What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and why you should care?

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (or VDI) is not a new concept but like every new technology, it takes some time to reach a maturity level when the tech is ready to go mainstream and accepted by the end users. VDI has finally reached that level and is disrupting our traditional ways of working.

An increasing number of companies have taken VDI into use during the past years but interest towards VDI has been skyrocketing during these peculiar work-from-home times as companies seek the most efficient and enjoyable ways for their workforce to work.

With this HPE and Intel sponsored video, I will explain what VDI is and why I highly recommend everybody to consider VDI when you next time revamp your IT.

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[austinharvard]

You're an absolute genius. I've watched 3 of your videos recently and I'm stuck. I'll always keep revisiting

[artiomkocharov]

Wow what an awesome accomplishment for the team that have set this environment up for the Netherlands Cancer Institute. Sounds very cool!

[jayeshmehta]

You explained very well....I have read so much about VDI and still couldn't get it properly.... Thanks for this video....

[zappy]

To this day, I’ve never understood why companies have ever wanted to support and jump onto a cloud service and trust/allow company secrets into some other company’s possession.

[md.fazlulkarim]

@3:08 I miss Windows XP! A very good explanation on VDI. I think we can sell the idea of VDI more if we can share application licenses like PowerBI, AutoCAD, Photoshop. Users are still not used to the idea of not having applications installed in their desktop/laptop. The biggest factor holding this back is internet, not everyone has good internet while working from home. Do we actually have the internet infrastructure ready for this. Since March 2020 Microsoft have throtelled migration (older version of SP to SPO, experienced it first hand). I definitely see organization moving in this direction but it might not be for a while.

[PragmaticPragya]

I don't know what we used previously and how things have changed. Currently I am working on virtualization and I have created VDIs for my client using AWS, VMware and soon citrix. The drawback is internet and login issues which I try to solve too.

[seunopeyemi]

God bless your daddy.. This is the best explanation out there

[animationisawesome]

my company uses VDI and they also have Office 365 and sharepoint. Do you think it is still important to use VDI if they have the subscription of all Microsoft applications and they can store all docs in sharepoint. Pl explain what is the difference between office 365 and sharepoint and VDI

[SaritaBrijesh-vi]

You are doing a great job and I must say, have watched many videos on HCI before i landed on your channel. You explain things so well. I have one request, could you please make videos on VMware solutions too??

[karimaa]

Nice clear explanation, thanks for making this video :)

[ivanmaglica]

What happens to VMware Horizon now that Broadcom/VMware decided to discontinue it?

[seomerica-incubator]

You are a great teacher! Thanks for this video 😊

[sunny_]

no one seems to be talking about the end user device or probably the thin client or whatever it's called. Doesn't it adds the cost to have computer power on the central servers and an end user device also???

[nitinwriteme]

Thanks and very simplified explanation as well. But one quick question if we are connecting the to this VDI using our home private connections then don’t you think security could be major thing for us to worry about?

[progettazione_case_moderne]

what kind of plexiglass plate did you use to write with the markers?

[bastothemax]

but what about internet speed?
if you have slow internet, then working remote is slow too

[vivekacharya]

Why VDI when we had VMs? Can someone explain? What is VDI solving that we cannot do by VMs. If there anything special in VDI, why not give that feature in VMs?

[shoaibshoukat]

so simple way thanks for this wonderful explaination

[foxy_robin]

So they run batch processes during the night time...for 10 mintues?