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Improving Performance By Using Hosted Virtual Desktops

By Mamie Conrad


Virtualization has introduced a new concept in computing and other associated processes. With this kind of approach a client is capable of carrying out high power processes on thin client. This is enabled when the client runs this application on a server operating system. In this way distributed processing can be easily accomplished. Such a kind of environment will increase the throughput from a company. Typically this can be implemented through hosted virtual desktops as one of the examples.

This is what is called client virtualization that entails separating the personal computer desktop environment from the physical machine. Based on the client server model this arrangement enables instances of the PC environment to run on the server through a virtual desktop interface (VDI). In this way smart phones or thin clients can execute demanding and powerful application on their local machines unaware that the processing is actually taking place on a server in the background.

In this way processes that may require more memory and higher processing power can be carried out on a thin client. Therefore the smart phone will be running the application as though it was local whereas it is remote. This makes use of the server operating system environment.

Generally the server is capable of hosting many instances of different user environments. In this way each of these different users have access to their own environment all of which can run concurrently. Each session is so personalized that the user is most of the time unaware that they are running their application from the server and that they may be more than one user connected to the server at any one time.

An obvious benefit from such a concept is in remote administration capabilities. Therefore different administrators can create and upload personalized VDI instances. They will have access to them at any one time and carry on their designated tasks without noticing that everything is running remotely. The environment is such that the controlling and duplicate machines have similar set up.

Typically a number of advantages are associated with this method of computing. Generally with a demand for more desktop environment instances can be created and stored on the server. As such several users can simultaneously have access to the same instance and thereby share in the processing. The centralized approach will enhance resource management and eventually improve output.

With such a process that is basically centralized client data integrity remains a significant consideration. This is in fact improved through secured remote access. In addition longer refresh cycle are experienced by the multi users who may be carrying out concurrent processing. Each user therefore works at a speed oblivious of the others who may be using the same application on one server.

Ultimately implementing the VDI can be enabled in several ways. The centralized and hosted techniques totally rely on server operating system environment to carry on. The remote synchronization on the other hand includes the user copying instances of the VDI that will execute as duplicate on the client. Generally by using such techniques hosted virtual desktops can be set up to increase computing efficiency.




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