Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is to 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. Resources contention: the users’ sharing the hardware and software resources of the server can lead to contention and performance issues.Ĭompatibility: some applications are not designed for session-based access by multiple users. Personalization: desktop personalization and application customization are limited because all the users access the same OS and applications during their desktop sessions. Managing the RDS deployment is also easy that no typical training is required for the IT admin. For instance, with vCloudPoint’s RDS solution, you can consolidate up to 99 sessions with a solid performance on a single server or even a high-end consumer PC.Įasy maintenance: RDS has less moving parts, it takes much less time and effort to maintain RDS deployments. Because users are sharing a single system, RDS deployments are less resource-hungry so investment in hardware resources(CPU, memory, and storage) is not high. Low costs: RDS minimizes licensing costs, as it is low for clients than the server OS and application costs. Users utilize shared resources running on a shared OS instance which facilitates a workstation provisioning in just seconds.

Simplicity: RDS infrastructure is simple to set up as it has fewer components. Applications and data are centralized making end-user control, software installation, configuring and updates easier. In RDS, users connect to a remote desktop session, share the operating system, applications and hardware resources of the host, and so it is termed shared computing. Remote Desktop Services – Remote Desktop Services, formerly known as Terminal Services, allows multiple users to remotely connect to a Virtual Machine(VM) or Operating System(OS). Both have some similarities and differences, strengths and weaknesses, which we are going to discuss.

Either Remote Desktop Services (RDS) or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) can achieve desktop virtualization. Desktop virtualization is a top trending term, which is capable of delivering high performance, high security and required flexibility to all businesses. Companies aspire for technologies that can be efficient and cost-effective to boost their productivity and meet their present and future requirements.

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