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VDI, Notes From the Field Chris McDuffie Manager, Application Delivery

Agenda • VDI Should Solve a Business Problem • Know What You Have • Know What You Have • Know Where You Are Going • Don’t Be an Overlord • How to Get Started

What’s the Approach? Client Side Projects… • Focus on Tactical • Focus on Things • Political

What is Desktop Transformation? Metamorphose…that is significant…

What’s the Problem? Enable BYO Professional and Mobility personal worlds are blurring Win 7 Migrations Reduce Costs….all around Remote IT My Data Needs To Be Everywhere… Enable M & A activities MUST be secure…

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Know What You Have

The Desktop is Getting Messy What does all this mean? Exponential IT burden New Personal Devices New Personal Devices More Applications More Applications Unique Configurations Unique Configurations Mobile Workforce Mobile Workforce As soon as device is used, 67% of all workers use 1.4B user devices Average user has 14 it becomes unique, mobile and wireless by 2012 business applications, 22 personalized computing personal/mobile apps, 3 Average user has computing platforms. Average corporation has Settings reconfigured for 3 devices: tablets, over 1M unique user every location smartphones, netbooks configurations

Know Where You Are Going Transformation to service-based, centrally-managed, people-centric model Win 7 Next Now VDI Terminal Server Stateless desktop Monolithic Desktops Component model Component model Infrastructure-based Infrastructure-based App Virt App Virt Heterogeneous Homogeneous Service-based SaaS Disparate Centrally managed Independently managed Mobile Device Personal Data From physical to combinations of physical and virtual delivery

The Road Has Potholes People-centric “Rogue” IT IT: Users doing what they want. Little IT control A blend of corporate, Self-service personal clouds & BYOD 199 0’s 990’s 2010 Locked down: User-centric IT: 2000’s IT Managed Standard desktop image Corporate desktop with no user focus with personalization Fixed/dedicated Mobile/shared infrastructure infrastructure

One Size Doesn’t Fit • Hosted Virtual Desktops • Application Streaming/Virtualization • Terminal Server • Local/Offline Desktops • OS Streaming • Physical PC’s and Laptops • New devices

Don’t Be An Overlord End-User Productivity IT Staff Efficiency Desktop Customization Desktop Customization Image Standardization Image Standardization Flexibility and Agility Locked-Down PC Seamless Experience Deployment Flexibility Optimal Performance Infrastructure Cost Control

Users = Success

People Centric IT

How Do You Get There? • Get A Sponsor • Solve a Problem • Get An Assessment • Create a Plan • Find a Solution

Or Do Nothing…

Questions? Questions?

Thank You Thank You Chris McDuffie cmcduffie@structured.com