Getting to grips with VDI | Client

Getting to grips with VDI Client
Who’s who in VDIVMware has the most complete offering of any vendor and is widely credited with creating the term VDI. From hypervisor to client, management infrastructure to application virtualisation, VMware has a complete solutions stack and is the only vendor with a mobile offering. Citrix is the latest entrant into the VDI space. Years of experience in thin client and the purchase of XenSource give Citrix a complete stack to rival VMware. Despite being well established in the thin client space and having virtual desktop and server tools, Microsoft only has parts of the VDI solution and currently relies on Citrix and Quest Software to provide the broker and other services.Symantec purchased Altiris two years ago, becoming a major player in application virtualisation and is currently building a VDI solution: it is not known if it will include a hypervisor. Quest Software is the leading third-party broker for VDI and has tools including software preparation and virtualisation. Heavily used by Microsoft and Parallels.