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Monthly conference calls consisting of a 20-minute presentation by a subject matter expert followed by a question-and-answer period. Our TeleBriefing service will quickly give you clarity about new Microsoft technologies and activities that could impact your business.
| Licensing a Windows-based Virtual Desktop Infrastructure |
| Thursday, 17 December 2009 |
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A Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) allows a user’s desktops and applications to run in a private virtual machine hosted on servers in a data center rather than locally on the user’s PCs. Though technically complex and not inexpensive, VDI has sparked considerable interest because it allows users to access personalized desktops from any client; and can simplify provisioning, updating, and decommissioning of desktop environments.
Licensing a VDI constructed using Microsoft technologies is complex because it involves multiple software layers, most licensed separately, and numerous licensing options and choices, each with their own set of advantages and drawbacks.
In this TeleBriefing, Research Chair Rob Horwitz explains the six different software layers customers need to license, their role in VDI, what licensing choices they have, and how to choose. Though the presentation will focus on licensing the Microsoft VDI technology stack, the presentation will be relevant to customers combining Microsoft technologies with offerings from VMWare and Citrix.
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