Factors Ensuring True Mobility In VDI

The BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Devices) policy is gaining ground rapidly. Enterprises have started looking beyond the office premises to encourage employees connect from anywhere. There is no doubt that VDI plays an important role in boosting BYOD. Server connection on the move, with the small devices acting as interfaces has changed a complete technological era. VDI serves as the platform where such a technological advancement has been made possible. This saves a lot for many businesses in terms of infrastructural expenditures. Any new start up considers VDI deployment as the potential choice for its set-up.

Failure Of ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach:

In all this rustle bustle of the virtualization and BYOD becoming dominant, there have been challenges which VDI experts took very seriously. Earlier, the companies involved in virtualization attempted a thoughtful approach towards devices usability. It was called ‘one-size-fits-all’. This means that the applications were made compatible to the users’ devices, irrespective of what these devices were. It simplified the manufacturer’s tasks.  With the number of connecting devices increasing everyday in number, it was a nightmare considering individual specifications for individual devices varying in size. The enterprises were happy about it when they suddenly realized that one crucial factor was deeply hampered with this approach- ‘Performance’.

Quite understandably, the performance degraded when the specifications were ignored. Content readability suffered to a great extent. Considering the BYOD implementation across the Organization, this approach ad to let go, and the VDI experts reconsidered the decision.

Vital Factors To Ensure True Mobility:

When the companies plan to enforce the BYOD policy, there are a few considerations which turn serious about the approach. The complete VDI environment is very different from the conventional desktop environment. A user on the move wants to stay independent, and in full control of the certain applications which relate to his official activities. There are following factors that must be thought of if true mobility is to be supported:

Application Hosting:

• App Hosting Through Mobile:
  

Enabling a user host his own applications independent of the desktop solves the problem of performance degradation. Confined within certain rights, the application hosting also provides the app isolation to stay secured from the external intrusion.

• Optimal Resource Utilization:

Most of the application vendors think of Windows as they design their applications. This includes the official applications as well. The application hosting must be compatible on a Windows server to utilize the resources in the best possible manner.

• Optimization Of Existing Windows Apps:
  

Many of the already existing Windows applications may open up a way to realize the employee needs. Understanding what applications relate to the requirements is an easy initiation towards the right app. There are practically thousands of applications today being offered for educational purposes. The same if implemented at enterprise level can get the application optimization to its best.


Integrated Networking:

• Any Location, Anytime:

The employees must be able to connect easily, from anywhere, at any time. The solution that one implements must take care of this.

• No Configuration:
  

To have the connection set-up, all that one desires is zero configuration set-up. Typing a set of specific entries every time the connection is made is extremely frustrating. The devices must support the easy access which is smart and intelligent to have the system automatically configured irrespective of the location.

• Control And Security:
  

The granular level at which the control is offered is to be decided by the IT team. While the specific administrative rights reside within the device owner’s control to manage his own apps, IT is responsible to monitor if there is a threat of security breach.

• Multimedia Redirection:

The multimedia and videos may create an extensively heavy load on the network. A redirection technology can help with this by using playback option installed locally on the device.


App Management And Service Delivery:

• On-Device Support:

The solution that is implemented must help the device owner manage his own applications and resolve the minor issues easily and quickly.

• Interoperability:

An interoperable solution that can work with any hypervisor, ay virtualized desktop or any cloud infrastructure is the foremost demand. There must not be major configuration changes, every time the employee changes the project within the enterprise.

• Performance Monitoring:

An efficient solution must track the applications performance and resource utilization on the device. This is helpful for the IT teams during initial implementations, to track down the applications that pose problems.

Wrapping up the subject, true mobility can be achieved if the enterprises take not only VDI, but also the complementary technologies to consideration. Looking from the bigger picture, the initial investment costs will be quickly compensated by the infrastructural savings through BYOD approach. In a long run, one may envision a world where businesses never worry about the capital expenditure on desktops, installations and maintenance costs.