Kenneth Le ISM158 Spring 2010 Pankaj Mehra

 Remote access to full desktop environments from anywhere, anytime  Flexible hardware combinations  Centralized management  Secure application and data resources  Optimized resources on shared servers

 Centralized applications and data  Safe, secure software updates  Simplified support  Quick, complete recovery  Dynamic resource management  User isolation (login accounts)  Desktop access control (user/group control access)  Minimize management, support, downtime costs  Desktop image library

 Performance  Rich content, media, music  Bandwidth congestion  Hardware compatibility  Cost  Hardware  Thin clients or other devices  Implementation  Licensing  Expansion of existing virtualization infrastructure

 Fixed-purpose computing environments  Call centers  Point-of-sale  Hospitals  School

 November 2008, Forrester Research Report estimates cost:  Thin client  Server  Storage  Licenses  OS  Applications =$1760  5 months later, Forrester Research Report estimates cost dropped by half  "Desktop virtualization is a lot like hybrid cars. No one disputes the value and they love the idea, but it is just too expensive to write a check and pay a lot when the traditional version is cheaper and already paid for,“ - Mark Margevicius (Gartner Research)

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