FINAL WORD
Application virtualisation aside,
delivering desktops via BYOD can
be a great solution for end users
as well as IT.
As organisations across the
Middle East look to quickly
enable and scale remote working
environments, there has been
an uptick in the adoption of Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI). This is not surprising
given the benefits of VDI for remote working.
For one, integrating new users, user devices,
businesses and even applications is made
easier with VDI. Secondly, developers can
respond faster, users can utilise a rich
desktop environment and organisations can
truly enable the business by incorporating
a completely virtual desktop ecosystem.
Last but not least, VDI scales from the
data centre and into the cloud as well. This
means users can access intelligent systems
monitoring their performance, utilisation
and even licensing while still pushing out a
rich VDI environment.
However, the benefits of VDI extend far
beyond just enabling a remote and mobile
workforce. Here are eight more reasons why
you should consider VDI.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Application virtualisation aside, delivering
desktops via BYOD can be a great solution
for end users as well as IT. Whether they’re
working from home, internally or even
internationally, users can access a desktop
with all of their settings intact. Increased
demand for mobility and IT consumerisation
has led to a rise in BYOD. This is where
VDI can help. The endpoint never retains
the data and both the desktops and
applications are always secure and
controlled at the data centre level.
Providing access to third parties
Some organisations have numerous
contractors working within an organisation.
A great way to control contractor access is
through a private cloud VDI platform. This
gives users access via controlled active
directory (AD) policies and credentials
and allows them to connect to a virtual
desktop. From there, administrators can
quickly provision and de-provision desktop
resources as needed for a given contractor.
Testing and development
There is no better way to test out an
application, service or new product than
on an efficiently provisioned VDI image.
Administrators can deploy and test out
new platforms within ‘live’ environments
without having to provision hardware
resources. Once the testing is complete,
they can simply spin down the VDI instance
and rollout the new update, application or
desktop environment.
Application compatibility
and delivery
Recent updates within organisations
have forced some applications to adopt
64-bit technologies. Some apps, however,
won’t run on these platforms, forcing
administrators to get creative. This is
where VDI can help. For those select, finicky
applications, VDI within a private cloud
environment can be a lifesaver. Virtual
desktops can run within 32-bit or 64-bit
instances and allow administrators to
continue to support many older apps.
Accelerating heavy desktop
compute workloads
New technologies are allowing for powerful
resource sharing while still optimising
the user experience. Solutions with 100%
NVMe all-flash storage systems accelerate
virtual desktops and applications with sub-
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