Success with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Avoiding the Top Three Pitfalls of VDI

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March 2011

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Contents
Introduction: 4HE.EW7ORLDOF6$)
0ITFALL.O Failing to Reduce Capital Expenses
0ITFALL.O Failing to Reduce Complexity
0ITFALL.O ,ACKOF#OVERAGEFOR2EMOTE5SERS
3UMMARY 4HE6$)3OLUTION
The New World of VDI
7EAREENTERINGANEWERAINCOMPUTINGINWHICHCOMPANIES
ARERETREATINGFROMTHEIDEAOFACOMPUTERONEVERYDESKTOP
ANDMOVINGTOAMODELOFCENTRALIZEDCONTROL4HEINDIVIDUAL
DESKTOPMODELTHATHASTAKENROOTOVERTHEPASTYEARSHAS
SIMPLYPROVENTOBETOOCOSTLYANDDIFlCULTTOMAINTAIN4HAT
HASBEENESPECIALLYTRUEASCOMPUTINGPOWERHASESCALATED
and as the Internet and broadband connections enable users
TOEASILYANDQUICKLYDOWNLOADMOREANDMORECONTENTnBOTH
good and bad –DIRECTLYTOTHEIRDESKTOPS

On the other hand, users have come to expect an individual

COMPUTERANDITSATTENDANTPOWERANDINDIVIDUALITYMAKINGIT
DIFlCULTTORETREATTOASIMPLETERMINALONADESKTOPNOMATTER
HOWSOPHISTICATED5SERSHAVEALSOBECOMEFARMOREMOBILE
DURINGTHEERAOFINDIVIDUALCOMPUTINGWITHANEXPECTATION
THATTHEYWILLBEABLETOACCESSTHEIRDESKTOPSFROMWHEREVER
THEYAREWHENEVERTHEYNEEDTHEM

4HESOLUTIONIS6IRTUAL$ESKTOP)NFRASTRUCTUREOR6$)WHICH

OFFERSTHEBESTOFBOTHWORLDSnINDIVIDUALDESKTOPCOMPUTER
FORUSERSBUTCENTRALCONTROLFORMANAGEMENT$RIVENBYTHE
NEEDFORMASSIVEREFRESHCYCLESTHESUCCESSOFVIRTUALIZATION
INTHEDATACENTERANDINTENSEECONOMICPRESSUREON)4
DEPARTMENTS6$)ISARAPIDLYGROWINGELEMENTOFTHEWAVEOF
INTERESTINVIRTUALIZATIONnTHEIDEAOFFREEINGCOMPUTINGFROM
physical constraints and allocating resources to users as
NEEDEDOFTENFROMSERVERSINREMOTELOCATIONS

7HILEMANYASPECTSOFVIRTUALIZATIONFOCUSONTHEDATACENTER
6$)LOOKSINSTEADATTHESINGLEBIGGESTAREAOFINEFlCIENCYIN
THECORPORATENETWORK–THEDESKTOP"YMOVINGPROCESSING
POWERANDSOFTWAREAWAYFROMTHEUSERSDESKTOPTOCENTRALLY
LOCATEDSERVERSWHEREITCANBEMANAGEDFARMOREEASILY
6$)OFFERSANIMMEDIATEANDCOST SAVINGSOLUTIONTOCOMPLEX
DESKTOPMANAGEMENTISSUES
 !CCORDINGTOANALYSTlRM'ARTNERBYSOMEPERCENT
OFTHEUSERPOPULATIONORMILLIONDESKTOPSWILLBEUNDER
MANAGEMENTBY6$)7ITHTHEMASSIVEREFRESHCYCLETAKING
PLACEWORLDWIDEASDESKTOPSAREMOVEDTO7INDOWSTHAT
NUMBERMAYWELLBEMUCHHIGHER

)NSHORTlNDINGANEWANDSIMPLERWAYTOREMOTELYUPGRADE
SUPPORTADMINISTERANDMAINTAINUSERDESKTOPSPROMISES
HUGESAVINGS7ITHTHERIGHT6$)SOLUTIONDESKTOPSCANBE
PROVISIONEDFROMASINGLEMASTERIMAGECREATEDBY)4ONA
REMOTESERVER5PGRADESCANBEDONEINAFRACTIONOFTHETIME
ITWOULDHAVETAKENTOVISITEACHDESKTOPANDMAKINGFURTHER
CHANGESISASSTRAIGHTFORWARDASALTERINGTHEMASTERTHENRE
IMAGINGTHEREMOTEDESKTOPS

