Server virtualization has been wildly successful because of the clear
CapEx savings: fewer servers, improved utilization, less rack space, reduced
power and cooling. Desktop virtualization, however, has been harder to
cost-justify. While the security, compliance, mobility, and business agility
advantages over PCs are inarguable, the higher costs of Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI) and the increased implementation and management complexity
have made it difficult for IT organizations to show compelling ROI.
This white paper takes an in-depth look at the costs of image management,
application delivery, and desktop support in physical PC environments, typical
VDI environments, and VDI environments managed by new desktop layering
technology from Unidesk®. The findings show that physical PCs
are very expensive to manage on an annual basis. Typical VDI will reduce
operational costs, but not enough to offset the capital costs of additional VDI
infrastructure. Unidesk, however, gives VDI the clear advantage over PC Total
Cost of Ownership (TCO), with undeniable OpEx savings that makes it easy to
justify Citrix® XenDesktop® and VMware View™ projects.
Unidesk Corporation enables customers to centralize more desktops on data center servers and realize the full potential of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Unidesk® desktop management software for VDI is the easiest way to create, patch, personalize, and support VMware vSphere-hosted desktops and deliver applications for organizations with diverse user requirements. By using Unidesk’s patent-pending desktop layering technology with Citrix® XenDesktop®, VMware View™ and other VDI access solutions, customers can expand VDI to more users, reduce desktop operations costs up to 30%, cut VDI storage costs up to 70%, and foster a more productive, agile workforce. Unidesk Corp. is a privately-held company with headquarters in Marlborough, Mass, USA