An ISU Evaluation of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

AN ISU EVALUATION OF VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE

PROJECT TEAM MEMBERSDudley Roach

Majeed Abu-Qulbain

Alexander FishelBryan Gill

Ryan GrahsPatrick HealyKrena Hoyt

Pete JuvinallBallard McCleskey

Kevin McMahonDave Rathke

Chad ScheimanPaul Unsbee

PROJECT SUMMARY•Goal• The goal of this project is to research and evaluate the various

HVD environments and make a recommendation on a scalable implementation plan and the resources it would require.

•Scope• This project was asked to look at campus wide HVD solutions for

both lab/classroom environments and faculty/staff workstations.

Research PhaseResearch VDI Software, Server Hardware, End-Points, and Peer Institution HVD Deployments

Design & Build PhaseDesign and build the HVD environments, evaluation scripts, and monitoring procedures, and determine the

end-user participants

Evaluation PhaseRun through the evaluation scripts, monitor environment performance, receive end-user feedback

Analysis & Recommendation PhaseAnalyze the evaluation results, environment performance, and end-user feedback to create

recommendations for server hardware, HVD software, end-point devices, environment design, and implementation plan

March

April

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June

July

August

September

October

November

HVD Project Phases

RESEARCH PHASE

• Vendors

• Citrix

• Dell

• Microsoft

• Nutanix

• Unidesk

• Universities

• University of Connecticut

• Heartland Community College

• Indiana University

• Clemson

• Michigan State

WHAT’S IT GOING TO RUN ON?(ENDPOINT TESTING)

Thick Thin Zero• Existing

machines• Minimal

updating

• Connection broker independent

• Increased Graphics

• Long recap cycle

• Connection broker dependent

• Inexpensive• Minimal

management

Questions?