The Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Suites are part of Microsofts broad desktop virtualization offering and

allow customers to centralize the storage, execution and management of a Windows desktop in the data center. Designed for low-complexity VDI environments, they are end-to-end Microsoft virtualization solutions enabling Windows 7 and other desktop environments to run and be managed in virtual machines on a centralized server. For many organizations, virtualizing desktops within the datacenter is seen as an excellent means to provide a centrally managed Windows desktop to connected users. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (or VDI) is a fast emerging desktop deployment option for organizations looking to provide a personalized central desktop experience to their users. Key benefits of a centralized desktop strategy with VDI include better business agility, increased data security and simplified regulatory compliance, as well as easy and efficient management of the desktop OS and applications.

Microsoft VDI Suite Benefits BUSINESS AGILITY AND CONTINUITY

The Microsoft VDI Suites accelerate and extend the deployment and update of desktops and applications to a wide array of client devices, helping make your organization more agile and responsive. They also enable flexible work scenarios such as hot-desking and working from home.

ACCESS, DATA SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE

The Microsoft VDI Suites help simplify remote connectivity, enabling rich desktops and applications to be accessed from any authorized device at virtually any time. Since the users applications and data never leave the datacenter, VDI becomes a preferred way to deliver a highly secure desktop to user devices, even unmanaged devices such as those belonging to contract workers or employee owned PCs. With the help of VDI Suites, organizations keep critical intellectual property highly secure and help radically simplify regulatory compliance by removing applications and data from the desktop.

MANAGEMENT OF CENTRALIZED DESKTOPS

With the Microsoft VDI Suites, organizations have the ability to provide a centrally managed Windows desktop to connected users. Both end users and IT departments benefit from a much improved desktop life cycle management, allowing for an easy roll-out of patches and upgrades.

VDI is best suited for contract and offshore workers, for users who need flexible access to their work environment, including from a non-company owned PC, as well as branch office workers. Session virtualization, formerly referred to as Terminal Services, is another deployment option to centralize entire desktops or individual applications, and has been widely adopted in the industry. While offering the user less personalization of the desktop than VDI, it allows for higher user density on the host. Session virtualization is available to Microsoft customers either through the VDI Premium Suite or Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services.

Microsoft VDI Suite Feature Overview

The Microsoft VDI Suites are a carefully matched combination of Microsofts latest innovations in the areas of hypervisorbased virtualization, integrated management of applications and the operating system, and remote access technologies for low-complexity VDI environments. For complete licensing of VDI access devices, the VDI Suites are complemented by Microsoft Software Assurance for Windows or by Windows Virtual Desktop Access (Windows VDA) for non-SA devices. .

Why Microsoft for VDI ?

. Deep desktop expertise, customer-driven products, and collaboration with our large partner ISV and SI ecosystem around centralized desktop management enable Microsoft to offer a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for VDI. As a customer interested in VDI, you should know: Microsoft offers a broad set of virtualization technologies today with integrated management across the whole desktop experience Microsoft has helped customers to deploy centralized desktops and applications for well over a decade Microsoft has a widely deployed and familiar desktop virtualization offering within and beyond VDI, including Microsoft Application Virtualization and Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services