Virtual Desktops Empower

Evolution of desktop computingNameGustavo PontesCitrix Systems

Traditional management tools & processes

Apps

Desktop OS

Profile

Hardware

Tightly coupled & locally installed

User

• Install apps – patch & upgrade

•Back-up data – encrypt & secure

•Refresh hardware every 3 years

$3000 - $5000Annual maintenance cost of a desktop

Distributed

Computing1989 – 2002Trusted friend for 25 years.

You will not be missed. ;o)

Desktop = Device + OS + Apps

Re-thinking the desktop as a construct of components

Apps

Desktop OS

Profile

Hardware

User

Virtualized & isolated end-point components

Apps

Desktop OS

User ProfileOn-

demand assembly & delivery

Centralized single instance images

Task Workers Mobile WorkersOffice Workers

Different Users, Different Desktops

• Temps• Production floor• Call center• Retail cashier• Retail bank teller

• Sales• Executives• Field operations

• Human resources• Operations, Finance• Power Users: Developers,

Engineers

Task Workers Mobile WorkersOffice Workers

Different Desktops, Different Service Models

Delivery Hosted

Thin Client

Hosted and Streamed

Desktop Appliance

Local Virtual

LaptopDevice

New: Desktop Streaming on the LAN

Apps

Desktop OS

User Profile

Hosted Virtual Desktops

Power of One – Manage Once Deliver Anywhere

HDX Delivery

Real-time Assembly

Any Device

Standardized PCs

Any Network

Project IndependenceLocal Virtual Desktop for Mobile Workers

Users

Client Hypervisor from Citrix and Intel

Intel based hardware

dynamic assembly

subsequent

Δ sync

Apps

User Setting

s

OS

personaldesktop corporate desktop

access control policy

data

apps

OS

One•One image of apps & desktops•One password & identity•One instance of data•One user experience – anywhere

50%reduction

DesktopAdministration

50%reduction

Application Administration

Adding It Up: Application Administration Benefits

Source: Citrix Gartner TCO analysis of SBCCompared with mix of partially managed/unmanaged traditional desktops.

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