Needing to reduce cost by using low-cost labor in other countries can introduce security risks. As the data never leaves the data center, this is a viable option to get inexpensive labor to do work without putting data at risk. To meet compliance requirements protecting data Every Windows or Mac computer with data stored on its hard drive is a potential data risk. Encryption helps, but not if it is unlocked or broken. With all key data in the data center, the importance of protecting all company physical computers is greatly reduced.
To introduce a BYOD policy Provide a stipend and let users use whatever they want for a computer; they carry the support burden. The company provides the apps and compute, and the employee provides the computer. The employee gets more flexibility in the tools they use; the company gets reduced support costs as hardware issues now belong to the user.
Schools wanting better space utilization will make labs generic or all computers in public areas generic so that any student with any class lab requirement can work on any machine. This eliminates the need for dedicated labs and helps raise the revenue per square foot. To reduce IT support costs by getting consistency at the support desk If done well, it takes fewer support people to take care of IT infrastructure in this model by up to a factor of 10x people supported per Tech.
VDI can make businesses more agile. It also gives people more flexibility in how they work. They can use their device of preference to access VDI, as long as they have internet access. Whether they use a smartphone, laptop, Apple, Windows or thin-client device, the user experience is the same. Some companies that originally looked to VDI for cost savings found that the added storage required in on-premise data centers offset some of the efficiencies gained by not having as many fat clients.
But with so many opting for desktop virtualization in the cloud these days, and many using smartphones and other devices to access it, virtual desktop infrastructure has become much more cost-effective. VDI manages how things are carried out in the desktop environment. With VDI, desktop deployment becomes easy. Virtual desktops can easily be created for contractors, remote employees, and C-suite executives with the required configuration.
VDI provides more flexibility in working with more productivity through end-point devices that only require internet access. Hosted VDI can save you hardware purchase expenses as companies need to pay only for what they are using. Each of the methods above have their advantages and disadvantages, and in some instances, VDI may not be the appropriate solution.
So how do you determine whether VDI is appropriate for your business? This is where a business case should be drawn up to help. The first step would be to understand the benefits that VDI can provide. All these benefits make Virtual Desktop Infrastructure a very appealing prospect and could pose the question. Well like all solutions, there is not one-fit for all and it also has its disadvantages that businesses need to be aware of before venturing down the VDI road The one item of infrastructure VDI is most reliant on is network connection.
Some of this is difficult to control as end users could be at home or on a mobile network. Because of this, troubleshooting and incidents can be difficult to trace and resolve. Beyond the hardware estate comes the applications installed on the VDI estate and their software licensing requirements, as not all products can be easily licensed within a virtual environment.
A prime example of the software licensing but also application compliance is Windows Windows 10 has very specific licensing rules when virtualising and cannot be done in a shared hardware estate, hence a majority of estates are based on Windows Server software which is skinned to look like Windows The issue there is that a large amount of applications are not officially supported on Windows 10 including the majority of Autodesk products, therefore if you have an issues you may not receive the support you want.
So, from everything that has been said, it can be difficult to confirm if Virtual Desktop Infrastructure or VDI is right for your business.
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