As organizations increasingly turn to desktop virtualization to meet growing demands for flexibility and responsiveness, IT decision makers are recognizing that the storage infrastructure they choose can make or break the deployment.
Storage solutions supporting desktop virtualization environments must be flexible and keep per-desktop costs low -- without compromising performance, availability and scale, according to IDC, which stresses that the storage solution is "the most consequential part of the physical infrastructure" for desktop virtualization.
Advantages of Desktop Virtualization
Desktop virtualization offers compelling advantages for today's mobile workforce: Virtual desktops can be quickly deployed, easily modified and managed from a centralized interface. The steps to perform the same operations for physical desktops are far more complicated and time-intensive.
The ability to manage virtual desktops from a centralized interface improves administrative productivity and simplifies operations. Users experience less downtime because they are productive quickly -- and they stay that way because applications and desktops can be patched and re-provisioned in minutes.
Desktop virtualization also enables levels of security and reliability that are essential for enterprise IT operations. Applications and desktops can be delivered to a variety of endpoint types while still enabling a rich user experience. Administrators can protect corporate data because storage and access policies are controlled centrally, eliminating vulnerabilities. Redundant servers enhance reliability, helping IT deliver applications and desktops that are always accessible.
Storage solutions supporting desktop virtualization environments must be flexible and keep per-desktop costs low -- without compromising performance, availability and scale, according to IDC, which stresses that the storage solution is "the most consequential part of the physical infrastructure" for desktop virtualization.
Advantages of Desktop Virtualization
Desktop virtualization offers compelling advantages for today's mobile workforce: Virtual desktops can be quickly deployed, easily modified and managed from a centralized interface. The steps to perform the same operations for physical desktops are far more complicated and time-intensive.
The ability to manage virtual desktops from a centralized interface improves administrative productivity and simplifies operations. Users experience less downtime because they are productive quickly -- and they stay that way because applications and desktops can be patched and re-provisioned in minutes.
Desktop virtualization also enables levels of security and reliability that are essential for enterprise IT operations. Applications and desktops can be delivered to a variety of endpoint types while still enabling a rich user experience. Administrators can protect corporate data because storage and access policies are controlled centrally, eliminating vulnerabilities. Redundant servers enhance reliability, helping IT deliver applications and desktops that are always accessible.