Leveraging Virtualization to
Improve Desktop
Management
Michael Rose
Research Analyst, Enterprise Virtualization Software
IDC
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Outline
• The Challenges of Desktop Management
– Costs
– Control
• Mature Technologies That Improve Desktop Management
• Leveraging Virtualization to Improve Desktop Management
– Opportunities
– Challenges
• Overview of Virtual Computer
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Considering the Challenges
Of Desktop Management
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Challenges of Desktop Management
PC Lifecycle
Acquire
Retire Deploy
Maintain
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Challenges of Desktop Management
Understanding the Costs
Maintain…..
Two 3 Year PC Lifecycles
Hardware Maintenance
HelpDesk
OS Management
700
App. Management
600
Asset Management
500
Compliance
400
300
200
100
0
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Source: IDC, 2009
Acquisition Payment Deploy Maintain Upgrade Retire
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Challenges of Desktop Management
Understanding the Costs
Lifecycle for 1 PC Maintain…..
Hardware Maintenance
HelpDesk
1,000
900
OS Management
800
700
App. Management
600
Asset Management
500
400 Compliance
300
200
100
0
Component Cost
Retire Upgrade Maintain Deploy Acquisition Payment
Source: IDC, 2009
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Challenges of Desktop Management
Understanding the Costs
Total Cost for 1 PC Lifecycle Maintain…..
Hardware Maintenance
HelpDesk
1,800
1,600
OS Management
1,400 App. Management
1,200
1,000 Asset Management
800
600
Compliance
400
200
0
Component Cost
Retire Upgrade Maintain Deploy Acquisition Payment
Source: IDC, 2008
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Challenges of Desktop Management
Control
• Audit/Compliance
• Security
• Disaster Recovery
• Fault Tolerance
• User Flexibility
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Technologies That Improve
Desktop Management
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Technologies That Enable Desktop
Management
• IT Asset Management Software
– Discovery/Inventory
– License Management All Based on
– Software Metering Traditionally
Installed Desktop
• License Management Software
• Identity/Access Management
• Software Distribution Tools
• Settings and Configuration Management Tools
• All Based on Traditionally Installed Desktop Software
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Leveraging Virtualization for Desktop Management
Centralized Virtual Desktops
Product Examples
– VMware VDI (View)
– Citrix XenDesktop
– Qumranet (RedHat) Multiple Unique
Desktops
Desktop
Desktop
Access Software Hypervisor
IP Network
PC/TC Hardware Server Hardware
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Improving Desktop Management
through Virtualization
C e n tra liz e d V irtu a l D e s k to p L a b o r S a v in g s  Savings levels only
realized with limited
Data management/bac k- up
specific use cases
A ddr es s ing Sec ur ity Is s ues
 Cost savings in
Sof tw ar e Deploy /Patc hing
comparison to
Des ktop s etup and c onf ig managed, non-locked-
A pplic ation Management
down PCs
R e d u ctio n
A s s et management  Largest cost savings for
Thr eat A s s es s ment
data backup and security
Des ktop s of tw ar e ins tal  Most benefits associated
Us er adminis tr ation
with virtualization not
centralization
Image Management
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Other
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Should you use Server Based
Computing?
 Mobility Requirements
 Performance Requirements
 Peripheral Requirements
 Datacenter Requirements
 Capital Requirements
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A New Way…
Leveraging Virtualization Without Centralizing
 Bare-metal hypervisor provides
similar flexibility as CVD
 Centralize images/applications to
simplify management
 Enable full compute flexibility and
performance for end-users
Hypervisor  Provide full scalability by
x86 PC distributing computing
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Virtual Computer: Pioneering Virtualization
for Endpoint Management
 Founded November, 2007
 Significant Expertise in Virtualization
 Venture Financing Provided in Part by Citrix
(CTXS)
 Market Leader in Client-Side Virtualization,
beating Citrix, VMware, and Microsoft to
Market
 Leverage Virtualization as Foundation for
Desktop Management
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Contact Information
Please email me at
mprose@idc.com
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