!SAPPEALINGAS6$)ISANDASOBVIOUSASOLUTIONASCENTRAL
MANAGEMENTOFDESKTOPSIS6$)ALSOPRESENTSSOMEPOTENTIAL
DRAWBACKSIFIMPLEMENTEDINCORRECTLYORUSINGLEGACY
TECHNOLOGY4HESEPITFALLSCANKEEPCOMPANIESFROMREALIZING
THEFULLADVANTAGE– in cost savings, in reduced complexity,
ANDINCONNECTIVITYFORALLUSERSEVERYWHERE–OFAVIRTUALIZED
DESKTOPINFRASTRUCTURE

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Three potential !"##$!%&'##()*+,-./

COST
pitfalls of VDI
include cost,
complexity of
components that
must be managed,
and coverage of
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users in branch
offices, remote
COMPLEXITY COVERAGE
locations, and
offline.
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VDI faces these potential pitfalls in the
workplace:
Cost
&IRST6$)CANBECOSTLYIFITISNTDONECORRECTLY7ITHSOME
SOLUTIONS)4MUSTCONTINUETOMAINTAINUSERDESKTOPSAND
THENETWORKINFRASTRUCTUREATTHESAMECOSTLYLEVELSASBEFORE
4HERIGHT6$)SOLUTIONSHOULDREDUCETHENUMBEROFSERVERS
REQUIREDTOADMINISTERDESKTOPSWHILEEXTENDINGTHELIFEOF
DESKTOPSYSTEMS

Complexity
3ECONDINSTALLINGALEGACY6$)SOLUTIONINTOANEXISTING
NETWORKCANACTUALLYINCREASERATHERTHANREDUCESYSTEM
COMPLEXITY/LDER6$)SOLUTIONSAREBUILTONSERVER
VIRTUALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYMEANINGAPOORlTATBEST!DDITIONAL
BACKENDRESOURCESAREREQUIREDFORSUPPORTANDLEGACY
SOLUTIONSLACKCENTRALVISIBILITYINTOTHEOVERALLUSERDESKTOP
INFRASTRUCTURE

Coverage
6$)STHIRDBIGCHALLENGEISCOVERAGE6$)MUSTADDRESSISSUES
OFMOBILEUSERSANDREMOTEACCESS(OWDOUSERSACCESS
THEIR6$)DESKTOPSFROMOTHERLOCATIONS)FTHENETWORKIS
DOWNCANAREMOTEUSERCONTINUETOWORK!DDRESSINGTHOSE
QUESTIONSISCRITICALTOTHESUCCESSOFA6$)INSTALLATION

)NTHISPAPERWEOPENLYEXAMINEEACHOFTHESETHREEPOTENTIAL
PITFALLSANDEXPLAINHOWTECHNOLOGYFROM6IRTUAL"RIDGES
ADDRESSESEACH7ITHTHERIGHTSOLUTIONVIRTUALIZINGYOUR
ENTERPRISESDESKTOPSCANBEAQUICKROUTETOIMMEDIATECOST
SAVINGSREDUCEDNETWORKCOMPLEXITYANDCOMPLETECOVERAGE
FORREMOTEANDOFmINEUSERS
 Pitfall No. 1: Failing to reduce capital and
operational expenses
Challenge: 4ODAYSREALITYFOR)4DEPARTMENTSISTHENEEDTO
REDUCECAPITALANDOPERATIONALEXPENSESWHEREVERPOSSIBLE
!TTHESAMETIMESOFTWARESUCHAS7INDOWSALONGWITH
HIGHUSEREXPECTATIONSCONTINUETORAISETHEBARFORDESKTOP
SPEEDANDOVERALLPERFORMANCE4OMEETTHOSEEXPECTATIONS
FREQUENTHARDWAREUPGRADESARECOMMONWITHTHEATTENDANT
COSTTIMEANDATTENTIONFROM)44HERESULT4HEDESKTOPIS
NOWTHESINGLELARGESTINEFlCIENCYINTHETYPICALCORPORATE
NETWORK

)NCLUDINGTHECOSTOFTHEDESKTOPHARDWAREALONGWITH
supporting server, memory, storage, and licensing costs,
DESKTOPSCANRANGEFROMTOAPIECE4HAT
NUMBEROFCOURSEDOESNTINCLUDETHESUPPORTCOSTWHICH
CREATESANOPERATINGEXPENSETHATHASBEENSHOWNTOBE
many times the original capital expense.)

