Is VDI dead in 2018?
Is VDI dead? Is VDI dead? Even though VDI has been around for over ten years, it hasn't replaced the traditional, physical Windows desktop in any meaningful way. (This is not to suggest that VDI has "failed" or anything like that, rather, in 2018, it's clear that VDI is still a niche.)
What do you think about VDI?
The VDI technology is fine. The VDI remoting protocols are fine. VDI can be persistent or non-persistent. VDI costs are OK. Overall? Meh.
Will Windows 10 modern management kill VDI?
Windows 10 modern management will certainly cause some VDI use cases to roll back to physical device management, but that will be only in very certain cases. VDI technology will continue to evolve, and VDI will continue to improve. This is the beauty of a unified endpoint management (UEM) platform.
Do you use teams with VDI?
Sure, VDI vendors (like VMware) are always adding support for various "multimedia redirection" or "client side plugins" or "sidebands" or whatever. But when I fly around the world and talk about how we've added Skype for Business support to Blast, customers typically respond, "Great! But we use Teams now…"
Is VDI the future?
VDI Has A Lot To Offer In 2021 & Beyond VDI is still among the top desktop solutions for many businesses. With over a decade of existence, VDI has started to gain traction as the related companies like Citrix and VMware have been successful in removing the operational and performance bottlenecks.
Is VDI growing?
NEW YORK, May 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market size is estimated to grow a CAGR above 20% over the forecast timeframe and reach a market value of around USD 78,163 million by 2030.
What are the drawbacks to VDI?
Disadvantages of using VDI in your organizationVDI requires dedicated IT staff. If you're running a small organization, you might prefer to turn to a DaaS (Data as a Service) option or a cloud based VDI rather than setting up a physical VDI server. ... High upfront cost.
Is VDI any good?
A VDI environment offers certain, specific security advantages. Because no data is stored on the laptop or PC, in the event of theft or loss, data is not compromised. And since VDI minimizes data distribution, it is commonly used to protect against the threat of data leakage and theft in specific industries.
How big is the VDI market?
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Market size is estimated USD 78,163 MN By 2030 - Exclusive Report By Acumen Research And Consulting.
What are the challenges of VDI?
5 VDI ChallengesCost. ... Performance Issues. ... Image Sprawl. ... Change management. ... Security.
What are the pros and cons of VDI?
First, the cost of deployment is high given the server, storage and network hardware that VDI requires....Pros and Cons of VDI and DaaS.ProsConsCybersecurityHigh Deployment CostData ProtectionIT Capable of Supporting infrastructureControl of the InfrastructureSpecialized Software Administrators
Is a virtual desktop more secure?
No serious security issues are unique to VDI, so the net result is a more secure desktop, especially in a managed environment like the typical enterprise. "One of the main reasons why an enterprise would choose VDI, from a security perspective, is that their data never leaves their data center."
What are VDI benefits?
The VDI benefit of being able to create and use the same image for several desktops is something that IT professionals rely on in their virtualized computing environment. Images can be created, enhanced, and deployed via the VDI's centralized endpoint management software.
Do we need VDI?
The primary purpose of VDI is that you get the benefits of hosting desktops in your datacenter without the hassle of Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) / Terminal Server. Your VDI desktops can run a "normal" OS and "normal" applications. You can have vastly different application sets for different users.
Is VPN better than VDI?
To sum up, VPN is more suitable for smaller businesses as it is cost-effective, easy to implement, and simple to use. However, if you are dealing with a larger workforce where high performance and graphic processing is required, VDI is a better choice.
Is VDI faster than VPN?
From a performance standpoint, VDIs have more efficient bandwidth and latency and are often more cost-efficient to deploy within public cloud environments compared to similar remote access VPN gateways. However, upfront VDI costs are often much more expensive.
Cloud
The move to cloud services has only accelerated this process, and this has made it clear that the software itself has not kept up. In his view it is not multi-tenanted, it is not very scalable and not very secure.
My take
So will 2019 be the `year of VDI’? Probably not, but that is only because it will take a bit of time for users to get into the wider context of 5G, cloud delivery and multi-cloud, multi-client systems. And here, security is likely to be an important issue.
