VMware View 3

Built on the industry-leading virtualisation platform, VMware View 3 (formerly VMware VDi) is a Universal Client solution that lets you manage operating systems, hardware, applications and users independently of each other, wherever they may reside

VMware View streamlines desktop and application management, reduces costs and increases data security through centralisation, resulting in greater end-user flexibility and IT control. VMware View enables customers to extend the value of VMware Infrastructure and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments to encompass not only desktops in the data centre but also applications and the delivery of these environments securely to remote clients, off or online.

HOW DOES VMWARE VIEW WORK?
VMware View uses virtualisation to break the bonds between the desktop and associated OS, applications and hardware. By encapsulating the desktop OS, applications and user data into isolated layers, the solution enables IT staff to change, update and deploy each component independently for greater business agility and improved response time. The result is a more flexible access model that improves security, lowers operating costs and simplifies desktop administration and management.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?
The VMware View 3 solution consists of:

VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VMware Infrastructure 3 + VMware View Manager 3

VMware Infrastructure 3
VMware View 3 is built on VMware Infrastructure 3 and as a result, IT organisations can extend the benefits of industry-leading virtualisation to the desktop. Integrating desktop infrastructure with VMware Infrastructure 3 provides unified management and a host of features that improve performance, reliability and business continuity, including:

• Ability to group servers, which host virtual desktops, together for redundancy and eliminate single point of failure
• Consolidated Backup centralises backup for desktop virtual machines
• Automated failover and recovery to keep desktops running non-stop
• Dynamic load balancing for desktop computing resources

VMware View Manager 3
View Manager 3 is an enterprise class desktop management solution, which streamlines the management, provisioning and deployment of virtual desktops. Users securely and easily access virtual desktops hosted on VMware Infrastructure 3, Terminal Servers, Blade PCs or even remote physical PCs through View Manager. Virtual desktop upgrading and patching are done centrally from a single console so you can efficiently manage hundreds or even thousands of desktops - saving time and resources.

Storage Optimisation withVMware View Composer
Premier Edition only
A new component of the VMware View solution, View Composer uses VMware Linked Clone technology to rapidly create desktop images that share virtual disks with a master image to conserve disk space and streamline management. User data and settings are separated from the desktop image, so they can be administered independently. All desktops that are linked to a master image can be patched or updated simply by updating the master image, without affecting users' settings, data or applications. This reduces storage needs and costs by up to 70% while simplifying desktop management.

Application Virtualisation with VMware ThinApp
Premier Edition only
VMware ThinApp application virtualisation software decouples applications from operating systems and packages them into an isolated and encapsulated file. This allows you to run multiple versions of applications on a single desktop without conflict, or the same version of an application on multiple operating systems without modification. Reduce storage needs for virtual desktops and simplify application management by streaming applications packaged with ThinApp from a centralised server or a shared network drive.

Client Virtualisation with Offline Desktop
Experimental use. Premier Edition only
Offline Desktop for experimental use allows complete virtual desktops to be moved between the data centre and physical desktop devices with security policies intact. Changes to the virtual desktop are intelligently synchronized between data centre and physical desktop device. Offline Desktop allows an end user to access their virtual desktop while not connected to the network or simply take advantage of a physical desktop device's local resources to run their virtual desktop for an enhanced end user experience.

FIND OUT MORE
For further information and pricing, contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email info@phoenixs.co.uk

 

VMware View enables
the following benefits:

• Lower costs - VMware View reduces overall costs of desktop computing by up to 45% by centralising management, administration and resources and removing IT infrastructure from remote offices.
  
  
• Better security - since all data is maintained within the corporate firewall, VMware View minimises risk and data loss. Built-in SSL encryption provides secure tunnelling to virtual desktops from unmanaged devices.
  
  
• Greater management and control - View Manager lets you manage all desktops centrally in the data centre and provision desktops instantly to new users, departments or offices. Create instant clones from a central image, and create dynamic pools of desktops for quick provisioning and rapid updating.
  
  
• More business agility and user flexibility - View Manager accommodates changing business needs, such as adding new desktop users or groups of users, while providing a consistent experience to every user from any network point.
  
  
• Reliable business continuity and disaster recovery -
  VMware View is built on industry-leading VMware Virtual Infrastructure and is able to automate desktop backup and recovery as a business process in the data centre.
  
  
• Reduce carbon footprint and energy costs - when used in conjunction with thin client devices which typically use one tenth of the power of a traditional PC, VMware View helps reduce energy costs and reduce the carbon footprint by up to 80% ("Infrastructure Virtualization" - Butler Group, September 2007).