Updated: May 1, 2025 (May 1, 2025)

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Rob Horwitz

Rob Horwitz analyzes and writes about Microsoft licensing programs and product licensing rules. He also trains organizations on best Microsoft... more

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is most often used to refer to virtual desktops running the Windows client OS in VMs (virtual machines); occasionally used more broadly to describe any server-based desktop architecture or infrastructure.

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