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C D H VMware, Microsoft, or Citrix: Whose Virtual Desktop is Right for You?

June 2010

C D H Quick FactsC D H Quick Facts

Ab U A h P hiAbout Us• 20th Year• Grand Rapids &

Approach• Vendor Agnostic• Non-reseller

Partnerships• Microsoft Gold• VMware Enterprise• Grand Rapids &

Royal Oak• 25 Staff

• Non-reseller• Professional

Services Only

VMware Enterprise• Cisco Premier• Novell Platinum• Citrix Silver

C D H ExpertiseC D H

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Expertise

P j t M t InfrastructureProject Management

Access & Identity ManagementCollaboration

C D H AgendaC D H Agenda

• Overview of VDI• Benefits of Hosted Desktops

VDI D b k• VDI Drawbacks• Key Playersy y

C D H OverviewC D H Overview

• SBC - Server based computing– Centralized Distributed Centralized

• Virtualization– Decoupling OS from hardware– Sharing hardware resources

• VDI - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure– Hosted virtual desktops– Combination of SBC and virtualization

C D H ExpectationsC D H Expectations

2008 IDC Report

C D H Desktop ManagementC D H Desktop Management

• TCO for the traditional corporate desktop– $3500 and $5000 per user per year– $3500 and $5000 per user, per year– End user operational costs nearly 45%

• Hosted virtual desktops 2% to 12% moreHosted virtual desktops 2% to 12% more cost effective than traditional PCs

C D H Physical vs VirtualC D H Physical vs. Virtual

Cost Physical Desktop

Virtual Desktop

Client hardware $400 $300Server hardware - $250Virtual desktop solution - $220PC deployment costs $185 $25PC deployment costs $185 $25Operations: Support, software deployment, backup, security, virus protection

$600 $392

End-user operations: Training, self-support

$2215 $704

Annual downtime cost $90 $30TOTAL $3490 $1921

Gartner TCO Comparison of PCs with Server-Based Computing

C D H ComponentsC D H Components

• Virtualization platform– Highly available, resource load balancing

C ti B k• Connection Broker• Endpoint

D k l– Desktop, laptop, thin client

• Hosted desktop• Hosted desktop• Application

deploymentdeployment process/solution

C D H BenefitsC D H Benefits

• Longer life of endpoint devices• Centralized administration• Improved security• Improved security

– All data stored in datacenter• Speed of deployment

New user– New user– New operating system– Updates / patches

• Single image hardware independence• Single image – hardware independence– No longer need multiple images

• Better hardware utilizationHi h il bilit• Higher availability

C D H DrawbacksC D H Drawbacks

• Large initial investment– Servers for virtualization infrastructure– FC or iSCSI SAN for shared storage– Network infrastructure

• More expensive than other SBC solutions• More expensive than other SBC solutions– Cost benefit analysis

• IT trainingIT training• Reliance on network connectivity• End-user experienceEnd user experience

C D H Key PlayersC D H Key Players

• VMware – View

Virtual Infrastructure / vSphere– Virtual Infrastructure / vSphere• Citrix Systems

– XenDesktop– XenApp (Presentation Server)– XenServer

• Microsoft• Microsoft – Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services)– Hyper-V

Wi d S d k t ti ti– Windows Server and workstation operating systems

C D H Feature ComparisonC D H Feature Comparison

Feature Microsoft Citrix VMwareInfrastructure Microsoft Citrix / Microsoft / VMware VMware

Assigned Desktop X X X

Desktop Pools X X X

Secure Remote Access RDS Gateway Access Gateway Security Server

Application Deployment App-VRemoteApp

SCCM

XenApp ThinApp

Profile Management Roaming profiles Profile Manager Microsoft g g pFolder redirection

gFolder redirection User/data disk

Shared storage No Provisioning Services View Composer

Offline desktops No No Yes (Experimental)

Image Updating SCCM vDisk Recompose

Web console X X X

C D H LicensingC D H Licensing

Microsoft Citrix VMwareVDI Standard Suite Standard Enterprise- RDS CAL (Basic) - Virtual Infrastructure - Virtual Infrastructure

-MDOP - Desktop Delivery Controller

- vCenter Server

- Virtual Machine Manager Advanced - View Manager

- Configuration Manager - Pooling, HA, XenMotion Premier- Operations Manager - Provisioning Services - View Composer

VDI Premium Suite Enterprise - Offline DesktopVDI Premium Suite Enterprise - Offline Desktop

- RDS CAL (Unrestricted) - XenApp for Desktops - ThinApp

- App-V for RDS Platinum-Edgesight

- WAN Optimization

C D H Conclusion Which is Right for Me?C D H Conclusion – Which is Right for Me?

• A Few Questions to Ask Yourself:– Do Virtual desktops still make sense to you?– Do you already have one of these vendors in your

environment and have experience with it?– Is there a particular feature that is very important to

you available in only one of the vendor’s solutions?– Are you already partially or fully licensed for one of

these solutions?– Do you have in-house expertise or a qualified partner

to help you with the solution?

C D H Questions?C D H Questions?

C D H Thank YouC D H Thank You

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