Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) consolidates large estates of desktop PCs onto a centralised server farm where every user has their own ‘virtual’ PC. Instead of users having an expensive, dedicated, fully loaded PC on their desk, they all access a full version of the operating system (Windows, Linux...) environment, including desktop applications, located remotely on the server. They do this from much lower cost ‘thin client’ PCs or terminals.
Core Platforms
> VMWare VDI
> Citrix XenDesktop

Connection Brokers
> VMWare VDM
> Citrix
> LEOstream

Terminals & Thin Clients
> WYSE
> Chip PC Technologies

Deployment & Management
> VMWare ThinApp
> AppSense
> Script Logic
> Symantec