!TYPICALDESKTOPCOSTSBETWEENANDNOT

INCLUDINGOPERATINGCOSTSWHICHAREGENERALLYMANY
times the original capital expense.

6IRTUALIZINGTHEDESKTOPSOTHATITCANBECONTROLLEDFROMA
REMOTELOCATIONBY)4SEEMSALOGICALWAYTOCONTROLCOSTS
7ITHTHEWRONGAPPROACHHOWEVER6$)CANACTUALLYADD
TORATHERTHANSUBTRACTFROMYOURCAPITALANDOPERATING
EXPENSES)FTHENEWTECHNOLLOGYCONTINUESTOREQUIRE
EXPENSIVEDESKTOPMACHINESASWELLASEXTENSIVESERVER
support –ASMANYDOnANYCAPITALEXPENSESAVINGSWILLBE
minimal.
Solution: 6IRTUAL"RIDGES6$)TECHNOLOGY6%2$%ADDRESSES
THEISSUEOFCAPITALANDOEPRATIONALEXPENSESDIRECTLY
"ECAUSEITISPURPOSE BUILTFORIMPROVEDHARDWAREUTILIZATION
ANDPERFORMANCEYOUR)4DEPARTMENTWILLNEEDFEWERSERVERS
TOSUPPORTITSDESKTOPS&URTHERMORESYSTEMEFlENCIESMEAN
LESSANDCHEAPER.!3STORAGEANDNOEXTERNALWIDEAREA
NETWORKDEPENDENCY$EPLOYMENTCOSTSAREREDUCEDBYUPTO
PERCENTANDSAVINGSONCAPITALEXPENSESAREIMMEDIATE

(ELPDESKCOSTSAREREDUCEDVIA6IRTUAL"RIDGES'OLD-ASTER
)MAGETECHNOLOGYWHICHCANDELIVERAPPLICATIONSPATCHES
ANDUPDATESWITHOUTDISRUPTINGUSERSTHUSGREATLYREDUCING
operating expenses.

6IRTUAL"RIDGESSOLUTIONALSOMEANSTHATYOUCANLEVERAGEYOUR
EXISTINGDESKTOPS"ECAUSE6$)SHIFTSMOSTOFTHEPROCESSING
POWERTOACENTRALSERVERTHERESNONEEDTOCONTINUALLY
REPLACEDESKTOPSWITHNEWANDMOREPOWERFUL0#S4HATCAN
SAVESUBSTANTIALLYWITHPENDINGENTERPRISE WIDEUPGRADESTO
7INDOWSFOREXAMPLESINCEYOUWILLSAVEBYNOTHAVINGTO
PROVIDEADDITIONALDESKTOPPROCESSINGPOWER7ITHTHEVIRTUAL
DESKTOPHOSTEDONTHESERVERLESS POWERFULMACHINESCAN
CONTINUETOBEUSEDASCLIENTSFORALONGTIMETOCOME4HAT
OFFERSACLEARSAVINGSIN0#ACQUISITIONCOSTSASWELLASEND
OF LIFEDISPOSALISSUES

7ITH6IRTUAL"RIDGESMAINTENANCEANDSUPPORTARESIMPLIlED
WITHASINGLESHAREDOPERATINGSYSTEMANDAPPLICATIONSASA
COMMONENVIRONMENTONE CLICKPROVISIONINGANDDEPLOYMENT
ANDCONNECTIVITYSUPPORTACROSSAVARIETYOFCLIENTS

#OSTCANBEFURTHERCONTAINEDWITHTHECHOICEOFHOSTED
SOLUTIONSTHATMOVETHERESPONSIBILITYFORINSTALLINGAND
MAINTAININGTHESYSTEMOFF PREMISESANDINTOTHECLOUD
6%2$%/N 0REMISEALLOWSCOMPANIESTOMAINTAINCONTROLAND
 OWNERSHIP6%2$%(OSTEDOFFERSASOLUTIONFORCOMPANIES
THATDONTWANTTOMANAGESERVERSORPERFORMPRODUCT
MAINTENANCETHEMSELVES6%2$%(YBRIDISFORCOMPANIES
THATAWANTTORUNAPPLICATIONSINTHECLOUDWHILEMAINTAINING
FULLCONTROLANDOWNERSHIPOFDATAON PREMISE

