Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solutions

Dakota Valley and our search for a solution

Why Virtualize desktopsGateway/MPCReduced maintenanceImproved performanceImproved manageabilityPower savingsCost savings

Our Virtualization HistoryIn 2000 experimented with VMWareTerminal Services accessTerminal Services application serversWindows Virtual ServerVM Ware ServerVM Ware InfrastructureVM Ware View

Challenges with VirtualizationLicensingCostsInfrastructureInternal support and acceptanceBackups/DR

What did we look toward?Open Source solutions- K-12 LinuxN ComputingCitrix /XENVM WareCompetitive supplicants and brokers for VM

Ware/CitrixWebOS (Java/browser based)

NComputing

K-12 Linux

Citrix / Xen

VM Ware

Competitive “supplicants” or solutions

WebOS

What did I want?Fairly simple solutionLeast amount of hardwareProven effectivenessLong-term relationshipOngoing local supportHigh ROIImproved end-user experience

Challenges with VDIThe “thinnest” clients are still poor at:

High Performance videoCertain peripherals

Mobile VDI is still “experimental”Must have a good change management

processOne more thing to learn and manage!

VM Ware – Chosen solutionCentralized managementSAN optimizationProven performerCloning of machines or labsDRLive migrationApplication Virtualization

Thin ClientsConverting PC’s to “dumb” terminalsThin clients- Based on Linux, custom OS or WinCE

DesktopMobile thin clients

Thin Client options/capabilities

The Future

Questions?