If you have a VDI deployment, you've probably realized by now that although it is deployable for a task worker who is always connected to the LAN, it does have serious limitations that make it difficult to scale to power users, remote users and the rest of your enterprise. Some of the common VDI pain points that IT administrators continue to raise concerns over include:
- How do I support user installed applications in my VDI environment without dedicating one VM per user (i.e. without increasing cost and management complexity)?
- How do I better manage and provision specific apps (e.g. VoIP clients, VPN clients, SQL-based apps, PDF printing apps) when application virtualization technologies like ThinApp or App-V do not work?
- How do I enable VDI users to go offline without having to completely checkout a full copy of the OS?
- Is there another way I can ensure high availability of my virtual desktops without replicating all of my virtual servers?
- Is there a better fail-over mechanism available if my connection broker goes down?
- How can I get voice and video intensive applications to perform better with virtual desktops?
- How can I better support printers and USB devices in a virtual desktop environment?
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