VDI is attracting our enterprise customers for certain user scenarios. Most common user scenario is the task worker where they want to extend the the hardware lifecycle, improve desktop and application control and centralize the user data. Also contractors and external employees are strong candidates...

Match Technologies to User Needs The following table provides guidance in deciding which desktop virtualization solution is most appropriate for each scenario.

Define User Needs The second step in defining a desktop virtualization strategy is to identify user needs and scenarios that might benefit from a particular virtualization technology. To simplify this process, Microsoft has identified five Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios. Each usage scenario has...

There are many desktop virtualization options and possible combinations and therefore the development of a desktop virtualization strategy requires three distinct steps: Map the available technologies Define user needs Match technologies with user needs. Mapping the Technologies...