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Desktop virtualisation: fad or future?

Neil Sanderson EMEA Alliances Manager

Desktop Virtualisation Group Quest Software

Email: neil.sanderson@quest.com Twitter: @neilsand

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Quest and

Microsoft

Integrate

ExtendEnable

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challenging times

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Types of use

Range of experience

Range of devices

Userfocus

User Data

User Applications

Standard OS and Apps

Hardware

Applications

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User experienceData Center

• Hyper-V diff. disks• NetApp FlexClone

Storage

• Thin Clients

• Windows• XP, Vista, 7

Access Devices

• Mac, Linux

• Web AccessApplications

• Streamed Apps• App-V

• Installed Apps• MSI Packages

Virtualization

• Hosted Virtual Desktops (VDI)• Hyper-V• ESX (vCenter)

• Terminal Server, RD Session Host

The Microsoft Quest Virtual Desktop

Delivery

• RDP with Quest EOP• Universal Print• Universal USB• Multimedia accel• Graphics accel• Text echo• Bi-di audio

• Local / offline desktop virtualisation• MED-V• MokaFive

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Management ..

locations

devices

experience

sessions

users

applications…

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Kingston University

Solution and benefits

• 23,000 students and 2,000 full-time staff • Access to personal files and applications via any

university PC or laptop, or from own computer – on or off campus.

• 1,500-plus distance learning students, based around the UK and abroad also access assignments and lectures

• Reduces strain on resources and space on campus • IT staff can control a user’s desktop remotely to

assist them and access audit & logon details for security

• Single Quest vWorkspace management console reduces time and costs

• Universal printing and USB device support mean the virtual desktop behaves and feels like a physical one

“Our aim was to achieve a ‘university without walls’ when it comes to IT systems, so we chose Quest vWorkspace because of the flexibility of the solution

Daniel Bolton, Technical Analyst (R&D)

Customer video

Largest planned deployment for both Quest and Microsoft, to date

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Lancashire Police

Solution and benefits• 5000 staff able to switch easily from the

restricted to the confidential networks rather than needing different desktops at the office

• Alternative solutions estimated at millions of pounds from third party vendors

• Flexible, secure working. Police officers working remotely with other statutory providers, eg local authority youth offender teams have secure access to applications

• Lower operating costs through centralisation - by managing networks, desktops, and servers centrally, the IT team will reduce the need for decentralised units in each police division

• Hardware savings - no need to replace 1,200 desktops at end of life

“We chose Quest vWorkspace because of the flexibility of the solution. Quest was the only vendor able to deliver a solution that provides us with the control to manage and restrict access to multiple networks ina virtualised environment”

– Colin Fitzsimons, Lancashire Police

Microsoft case study Quest case study

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Microsoft and

Quest

Integrate

ExtendEnable

•Easier and quicker to eval and deploy •Single product solution supporting multiple use types•Simple to setup, deploy and manage•Management costs stay low as deployment scales

•Universal printing and scanning•Security and location awareness•Sophisticated user environment management•Non-Windows devices•Offline VDI

•Windows Server•System Center•App-V •MED-V•Hyper-V

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Quest VDI Assessment Free Utility Powered by Liquidware Technology

• FREE VDI Assessment Tooling for YOU• Determine which users are a best fit for:

– VDI– Terminal Server/RD Session Host – Application Virtualization– Physical PCs

• Discover which applications are used, by whom and how often

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Next Steps• Evaluation software: www.quest.com/vworkspace/download.aspx • vWorkspace site: www.quest.com/vworkspace • Microsoft desktop virtualisation site: http://

www.microsoft.com/virtualization/en/us/products-desktop.aspx • vWorkspace community: http://

communities.quest.com/community/vworkspace • FREE VDI Assessment tool www.quest.com/landing/?

id=5515• Cartoon style video: Msft and Quest desktop virtualisation

http://bit.ly/fgHBJ1• Video: Dan Bolton. Kingston University on their project http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6wgPN2CCg

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