Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure
On-Premises or in the Cloud
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Implement VDI on-premises
or in the cloud

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On-premises VDI
Many organizations want to host virtual desktops
on-premises for low latency and data sovereignty.
Azure Stack HCI with Remote Desktop Services
can provide like-local performance.
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VDI on Azure Cloud
Windows Virtual Desktop is a cost-effective
desktop and app virtualization service that
you can setup in minutes, with a unified
management experience that runs in the cloud.

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On-premises VDI with Azure Stack HCI

Leverage your Azure Stack HCI investment from DataON to deploy virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) on-premises, to deliver centralized, high available, simplified, and secure management for your organization’s end user computing. Enable scenarios like bring-your-own device (BYOD), while providing customers a consistent and reliable experience for business-critical applications without sacrificing security to your organization’s infrastructure.
Azure Stack HCI offers the optimal platform for VDI. Leveraging a validated HCI solution, and Microsoft’s mature Remote Desktop Services, customers can achieve a highly available, and highly scalable architecture.
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On-premises Virtualization with
Remote Desktop Services

Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is the platform of choice for building on-premises virtualization solutions for every end customer need, including delivering individual virtualized applications, providing secure mobile and remote desktop access, and providing end users the ability to run their applications and desktops from the cloud.
RDS offers deployment flexibility, cost efficiency, and extensibility—all delivered through a variety of deployment options, including Windows Server 2016 for on-premises deployments, Microsoft Azure for cloud deployments, and a robust array of partner solutions.
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Windows Virtual Desktop in the Azure Cloud

Access your desktop and applications from anywhere. Set up Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) in minutes to enable secure remote work. Provide the familiarity and compatibility of the Windows 10 with the new scalable multi-session experience for your end users and save cost by using the same Windows licenses. Manage your end-to-end Windows Virtual Desktop deployment alongside other Azure services within the Azure portal.
Deliver Windows 10 desktops on any device, anywhere
Built-in intelligent security
Deploy and scale in minutes with Azure portal
Reduce cost using existing licenses
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On-premises Microsoft VDI versus RDS comparison

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
Overview
  • Run user desktops inside virtual machines, hosted on a server computer
  • The server computer hosting the virtual desktops uses the hypervisor to abstract the physical compute and storage resources and make them available to the individual VMs that support the desktops
  • Allows multiple users to remotely connect to a virtual machine (VM) or operating system
  • Users connect to a remote desktop session, share the OS, apps, and compute infrastructure
  • Applications and data are centralized for ease of configuration and updates.
Advantages
  • Resource allocation
  • User isolation
  • Application compatibility
  • Snapshot technology
  • Simplicity
  • Lower cost
  • Easy maintenance
Drawbacks
  • Complexity
  • Higher cost
  • Personalization
  • Resource contention
  • Compatibilities

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On-premises Microsoft VDI & RDS design considerations

Remote User profiles Workload application requirements Manageability considerations CAPEX and OPEX costs
  • Normal versus power users
  • Dedicated VM for power users
  • Application profile and number of apps
  • Level of customization for each user group
  • Homogeneous versus unique usage model
  • Application compatibility running in the RDS session
  • Admin single pool of VM and make changes across all users
  • RDS is a single big VM allow many user to access same sets of applications but with different credentials
  • Pros and cons between VDI with Windows 10 Desktop vs. RDS (i.e. golden image)
  • With RDS you can support up to 999 concurrent users
  • Hyper-converged infrastructure
  • Desktop versus laptop versus thin client
  • Windows Server versus Windows 10 licensing
  • Maintenance and operations cost

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Supported VDI solution hardware configuration &
sample customer design

Model DataON HCI-216 with all-flash NVMe
Scale 2 to 16 Nodes
Single node specs CPU: 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, 15 to 56 cores
RAM: 256GB to 1.5TB
Raw storage: 4TB to 64TB
Storage type: NVMe flash
A transportation infrastructure equipment and services company turned to DataON and Azure Stack HCI with Remote Desktop Services to centralize data from multiple remote locations and provide virtual desktops to its 150 employees. Now employees have instantaneous access to all the aggregated data, even when working remotely.
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DataON customers who have deployed VDI on Azure Stack HCI

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“DataON helped us support over 150 mixed workloads and remote users running Microsoft VDI/RDS platforms with an Azure Stack HCI solution with all-flash NVMe SSDs. Even in remote work locations, our employees are able to see an increase in productivity and efficiency running their daily applications.”
David Risser
Director of Information Technology
EVGA
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“With COVID-19, we needed to support our 100+ workers so they can remotely access our customized applications and collaborate in real time. With an Azure Stack HCI solution from DataON to run Microsoft RDS, our employees have been unaffected by working remotely and are still able to collect, process and deliver road condition data to our customers.”
Nate Callison
Systems Administrator
Pathway Services
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“DataON helped us launch our cloud service provider business (CSP) in 2013. DataON’s turnkey solution for Azure Stack HCI is the perfect foundation for running Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), empowering organizations to work from anywhere without compromise.
Chris Wing
Chief Executive Officer
Purely Cloud

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