State of desktop virtualisation with specific reference to Further Education in UK. High level strategy through to cost models and customer examples. June 2011. Presenter: Neil Sanderson

1. Desktop virtualisation and the
future of client computing
Neil Sanderson
EMEA Alliances Manager
Desktop Virtualisation Group
Quest Software
Email: neil.sanderson@quest.com
Twitter: @neilsand
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2. challenging times
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3. Users Devices
Old New
Users Varied user needs met Widening range of users’
with standardised needs and demands
solutions
Devices Standard PC, standard Wide range of devices, bring
setup, provided for your own
staff
Applications
Applications
Key applications Multiple types of
Experience
provided, locally applications and ways of
installed delivery
Experience My data and My data and my
environment tied to environment available
device and dependent wherever I am, using any
on location device
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4. Costs
• Typical traditionally managed PC cost
– $1095
• Mixed deployment – 1000 users:
– VMware $872k
– Msft/Quest $623k
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5. Kingston University
Solution and benefits
• 23,000 students and 2,000 full-time staff
“Our aim was to achieve a ‘university
• Access to personal files and applications via any
university PC or laptop, or from own computer – on
without walls’ when it comes to IT systems,
or off campus. so we chose Quest vWorkspace because of
• 1,500-plus distance learning students, based around
the flexibility of the solution
the UK and abroad also access assignments and
lectures Daniel Bolton, Technical Analyst (R&D)
• Reduces strain on resources and space on campus
• IT staff can control a user’s desktop remotely to assist
them and access audit & logon details for security
• Single Quest vWorkspace management console
reduces time and costs Largest planned deployment for both Quest
• Universal printing and USB device support mean the
virtual desktop behaves and feels like a physical one
and Microsoft, to date
Customer video
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6. Lancashire Police
Solution and benefits
• 5000 staff able to switch easily from the
restricted to the confidential networks “We chose Quest vWorkspace because of
rather than needing different desktops at the flexibility of the solution. Quest was the
the office only vendor able to deliver a solution that
• Alternative solutions estimated at millions of provides us with the control to manage and
pounds from third party vendors
restrict access to multiple networks in
• Flexible, secure working. Police officers a virtualised
working remotely with other statutory
providers, eg local authority youth offender
environment”
teams have secure access to applications
• Lower operating costs through centralisation – Colin Fitzsimons, Lancashire Police
- by managing networks, desktops, and
servers centrally, the IT team will reduce the
need for decentralised units in each police
division
• Hardware savings - no need to replace 1,200
desktops at end of life
Microsoft case study Quest case study
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7. The Microsoft Quest Virtual Desktop
Data Center Production Network
Storage Virtualization Display Access
Protocol Devices
Broker • Windows
• Quest EOP
• Hosted Virtual • VDI: Multiple Options • Universal Print • XP, Vista, 7
Desktops (VDI) • Terminal Server/RDSH • Universal USB
• Hyper-V • Multimedia accel
• ESX (vCenter)
• Blade PCs
• Graphics accel
• Text echo
• Hyper-V diff. disks • Bi-di audio • Mac, Linux
• NetApp FlexClone
• Terminal Experience
User • Web Access
Applications Server, RD
• Optimized Management
Session Host
Performance • RDP
• Automation
• Range of Client
• Location
Devices • Thin Clients
• Security
• Universal USB and
• Streamed Apps Print • HP RGS, Wyse
• Blade PC’s
• App-V TCX
• Installed Apps
• MSI Packages
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8. Management ..
locations
devices
sessions
users
experience
applications…
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9. Quest VDI Assessment Tool
Free Utility Powered by Liquidware Technology
• Lets you analyse which of your
desktops are suitable for
– Hosted VDI
– Local VDI
– Terminal Server/RDSH
– Application virtualization
• Download at
www.quest.com/assessing
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10. Next Steps
• Evaluation software:
www.quest.com/vworkspace/download.a
spx
• vWorkspace site:
www.quest.com/vworkspace
• Microsoft desktop virtualisation site:
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/
en/us/products-desktop.aspx
• FREE VDI Assessment tool
http://www.quest.com/assessing
• Video: Msft and Quest desktop
virtualisation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-g-
hQapJGY
• Video: Dan Bolton. Kingston University
discusses their project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6w
gPN2CCg
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