{"id":3159,"date":"2018-04-26T03:45:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T08:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.praim.com\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2023-02-03T10:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T09:43:45","slug":"agile4pc-secure-and-cost-effective-vdi-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.praim.com\/en\/news\/agile4pc-secure-and-cost-effective-vdi-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Agile4PC \u2013 Secure and Cost Effective VDI Connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the major concerns for organizations that are looking at deploying Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is the overall cost of the solution<\/strong>.\u00a0 This includes the cost of the backend infrastructure that powers the VDI environment such as a VMware vSphere ESXi cluster and the storage solution delivering the needed IOPs for performance.\u00a0 However, a major forecasted investment when it comes to a VDI solution is the actual endpoints that users will utilize to access the environment.\u00a0 Generally speaking, most organizations look at thin client devices that will be able to provide access to the VDI infrastructure.\u00a0 While thin clients are cheaper than full blown workstations, there are other costs with thin clients that must be considered such as licensing<\/strong>.\u00a0 The significant capital expense for organizations to completely repurchase end user devices to make the switch from workstations to thin clients can certainly be a roadblock to an approved VDI implementation budget.\u00a0 How can organizations have the best of both worlds?\u00a0 Is there a way to repurpose workstations already in place while at the same time, have secure endpoints to access the VDI environments?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hardware Cost and License Considerations with VDI<\/h2>\n

The challenge, as stated, for organizations looking to migrate to VDI from the traditional client\/server environment is the tremendous capital expense of bringing in new thin client devices.\u00a0 The hardware cost to make a full transition from full workstations over to thin client devices can be tremendous<\/strong>.\u00a0 However, there is also the unseen added licensing costs from Microsoft when using thin clients connecting to Microsoft operating systems.<\/p>\n

Utilizing full workstations for endpoint devices connecting to a VDI\/RDSH environment is not a new concept.\u00a0 There are many organizations with VDI \/ RDSH that don\u2019t utilize thin clients and use PCs as the endpoints for communicating with backend servers.<\/p>\n

When considering thin clients, either Linux based, or otherwise, there are licensing\/subscription considerations to be made by organizations<\/strong>.\u00a0 Consider the following:<\/p>\n