Like the phoenix, VDI continues its magical run with the hope that it finds its rightful place in the enterprise tech mainstream. No product has reinvented itself like the way VDI has.
VDI has two avatars, one pre-pandemic and the other one includes during and after.
Unlike server virtualization, VDI never found so many takers. And the reasons were many. Server virtualization was easy to manage, savings were enormous, and CAPEX savings were easy to show, among other benefits. Whereas in VDI, the solution was complex most of the time, and monetary savings were not a benefit. Use case of VDI in the initial phase was confined to a few industries, i.e. call centers or the education sector.
But with pandemic came the concept of remote work, and VDI found its true calling. VDI enabled remote work, and the onset of the pandemic further bolstered its use for remote work operations and management. Employees working from home or field technicians needed a reliable way to access their applications and tools. VDI or DaaS (cloud-hosted virtual desktops) allowed users to work from anywhere as long as they had access to the Internet.
The concept of remote work also has come a long way. A decade back, it mainly centered on cost savings, but now we are seeking competitive advantage within remote working; deployment at scale across key industry verticals, extending into next-generation technologies.
Some of the distinct advantages of VDI to enable the vision of future work are:
- Facilitating an actual hybrid workforce model.
- Centralized configuration and management of IT resource through a single interface.
- Data is stored in a central location, making it easier to secure.
- Can be a great way to augment your BC/DR (Backup & Disaster Recovery) initiatives
- Provisioning of desktops to new users can be done in minutes (also facilitates BYOD). know more….