Summary: 7ITHOUTCOSTCONTAINMENTMUCHOFTHEPURPOSE

OF6$)ISLOST9ETSOMEVIRTUALIZATIONTECHNOLOGIESCONTINUETO
REQUIREHEAVYNETWORKMAINTENANCEANDSUPPORTALONGWITH
THESAMEBACKENDSERVERANDBACKUPINFRASTRUCTUREALREADY
INPLACE6IRTUAL"RIDGES6%2$%MODELMOVESAWAYFROMTHAT
ALLOWINGYOUTOREDUCEBOTHOPERATINGEXPENSESANDCAPITAL
EXPENSESSIGNIlCANTLY7ITH6IRTUAL"RIDGESTHEDESKTOPCAN
CHANGEFROMBEINGTHEMOSTINEFlCIENTPARTOFYOURNETWORK
TOTHEMOSTEFlCIENT

Pitfall No. 2: Failing to reduce complexity

Challenge: )FYOUSELECTALEGACY6$)TECHNOLOGYTHATBASED
ONSERVERVIRTUALIZATIONRATHERTHANBUILTSPECIlCALLYFORDESKTOP
VIRTUALIZATIONITCANREQUIREAHIGHLYCOMPLEXIMPLEMENTATION
)NADDITIONITMAYREQUIREADDITIONALBACKENDRESOURCESTHAT
WILLNEEDSUPPORT)NESSENCEUSINGA6$)SOLUTIONORIGINALLY
BUILTFORSERVERVIRTUALIZATIONRATHERTHANDESKTOPVIRTUALIZATION
MEANSFORCE lTTINGTHETECHNOLOGYTOlTTHEDESKTOP4HOSE
SOLUTIONSALSOTENDTOLACKANYSORTOFCENTRALVISIBILITYINTOUSER
DESKTOPECOSYSTEMSSUCHASDIFFERENTTYPESOFUSERSDEVICES
to support, home and branch locations, and more.

5SINGA6$)SOLUTIONORIGINALLYBUILTFORSERVER
VIRTUALIZATIONRATHERTHANDESKTOPVIRTUALIZATIONMEANS
FORCE lTTINGTHETECHNOLOGYTOlTTHEDESKTOP
)4DEPARTMENTSALREADYOVERWHELMEDBYTHECOMPLEXITYOFTHE
ENVIRONMENTSTHEYSUPPORTDONTHAVEMONTHSTOREPEATEDLY
ADJUSTA6$)INSTALLATIONTOMAKEITWORKWITHINTHENETWORKBUT
ALLTOOOFTENTHATSWHATITTAKES

5NLIKEOTHER6$)SOLUTIONS6IRTUAL"RIDGESISPURPOSE
BUILTFORDESKTOPVIRTUALIZATION!SSUCHITREDUCESRATHER
THANINCREASESNETWORKCOMPLEXITYANDCANLITERALLYBE
set up in hours. A streamlined installation process, along
WITHBETTERMANAGEMENTPROCEDURES!LSOENSURESECURITY
ANDCOMPLIANCECONCERNSAREADDRESSED4IMETOVALUEIS
IMMEDIATEWITHONE CLICKPROVISIONINGOFDESKTOPS

/NCEINSTALLEDASINGLEUNIlEDMANAGEMENTCONSOLEALONG

WITHCONlGURABLEREPORTSONCAPACITYHISTORICALDATAUSER
ANDADMINISTRATIVEEVENTSDESKTOPANDAPPLICATIONACTIVITY
ANDMOREPROVIDECENTRALVISIBILITYINTOUSERSANDTHENETWORK
helping reduce management complexity and improve
OPERATIONALEFlCIENCY

3INCECONNECTIVITYISSUPPORTEDFROMALMOSTANYCLIENT0#
-ACTHIN CLIENTWORKSTATION ASWELLASMOBILEANDBRANCH
WORKERS BUSINESSAGILITYISINCREASEDWITHOUTANINCREASED
BURDENON)4

