A Smarter Approach To Desktop Virtualization

Desktop virtualization presents an unparalleled opportunity for improving both end user productivity and IT operations. Activities such as operating system migrations or the deployment of new business-critical applications can be delivered faster and more easily using desktop virtualization than is possible using legacy desktop management systems. Desktop virtualization also offers new opportunities to improve IT service to business by enabling increased workforce mobility, improving data security, creating remote working opportunities, and offering employees increased choice of computing device.

However, most approaches to desktop virtualization require major infrastructure investments, cause challenges with mobility and end-user performance, and create a host of additional change management issues. Many companies that would like to reap the benefits of desktop virtualization have held off from these initiatives because of these significant challenges.

This paper illustrates an approach to desktop virtualization called Intelligent Desktop Virtualization (IDV), which was coined by Intel. IDV makes it possible to reap the advantages of desktop virtualization without extensive capital outlay, without wholesale reworking of existing desktop management practices, and without compromising user experience. With IDV, organizations can get going with desktop virtualization quickly and easily without the infrastructure investment.