1. Kenneth Le ISM158 Spring 2010 Pankaj Mehra

2.  Remote access to full desktop environments from anywhere, anytime  Flexible hardware combinations  Centralized management  Secure application and data resources  Optimized resources on shared servers

3.  Centralized applications and data  Safe, secure software updates  Simplified support  Quick, complete recovery  Dynamic resource management  User isolation (login accounts)  Desktop access control (user/group control access)  Minimize management, support, downtime costs  Desktop image library

4.  Performance  Rich content, media, music  Bandwidth congestion  Hardware compatibility  Cost  Hardware  Thin clients or other devices  Implementation  Licensing  Expansion of existing virtualization infrastructure

5.  Fixed-purpose computing environments  Call centers  Point-of-sale  Hospitals  School

6.  November 2008, Forrester Research Report estimates cost:  Thin client  Server  Storage  Licenses  OS  Applications =$1760  5 months later, Forrester Research Report estimates cost dropped by half  "Desktop virtualization is a lot like hybrid cars. No one disputes the value and they love the idea, but it is just too expensive to write a check and pay a lot when the traditional version is cheaper and already paid for,“ - Mark Margevicius (Gartner Research)

7.  http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/052810-what- desktop-virtualization-really.html?page=3 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/052810-what- desktop-virtualization-really.html?page=3  http://www.infoworld.com/t/platforms/desktop-virtualization- making-pcs-manageable-677?page=0,3 http://www.infoworld.com/t/platforms/desktop-virtualization- making-pcs-manageable-677?page=0,3  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_desktop_infrastructure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_desktop_infrastructure