!6IRTUAL"RIDGESSOLUTIONCANSCALETOTHOUSANDSOFCLUSTERS
Adoption across the enterprise is easier because Virtual
"RIDGESOFFERSAFAMILIAR0# TYPEEXPERIENCETOUSERS
REGARDLESSOFTIMELOCATIONCONNECTIONUSERSCANBEONLINEOR
OFmINE ORDEVICETYPE

3OLIDSECURITYFURTHERREDUCESNETWORKMANAGEMENT
COMPLEXITY6IRTUAL"RIDGESMINIMIZESSECURITYCONCERNSAND
REDUCESRISKWITHROLETASK BASEDPROVISIONINGUSERAND
GROUPPOLICIESANDENCRYPTEDOFmINEUSE.ATIVEMALWARE
RESISTANCEFORALLVIRTUALDESKTOPSESSIONSALSOREDUCESRISK
and enhanced endpoint security ensures secure remote
ACCESSTOUSERDESKTOPSANDAPPLICATIONS
Summary: 6IRTUAL"RIDGESBUILT FROM THE GROUND UP
TECHNOLOGYMEANTHATITWASDESIGNEDFORVIRTUALIZING
DESKTOPSNOTSERVERS4HATENSURESASTREAMLINEDINSTALLATION
PROCESSANDMEANSTHATYOUR6$)INSTALLATIONWILLREDUCE
NETWORKCOMPLEXITYANDBACKENDSUPPORTRATHERTHAN
INCREASINGITASLEGACY6$)SOLUTIONSCAN6IRTUAL"RIDGES
ALSOSCALESTOTHOUSANDSOFCLUSTERSENHANCESSECURITYAND
COMPLIANCEANDINCREASESUSERADOPTIONBYOFFERINGAFAMILIAR
0# LIKEINTERFACE

Pitfall No. 3: Lack of coverage for remote users

Challenge: 4HE)4DEPARTMENTTODAYISLARGELYFOCUSEDON
THEDATACENTERAND)4ADMINISTRATORSAREFAMILIARWITHCOST
SAVINGCONCEPTSSUCHASSERVERVIRTUALIZATION6$)INCONTRAST
FOCUSESONTHEDESKTOPANDONDELIVERINGCOMPUTINGPOWER
TOTHEBROADPOPULATIONOFDESKTOPUSERSONLOCALAREA
NETWORKS"UTTOSUCCEED6$)MUSTALSOADDRESSTHENEEDS
OFTHEOFmINEUSER WORKERSWHOTRAVELFREQUENTLYORWHO
NEEDACCESSTOTHE)NTERNETVIAANOTEBOOKCOMPUTERATHOME
ORVIAAMOBILEDEVICEONTHEROADORWHENOUTOFTHEOFlCE
$ESPITETHEOBVIOUSIMPORTANCEOFOFmINECONNECTIVITYMANY
6$)SOLUTIONSSIMPLYARENTEFFECTIVEFORREMOTEUSERS)NFACT
INSOMECASESWITH6$)SOLUTIONSISSUESOFNETWORKCONTINUITY
CANPRECLUDEOFmINEUSERSFROMACCESSINGTHEIRDESKTOPSATALL

Solution: 6IRTUAL"RIDGESADDRESSESTHENEEDSOFTHEOFmINE
WORKERWITHSOLUTIONSSUCHAS6%2$%,%!&WHICHOFFERS6$)
COVERAGEFORREMOTEOFlCESANDOFmINEWORKERS

6IRTUAL"RIDGESIMPROVESPRODUCTIVITYFORBRANCHOFlCEWORKERS
BYDELIVERING,!. LIKEPERFORMANCEALONGWITHBI DIRECTIONAL
SYNCHRONIZATIONFOROFmINEUSERS4HETECHNOLOGYENSURESA
CONSISTENTEXPERIENCEFORTHEDISCONNECTEDUSERWITHTHE
latest operating system, applications and user documents.
,%!&ISASELF CONTAINEDLOCALDESKTOPVIRTUALIZATION
PLATFORMTHATISFULLYSECURESOTHERESNONEEDTOWORRY
about adding external endpoint security solutions.

