infra and check how actually they differentiate !!
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