Desktop Virtualization

Desktop Virtualization is the most efficient way to increase desktop flexibility, security, and user mobility while reducing management and costs. This transpires through the process of separating a personal computer desktop, including all of its applications, files and other data, from the physical machine and relocating it in the form of a virtual desktop to the datacenter where it can be better delivered and controlled. This enables the user to remotely access their virtual desktop from any device capable of displaying a desktop (i.e. laptop, thin client, PC, smartphone).

Using desktop virtualization, each user's desktop operates within a designated server as a completely self-contained unit, with its own operating system, peripherals, and application programs within . That desktop is then served up using RDP, PCoIP, or ICA over the wire to the users physical device Some advantages of desktop virtualization are:

Reduced cost due to sharing resources
Instant provisioning of new desktops
Near-zero downtime in the event of hardware failures as well as client failures
Strong desktop image management capabilities
Multiple desktops on demand
Ability to access remote desktop from any capable device (laptop, thin client, PC, smartphone)