Currently the biggest saving are coming from the financial services, government, education and healthcare sectors states Troy Webb the GM of CompServ he continues to say “ Each of these market sector are very concerned about data that they don't want getting into other people's hands! Every time you hear about someone losing a PC or a hard drive failure that contained critical information is lost, it really strengthens the argument for centralized solutions like VDI.”
Tighter data security and easier regulatory compliance are core selling points. Centralized storage protects sensitive information from theft and unauthorized distribution, as do diskless thin clients. Each virtual desktop includes security applications under centralized control, reducing the threat from rogue end points.
VDI also assists in disaster recovery and business continuity planning. Although VDI servers are a single point of failure, virtual desktops can be easily migrated to another server, and application data can be replicated off-site. In a disaster users can access their desktops from home using the Remote Desktop Protocol found on every PC.
IT staff (and managed services providers) can profit from the ease of provisioning and maintaining virtual desktops. “The greater ability to change and update the virtual machine at any given time," says Jerry Chen, senior director, enterprise desktop, at VMware. Administrators can simply replace a failed device with a new thin client, and centralized, template provisioning can streamline "adds, deletes and moves," as well as patching and updating software. Energy efficiency and environmental friendliness add to the value proposition.
To some customers, such benefits are priceless. More typically, however, solution providers will need to cost-justify the move. VDI promises initial costs similar to a PC upgrade -- about $800 per user for a 300-user package, says Webb -- with operational efficiency delivering significant long-term savings. "When you factor in the reduced ownership costs due to easier management, lower upgrade costs and power savings," he says, "VDI offers a compelling argument." CompServ stands ready to work with your team to execute a 100 unit assessment. “This assessment will provide real proof that VDI has a true ROI! No smoke and mirrors. If it’s time for your IT people to better understand VDI please call CompServ today for your free VDI assessment consultation!
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