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Cloud Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a cloud-based version of virtual desktop infrastructure in which virtual desktop computers are hosted in the cloud.
What is a virtual desktop? It is any type of device (e.g., desktop, laptop, smartphone, tablet) used by a user to access resources, such as operating systems, applications, processing, and storage on a VDI virtual desktop infrastructure network that the user never physically sees.
Both VDI and cloud VDI seek to do the same thing: enable users to access their normal office desktop IT environments “virtually”—from any device anywhere. The difference is that with cloud VDI, all of the hosting of this virtual desktop capability is in the cloud. With traditional VDI, the hosting remains in the company’s central data center.
Comparing Cloud VDI to Traditional VDI and DaaS
In a VDI deployment, corporate IT maintains the VDI computing infrastructure for virtual desktops. Other offers, such as Desktop-as-a-Service and on-premises VDI, have comparable benefits. But there are many differences that set cloud VDI apart.
Distinctions Between Cloud VDI and On-Premises Solutions
On-premises desktop computing and support can take two forms:
It can be through the distribution of physical machines and devices
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