The Coronavirus (Covid-19) is changing the way we work – especially for office workers. There are many companies either asking their staff to work from home or are finding that travel restrictions mean they cannot get staff to come into their offices. Today we look at a simple solution, more so if your company already has VMware in place!
One of the major concerns with remote working is security, security of data in transit over the internet and the security from the risk of computer infection from home computers connected to the corporate network. VMware Horizon 7 is a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) solution which allows corporate IT department to run Virtual Machine (VM) desktops and applications in the secure corporate Data Centre and remotely deliver these desktops and applications to employees as a managed service. Due to the light load associated with a virtual desktop - this computer-within-a-computer strategy enables many Virtual Machines to run per physical server core.
Windows administrators can quickly create virtual desktops on demand based on location and profile, and securely deliver desktops as a service from a central location. End users can access their personalized virtual desktops or remote applications from almost any internet enabled device.
Unlike this traditional VDI, Horizon 7 is built on technologies that allow components of a desktop or application to be decoupled and managed independently in a centralized manner and reconstituted on demand to deliver a personalized user workspace. For example, when the user logs in, a virtual desktop can assemble itself on the fly by combining an instant clone of a master image (Virtual Machine) with a user environment profile and one or more containerized applications that attach themselves to (but are not installed in) the VM. Instead of each user having a dedicated VM that requires as much maintenance effort as a physical desktop, only a few master VM images are required. Other VMware technologies provide personalization and the seeming experience of a dedicated, persistent desktop. Users no longer need to equate their VDI experience with a locked-down, restricted, vanilla desktop.
Watch how easy it is to configure Horizon 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJMCXhZeHIA How about trying it out yourself? Have a quick go using this easy to follow VMware Hands On Lab VMware Horizon 7 - Initial Deploy and Configuration of Horizon Components here: https://labs.hol.vmware.com/hol/catalogs/lab/6538
Really interested now? Ask us how we can assist with setting up a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for your company or in delivering training to help your organisation overcome the practicalities of Covid-19 and employee remote working.
