VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Bundle [Full Product, for additional 10 desktop VMs **Support is mandatory**]
  Usually delivered within 5 working days, electronic delivery: £972.14 - Ex. VAT
  
  
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Bundle [Full Product, licensed for 100 VMs **Support is mandatory**]
  Usually delivered within 5 working days, electronic delivery: £9721.33 - Ex. VAT
  
  
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Starter Kit [Full Product, licensed for 10 desktop VMs **Support is mandatory**]
  Usually delivered within 5 working days, electronic delivery: £972.14 - Ex. VAT
  
  
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Starter Kit [Media Kit, including CDs and manuals for ESX, VC and VDM 2]
  Usually delivered within 5 working days, price inc. UK mainland delivery: £41.55 - Ex. VAT
  
  
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure [Academic]
  
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure [Support/Subscription]
  

With the addition of VMware Virtual Desktop Manager, VMware VDI now delivers an integrated solution for centralised virtual desktop computing. Here’s a quick review of just some of the great capabilities:

• Desktop persistence options, enabling organisations to configure if desktops remain with a given user or return to the pool on log-out.
• SSL tunneling so that all connections are securely encrypted.
• RDP extensions for access to local devices such as printers, PDA, smart cards, etc.

End-to-end Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Functionality

• Central administration of desktops from any location: Manage virtual desktops in a data center where you can more easily perform upgrades, patches and desktop maintenance.
• Scalable management: Store and manage thousands of virtual desktops on hundreds of physical servers from a single management console.
• Streamlined provisioning: Deploy new desktops in minutes instead of days or weeks using automatic desktop provisioning.
• Desktop isolation: Give each end user an isolated virtual desktop and help to eliminate the availability and performance problems associated with shared application technologies.

Simplified & Secure Desktop Management & Provisioning with VMware VDM

• Desktop management: Deploy VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) to manage connections between remote users and centralized virtual desktops.
• Flexible provisioning: Deploy individual desktops for each user or create persistent and non-persistent desktop pools.
• Strong network security: Protect sensitive corporate information, using SSL tunneling to ensure that all connections are completely encrypted.
• Complete integration with Microsoft Active Directory: Control access to centralized desktops using your existing directory services infrastructure.
• Failure redundancy: Enable a high level of fault tolerance for your virtual desktop infrastructure with robust technology for connection redundancy and reliability.
• Support for strong authentication: Strengthen access control through support of two-factor authentication using RSA SecurID.

Familiar End-user Experience

• Application compatibility: Run off-the-shelf, legacy or custom applications with no modifications.
• No end-user training required: Deliver complete, unmodified desktop environments to end users.
• Flexibility: Provide end users with their own desktop that they can customize to suit their needs and access from anywhere, or provision desktops that are more restricted and revert to a known consistent state upon log-off.
• Access to local devices: Allow users to access local printers, USB devices and other peripherals.

Seamless Integration with VMware Infrastructure 3

• Unified management of servers and desktops: Use a common management interface for administration of desktops and servers throughout your virtual infrastructure.
• Consolidated backup: Provide centralized backup for virtual desktops while helping to eliminate backup traffic from your network to improve performance.
• Automated failover and recovery: Make it easier to keep desktops running even when server hardware goes down, and recover quickly from natural disasters and unplanned outages.
• Dynamic load balancing: Help balance desktop computing resources automatically as user needs and application loads change over time.

Control and manageability in a single product:
Administrators can more easily provision, manage and maintain desktops because they are running in the data center.

Familiar end-user experience: End users get flexible access to a personalised virtual desktop that behaves just like their normal PC.

VMware Infrastructure 3 integration: VMware VDI lets you extend virtual infrastructure capabilities to the desktop to leverage backup, failover and disaster recovery capabilities.

Lower TCO:
VMware VDI can help you lower the cost of operating corporate desktops by streamlining administration, reducing energy costs and extending the useful life of PCs.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) - Starter Kit for 10 Desktops
The VDI Starter Kit Bundle includes the following software products licensed for 10 desktop virtual machines:

• VMware Virtual Desktop Manager
• VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3, Enterprise Edition for VDI
• VirtualCenter Foundation (limited to 3 hosts)

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Bundle for 100 Desktops
The VDI Bundle includes the following software products licensed for 100 desktop virtual machines:

• VMware Virtual Desktop Manager
• VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3, Enterprise Edition for VDI
• VMware VirtualCenter Server Management Server