Presentation from Virtualization Deep Dive Day 2011 on making VDI successful for all use cases by Tom Rose, Chief Marketing Officer, Unidesk Corporation.
2. The Promise of Hosted Virtual Desktops Simplify desktop management More efficient, centralized monitoring,provisioning, patching, repair Improve business agility Workers access desktops from anyoffice, home PC, or pad Deliver new apps faster Reduce capital costs Thin clients use less power than PCs(5W vs. 80W) and last 3-6 years longer
4. Why? Non-Persistent VDI Works Great! Desktop customizations thrown out after each use Desktop reverts to pristine state The few required apps can be delivered easily Storage can be reduced through block-based cloning Single shared image provides “patch-once” simplicity But they’re a relatively small % of total desktops
13. Understanding Layering Profile Installed Apps Three types of layers Personalization Application OS – Gold Image Layers are assembled in priority order Application layer priorities can be changed Each layer stored in a different location Files Personalization SID HKLM App GUID Application 1 (patched) New Application Application 2 Windows (w/SP)
15. Storage Savings WITH User Personalization CachePoint VM Unidesk Confidential - All Rights Reserved Personalization 1 Personalization 2 Personalization 3 App 1 (shared) App 2 (shared) Windows (shared)
17. Market Validation from Trade Press … “Unidesk's ability to solve the major problems associated with VDI, while improving management capabilities, the end-user experience and protecting applications from corruption, makes it a useful product for administrators dealing with balky VDI implementations or looking to regain control of personalized virtual desktops.“ Unidesk Brings VDI Success, eWEEK “The first wave of desktop virtualization adopters treated it the same way they did server virtualization. However, the desktop is a totally different beast. They are very personal, very customized and with an infinite number of applications ... hence Unidesk.” Unidesk: A Companion to VDI, InformationWeek “Unidesk’s true beauty is in its primary management benefits, including flexibility that gives both end users and IT organizationsthe freedom and control they seek -- along with 100% personalization, streamlined management and cost-efficient storage." 10 Cool Virtualization Vendors for 2011, Virtualization Review
18. … Industry Leaders … “Dynamic desktop composition represents an advance in client management technology and can help accelerate growth for virtual desktops where the ability to personalize the user experience is needed. Unidesk’s layering technology is an innovative example and we look forward to collaborating to enhance the virtual desktop experience for VMware View and VMware vSphere™ customers.” - Scott Davis, CTO, Desktop Virtualization, VMware “Solutions like Unidesk help drive growth for virtual desktops across the enterprise by giving users the ability to personalize their desktops to have the same or better experience than they had with a traditional PC. We look forward to continued collaboration with Unidesk to provide a powerful virtual desktop experience for our customers.” - Harry Labana, CTO, Citrix Desktop Division
ObjectivesUnique complimentary value to vmware guysAre you willing to engage
ObjectivesUnique complimentary value to vmware guysAre you willing to engage
Describe the 3 core components made up of Virtual appliances: MA Master CA and distributed Cache Points hosting desktops.Broker agnosticSitting on virtual infrastructure (Vmware today, Citrix in the future)