Very good points/questions, from you and Webster. I will go back and see if I can get further clarification of what they really want. VDI has been a buzzword thrown around here for years, but I was approached last week by my supervisor and told to look into it, but no real scope.
From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of James Rankin Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 8:55 AM To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: VDI options I suppose it all depends on your use case for "VDI". Would a published desktop from a server do or does it have to be full fat client VDI for licensing or GPU reasons? Does it have to be on-premise or cloud? Citrix and VMware both have many pricing options now, which could be more palatable depending on what else you want with it (application packaging, profile management, etc.) We are a partner with Parallels, Citrix and VMware FWIW. I suppose a more detailed breakdown of your actual VDI drivers would allow me to give a more in-depth response. Cheers, [cid:image001.png@01D21FCA.D5DD9850] [cid:image002.jpg@01D21FCA.D5DD9850] [cid:image003.jpg@01D374BE.9B5CB9F0] James Rankin CTA ACA vExpert Technical Evangelist / Media Hound Howell Technology Group Office: 0191 4813446 Mobile: 07809 668579 Email: ja...@htguk.com<mailto:ja...@htguk.com> www.htguk.com<http://www.htguk.com/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/htguk> | Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhtg> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/HTGUK> COMPANY INFORMATION Howell Technology Group Ltd is a limited company registered in England with registered number 5520670 and VAT registered number GB 862 666 004. Our registered office is at 2.30 One Trinity Green, Eldon Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1SA CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. PRIVACY POLICY For information about how we process data and monitor communications please see our Privacy Policy. To log a ticket please follow the link. https://htguk.on.spiceworks.com/portal From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife Sent: 14 December 2017 16:21 To: 'NT System Admin Issues Discussion list' <ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com>> Subject: [NTSysADM] VDI options I know there are tons of options for VDI out there today. I'm asking what you guys are using, and why. We are a VMWare shop, running ESXi 5.5, but don't own licensing for Horizon. That is currently the front-runner for the VDI project. I have looked at Jentu, very briefly, and while it sounds awesome, there's not a whole lot of info on how it does what it claims to do. I think Citrix would be a non-starter, due to licensing, but I haven't looked at Citrix in over 10 years, so if something has changed, I'd love to be enlightened. Thanks for any and all input, Joe Heaton Information Technology Operations Branch Data and Technology Division CA Department of Fish and Wildlife 1700 9th Street, 3rd Floor Sacramento, CA 95811 Desk: 916-323-1284
