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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Introduction

Reduce Costs with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Scale and optimize heterogeneous virtual desktop infrastructure to:

  • Simplify desktop management
  • Reduce total cost of ownership (TCO)
  • Improve data security and compliance
  • Extend desktop hardware lifecycles
  • Extend business continuity and disaster recovery to enterprise desktops

Use the intelligent network and computing platform of Cisco virtual desktop infrastructure to:

  • Improve user experience and productivity
  • Deploy different VDI solutions to meet specific demands
  • Increase VDI adoption without expensive WAN bandwidth upgrades
Cisco Unified Computing System

Cisco Unified Computing System

Move your organization into the next generation of data center technology and performance.

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Cisco Application Control Engine

Cisco Application Control Engine

Reduce TCO, improve VDI performance, availability and security.

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Cisco Wide Area Application Services

Cisco Wide Area Application Services

Maximize productivity for branch offices and individual users by optimizing virtual desktop and application delivery.

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In-Depth

Cisco virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions accelerate the end-to-end delivery of virtual desktops that enables remote access from any PC or thin client across the network. These solutions deliver the following benefits:

  • Provides enterprise-class mobility without compromising performance
  • Protects data
  • Increases availability
  • Centralizes IT management and control

Network-based application optimization and acceleration services optimize the user's virtual desktop experience, scales VDI deployments for remote and teleworkers, and reduces total cost of ownership (TCO).

Within the data center, user desktops are hosted as virtualized desktops on highly resilient, virtualization-optimized Unified Computing Systems.

Additionally, because the data that traditionally resided on desktop computers is now stored on consolidated network attached storage (NAS) or SAN arrays, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Unified Fabric and VM-aware SAN provides the performance, flexibility, and efficiency required for scalable virtual desktop deployments
  • Cisco Unified Computing System
    Improve IT responsiveness to rapidly changing business demands by accelerating the delivery of new services simply, reliably, and securely.
  • Cisco Nexus 7000
    Modular switches with zero service loss architecture deliver 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet to meet the demands of next-generation data centers.
  • Cisco Nexus 5000
    High-performance10-Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet meet the business and operational needs of next-generation data centers.
  • Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches
    These switches deliver VN-Link virtual-machine-aware networking with tight integration into VMware vSphere 4.0.
  • Virtual Machine-Aware Networking
    VM-aware networking enhances virtual desktop portability and policy management.
  • MDS 9500 Series
    These multilayer directors addresses the stringent requirements of large-scale virtualized storage environments.
  • Cisco Application Control Engine
    New load balancing and application delivery products increase availability, scalability, and security of essential business applications.
  • Cisco Wide Area Application Services
    LAN-like performance for remotely hosted desktops and data center applications and locally hosted IT services reduce the branch office device footprint.
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