Citrix VDI
- Remote access. Even with high latency, HDX helps with working no not so ideal situations
- PVS server lower IOPS and faster image management
- USB redirection is a nice for remote users
Cons
- Technical support is lacking.
- Flash or HTML Videos lag with Zero clients.
- Support cost is expensive when their support is really poor.
- Saves on help desk FTEs since we only need one - since we use Zero clients which has no moving parts and goes right to storefront.
- Going from physical to VDI helps on speed of not having to re-image a system. With VDI we just have to log off and back on.
- The up front cost is expensive compared to physical, but once you start expanding VDI it's easier to roll out vs. physical. The cost will go down over time with more users.
- Remote access speed
- Secruity
- Roll out and repair
- We are using Xendesktop to roll out to a business we acquired
- We use it for external vendors
- We will use it for our DR plan
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Prior Experience with the Product
- Vendor Reputation
- Existing Relationship with the Vendor
- Third-party Reviews
- Implemented in-house
- Profile
- PVS write cache IOPS
- Self-taught
- Install is now easier
- Storefront is easier now
- remote access is easier when using Netscalers with Xendesktop
- Understanding how everything works as a whole isn't easy
- Can't just know Xendesktop also have to know how windows and GPO work
- NetScaler
- VMware
- Third party patching software
- Security devices
- Single Signon
- HTML5
- FrameHawk
- New storefront
- Faster storefront access
- Remote access without having Citrix receiver using HTML5
- Bug fixes