Shared Hosted Desktops vs Hypervisor
Based Desktops
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Client Computing Versus Server Based Computing
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Client based computing
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1. Need to manage each client
* e.g. Install / Upgrade / Trouble-shooting
(may need to visit on-site which takes time)
2. Need to control policy
* e.g. Unnecessary appl. Install / Data Backup / Data leak
Server based computing
1. Only need to manage server
* Provide latest apps to users
Less trouble / Remote support (image rollback)
2. Centralized control policy
* Systematically apply standard policy to clients
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Benefits of Server Based Computing
• Highly Agile Desktop/Application Delivery
• Highly Available Desktops
• Much Better Hardware Utilization
• User Endpoint Independent Computing
• Better Automation of Desktops
• Quick Resolution to Support Issues
• Lower Support Issues
• Migration to new OS is simple and very cost effective

Server Based Computing Solutions

Use Cases: SHD vs DVD
Key Points Shared Hosted Desktops Dedicated Virtual Desktops
User
Customization
Shared Operating System (Win2003, Win2008),
Shared Applications: Means less management but
no per user customization. User can not control
workspace.
Every user has personal OS and
Applications: Per user customization possible
without much management. User can control
desktop and workspace.
Application
Support
Common applications works very well. Some
applications can not work: Apps which needs
admin rights, graphics intensive applications and
Multimedia applications.
Most applications are supported. Apps
requiring admin rights are ok. Most graphics
intensive applications and some multimedia
applications won’t work.
TCO Only Needs very simple infrastructure. Less
Capital expense. Administration is easy.
Needs bigger and complex infrastructure.
More administration and training needed.
Target Users Very good for common business users, using
common applications like MS Office, Business
Apps, Web portals, client server applications. Not
much useful for power users
Very good solution for full time desktop
users with resource demanding applications,
like developers, R&D, etc

User-App Type matrix
App Type
User Type
Common
Applications
Business
Applications
Frequent
upgrading
Apps
Special
Apps
(XP Apps,
admin apps)
Resource
Demanding
Apps
User
Specific
Apps
Remarks
General
Business
User
SHD
Or DVD
SHD
Or DVD
SHD
Or DVD
DVD DVD - Employee, Sales,
Purchase, Office
Admins, Marketing
Power
Users
SHD
Or DVD
SHD
Or DVD
SHD
Or DVD
DVD DVD DVD Developers,
Admins, IT, R&D
Mobile
User
Local Install but SHD Available Local Install but DVD
Available
- Laptop Users,
Executives, Sales
iPad User SHD
Or DVD
SHD
Or DVD
SHD
Or DVD
DVD DVD DVD iPad, Android
users
Remarks MS Office,
Portals
SAP, Tally, ERP,
Salesforce
Custom apps Custom Apps Design
applications,
R&D Apps
Developer/
tools

Benefits of Shared Hosted Desktop
• Easy to Setup
– Requires only Microsoft Terminal Services and Terminal Services Management Solution
(Propalms TSE)
– Can start with a single hardware
• Based on standard, proven, well known and understood Microsoft Terminal
Services
• Requires least infrastructure
• Easy to Manage
– Its simpler to manage a Windows server than 10 products to implement dedicated virtual
desktops
• Choice to deliver just applications or full desktop
• Real Application/Data Centralization
– Unlike dedicated virtual/physical desktop, applications/data are not fragmanted
• Simple Application Deployment & Licensing
• Maximum utilization of server hardware resources
• Only few server license for AV, Backup solution etc. required

Any Special Reasons to Choose Dedicated
Virtual Desktops?
• Not all applications can be centralized with Terminal Servers
– Some applications can run only on Windows XP
– Some applications require administrative rights to run, e.g. custom apps,
trading application
– Resource intensive applications (Engineering and research applications)
• Power Users need dedicated desktop
– Power users like R&D engineers will need dedicated desktops where they
can do independent computing
• Migration from Windows XP to Windows 7 to Windows 8 to Windows
Blue ?
– Administration cost
– Loss of productivity: Profile migration
– Incompatible applications

Challenges with Dedicated Virtual Desktops
• Costly Affairs
• Most of the Physical desktop problems gets transferred to virtual
machine based desktops
• Need almost 6-7 products to build and manage such an
infrastructure
• Costly and more hardware required to setup
• Need expert to manage and maintain such a setup
• Data/Application is still fragmented across virtual machines
• Application licensing is a big challenge
• Same amount of endpoint security products required; Antivirus,
backup solution, etc.

TCO – First Year
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
5000000
6000000
7000000
8000000
9000000
Physical Desktops
Dedicated Virtual Desktops
Shared Hosted Desktops

TCO over 5 Years
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
5000000
6000000
7000000
8000000
9000000
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Physical Desktop
Dedicated Virtual Desktops
Shared hosted Desktops
Considering 20% AMC cost,
4 times power savings with
thin clients and depreciation rate
at 6% per year
Assuming 5 year life of desktop h/w (unlikely)

Company Overview
• Propalms Network Pvt. Ltd.
• Independent Software Vendor
• Microsoft GOLD Certified Partner (Global arm in UK)
• Global provider of Application Delivery Solutions
• 4 Years of presence in India
• 200+ customers in India (3000+ globally)
• Product development & support from Pune
• 100+ trained resellers and SI

Our Philosophy
VISION
Simple Secure Virtual Computing!
MISSION
To provide highly cost effective software solutions alternative to market
leaders like Citrix, Cisco ,Juniper, others and to provide new products
for ubiquitous access from any device and location such that
application delivery from centralized locations makes more sense to
SMBs and SMEs, helping them achieving better productivity and
resource utilization from local and remote work forces.

Product Family
ONEGATEHyperVDITSE
Propalms has multiple products which have been designed specifically to meet the application and desktop
delivery challenges facing customers both today and in the future.
Our unique offerings allow customers to pick the solution that best fits their needs. Our products can be used
individually or collectively to deliver both applications and desktops to local and remote users.
PROID
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Products Network Security and Access Control

Product Family
Propalms Solution Family
Propalms TSE for Application Virtualization and Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (HyperVDI) delivering MS Windows based
applications & desktops to any device
Propalms OneGate for Secure Access over private and public
network
Propalms ProID for strong One Time Password authentication
Propalms HyperVDI for Hypervisor Based Virtual Desktops

Deployment Architecture
PROPALMS TSE
NETWORK SERVICES
PROPALMS HyperVDI
PROPALMS ONEGATE PROPALMS PROID
SHARED HOSTED
APPLICATIONS/DESKTOP
DEDICATED HYPERVISOR BASED
VIRTUAL DESKTOPS

TSE – Shared Hosted Desktop Solution
– How it works
Propalms TSE works in a similar way to Citrix XenApp
allowing secure access to applications from any device,
at anytime from anywhere.
• Save over 50% compared to Citrix
• Simpler to manage than Citrix
Application
Launch
TSE App Server
TSE Web Server
TSE Client
Enabled PC/Thin Client
Application List
returned to user
Who are you?
What applications are
you allowed to use?
User Logon

VDI – Dedicated Virtual Desktop Solution
– How it works
Propalms VDI is a simple Virtual Desktop
Management and Delivery solution.
• Easy Desktop Deployment
• Reduce Support
• Reduce TCO
• Save thousands over Citrix, VMware
VD 2 VD 3
Standard Host OS
Hardware
VD 1
OS Virtualization Layer
Virtual Desktop
Is launched
Virtualization
Platform
Connection
Broker /
Management
Console
VDI Client
Enabled PC/Thin Client
Best Desktop
for user is
selected
Ongoing Status and
Performance Check
User Logon

Thank you
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