6%2$%,IVE%NVIRONMENT!CCESS&ORMAT,%!& PROVIDESBOTH
CONNECTEDACCESSTOREMOTEVIRTUALDESKTOPSESSIONS AND
DISCONNECTEDACCESSVIRTUALDESKTOPSESSIONISLOCALLYCACHED
ANDEXECUTEDONTHECLIENTMACHINE ,%!&ISASELF CONTAINED
LOCALDESKTOPVIRTUALIZATIONPLATFORMTHATISFULLYSECURESO
THERESNONEEDTOWORRYABOUTADDINGEXTERNALENDPOINT
security solutions.

5SINGATYPECLIENTHYPERVISORFOROFmINE6$)USERS,%!&
ISFULLYINTEGRATED5SERSCANACCESSDESKTOPSVIALAPTOPS
ORTHROUGHAPORTABLEDRIVEWITHAUTOMATICBI DIRECTIONAL
SYNCHRONIZATION)TALSOPROVIDESSUPPORTFOR53"PERIPHERALS
FORONLINEOFmINEANDBRANCH6$)USERS,%!&USESTHE6IRTUAL
"RIDGES'OLD-ASTER)MAGEMODELWHICHISUPDATEDONTHE
CENTRALSERVERANDAUTOMATICALLYREmECTEDINTHEUSERS,%!&
ENVIRONMENT#ENTRALIZEDMANAGEMENTTHROUGH,%!&PROVIDES
DISCONNECTEDANDLOCALEXECUTIONFORMOBILEANDOFmINEUSERS

Summary: #OVERAGEFORREMOTEUSERSISACRITICAL
COMPONENTOFTODAYSNETWORKYETMANY6$)SOLUTIONSLACK
comprehensive connectivity. Virtual Bridges addresses the
ISSUEOFREMOTECONNECTIONSWITHTECHNOLOGIESSUCHAS6%2$%
,%!&ASELF CONTAINEDLOCALDESKTOPVIRTUALIZATIONPLATFORM
,%!&USESACLIENTHYPERVISORTOGIVEOFmINEUSERSACCESS
TOTHEIRDESKTOPSFROMAVARIETYOFDEVICESANDTYPESOF
connectivity.
Conclusion: The VDI Solution
4HEMOVEOVERTHEPASTYEARSFROMCENTRALIZEDTO
DECENTRALIZEDCOMPUTINGHASRESULTEDINGREATPRODUCTIVITY
GAINSBUTATAHUGECOSTFOR)4DEPARTMENTSWHOMUSTNOW
SUPPORTVASTNUMBERSOFINDIVIDUALDESKTOPCOMPUTERS
2EMOTEMANAGEMENTOFTHEDESKTOPHASCOMEINlTSAND
STARTSBUTINMOSTCOMPANIES)4CONTINUESTOPUSHPATCHES
TOENDUSERCOMPUTERSWHICHARESTILLSUSCEPTIBLETOVIRUSES
user manipulation, and exposure to outside content.

6$)PROMISESANEWVISIONFORMANAGINGTHEDESKTOPBUTONLY
WITHTHERIGHTTECHNOLOGYANDIMPLEMENTATION+EYPITFALLS
THATCANBEINTRODUCEDBYTHE6$)MODELINCLUDELACKOFCOST
SAVINGSLACKOFNETWORKCONTROLANDLACKOFCONNECTIVITYFOR
REMOTEANDOFmINEUSERS

(OWEVERTHEPOTENTIALOF6$)CANBEREALIZEDWITHTHERIGHT
SOLUTION,EGACY6$)SOLUTIONSMAYACTUALLYEXACERBATE
NETWORKMANAGEMENTCHALLENGESBYINCREASINGCOSTAND
COMPLEXITYTHROWINGUPBARRIERSTOCONNECTIVITYANDREQUIRING
more rather than less maintainence.

%ACHOFTHESEPOTENTIALPITFALLSHOWEVERCANBEADDRESSED

7ITHPURPOSE BUILT6$)TECHNOLOGYFROM6IRTUAL"RIDGES
VIRTUALIZINGYOURENTERPRISESDESKTOPSCANBEAQUICKROUTETO
DRAMATICCOSTSAVINGSWHILESTILLOFFERINGREMOTEANDOFmINE
USERSCOMPLETECONNECTIVITYALLWITHAREDUCTIONINNETWORK
cost and complexity.