VDI

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

April 16, 2019

Most often used to refer to virtual desktops running the Windows client OS in VMs (virtual machines); sometimes used more broadly to describe any server-based desktop architecture or infrastructure. See synonym VDI for in-depth entry.

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VDI

April 16, 2019

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

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Licensing Windows for Virtual Desktops

September 7, 2015
When customers use virtual machines to provide server-based desktops, the Windows OS in the OS layer can be licensed based on several licensing options
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Licensing Microsoft Products in a Server-Based Desktop Infrastructure

September 7, 2015
Any server-based desktop infrastructure typically includes three key Microsoft products in the infrastructure layer, which must be licensed: Windows Server, SQL Server, and System Center
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Licensing Server-Based Desktops (Oct. 2015)

This report covers the rules and options for licensing Microsoft software for server-based desktops.
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Licensing Server-Based Desktop Infrastructure (Oct. 2015)

Any server-based desktop infrastructure typically includes three key Microsoft products, which must be licensed: Windows Server, SQL Server, and System Center.
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Microsoft Licensing for Third-party VDI (Jun. 2014)

This Webinar explains how to properly license Microsoft software used to run third-party VDIs, such as Citrix.
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