Joey Snow | Senior Technical Evangelist
Corey Hynes | Lead Technical Architect
@holsystems
Windows Server 2012: Server Virtualization
Windows 8 for IT Pros Jump Start
http://aka.ms/MVA-Voucher
Using Microsoft VDI to Enable New Workstyles
01 | Introduction to Desktop Virtualization
02 | Optimizing the User Experience
03 | Deploying Virtual Desktops with Windows Server 2012 and RDS
04 | Hyper-V for VDI
05 | Capacity Planning & Architecture
06 | Leveraging Citrix
07 | Microsoft VDI Licensing
New
apps
Device
proliferation
Data
explosion
Cloud
computing
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Desktops, Applications, User Data
VDI and session-based desktops are just another deployment model for Windows
Desktop
Sessions
Pooled
VMs
Personal
VMs
Corporate
Office
Branch
Office
1 platform • 1 experience • 3 deployment choices
FIREWALL
Home
Library /
Coffee
house
Pooled collection
Personal collection
Single, shared master virtual machine
Separate virtual machine instance for each
user
OS-level changes discarded at logoff (user
profile changes can persist in the user VHD)
Changes retained after logoff
One image to manage
Coordinated with Windows Software Updates
Services and Configuration Manager to avoid
patch storms through excessive disk I/O
Reduced requirements
Users can install applications and be
administrators on their own VM
Lower deployment cost
Supports user profile disk to persist user
changes
NEEDS
CHALLENGES
Protect against loss and leaks of sensitive corporate
data
Enable user access to corporate applications and data
from unmanaged devices and locations
Reduce cost and time to deploy new applications and
updates
Balance user requirements with corporate compliance
Easily and centrally administer and manage desktops
and applications
Reduce consumption of bandwidth by remote users
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• Manage physical and virtual desktops
from a single console
• Centralized desktop lifecycle
management
• Access desktops from any connected
device
• Enable rich desktop experiences on thin
clients and older PCs
• Data always locked in the data center
• Improved compliance through
centralization
• Data center grade business continuity for the
desktop
• Quicker resolution of desktop failures