VDI vs. IDV

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Editor

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is an approach to desktop virtualization that centralized desktops into a data center.  Intelligent Desktop Virtualization (IDV), a phrase coined by Intel, offers a different approach to desktop virtualization.

While both VDI and IDV both deliver secure virtual desktops, there are many differences in the way those virtual desktops are delivered, resulting in significant differences in performance and cost.

Architecture

Both VDI and IDV virtualize the desktop operating system, making it easier to centrally manage and control. But there are some key differences in the architectures:

VDI IDV
Management Centralized Centralized
Execution Centralized Local

Performance & Costs

The key difference with IDV is that it’s able to harness the power of secure local execution, using the power of the endpoint devices to reduce the computing power in the data center and increasing end user performance by running the desktop local to where the user is sitting.

VDI IDV
Performance Inconsistent Near Native
Works Offline No Yes
Endpoint Security Strong Strong
Data Center Costs High Low
Networking Costs High Low
Storage Costs High Low
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Healthcare Desktop Virtualization

Posted on February 1, 2012 by jeversman

How can healthcare organizations use desktop virtualization?

Since most healthcare organizations need to support multiple computers with multiple users logging on and off throughout their shift, using desktop virtualization is a “no-brainer.” In addition to their doctors and nurses on staff, they also have training rooms, administrative users, sales, marketing, operations, and executive staff that can take advantage of all the benefits that come with a desktop virtualization solution. Also, they have strict and complex security and compliance needs (i.e. confidential medical records within their system) that desktop virtualization can easily solve.

Which virtualization solution works best for healthcare organizations?

The best virtualization approach for healthcare organizations is intelligent desktop virtualization (IDV). With IDV, healthcare organizations get all the benefits of virtualization without the typical costs of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution. In an IDV solution, a Type-1 client hypervisor is used. The benefits to using this form of client hypervisor are that it does not require a high, upfront investment because it harnesses the power of the end-user’s machine instead of servers in a data center. Also, this type of desktop virtualization allows users to bounce from one machine to another and be on or offline without an issue.

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