Reduce the time and cost of Windows 7 migration

by 50%

Double the speed of Windows 7 migrations and cut costs in

half by:

• Rapidly provisioning virtual desktops that end-users can access

without upgrading their hardware

• Virtualizing legacy applications to eliminate OS compatibility

Issues

Simplify remote and branch office IT operations

Deliver high-performance virtual desktops from behind the

corporate firewall to remote or branch offices such as retail

stores, bank branches, medical offices, and even offshore

facilities. This empowers users while reducing support and

maintenance costs.

Enable agile business process outsourcing

Rapidly extend IT resources to third-party service providers

without sacrificing control over security policies or administrative

privileges. With VMware View you can centrally host virtual

desktops and applications and give users outside of the

organization access through a secure network connection on

desktops and thin clients.

Extend business continuity and disaster recovery

to desktops

Leverage vSphere automated failover, load balancing, backup and

recovery and other built-in datacenter-class business continuity

and disaster recovery capabilities. These protect desktop data

and ensure continuous availability for end-users at a fraction of

the cost and complexity of traditional solutions.

Support users on-the-go with Follow-Me desktops

Enable ultra-mobile users to roam freely from endpoint

to endpoint by giving them instant access to a familiar,

personalized desktop environment and critical applications –

while keeping your sensitive data secure and protected in the

datacenter.

VMware View – Benefits

Reduce operational costs by 50%

Centralizing your desktop infrastructure with VMware View makes

it faster, easier and less costly for IT to provision, deploy, maintain

and monitor desktop images across their entire life cycle. In fact,

IDC Research reports that VMware View customers have been

able to lower the total cost of ownership for their desktop

infrastructures by 50%, saving more than $500 annually per user.

Simplify desktop and application management

Using VMware View, you can manage tens of thousands of virtual

desktops, including applications and user data, from a centralized

administrative interface. At the same time you can simplify key

IT processes such as provisioning, configuration management,

connection brokering, policy enforcement, and application

assignment.

You can also strengthen security and control by hosting virtual

desktops centrally to prevent data leakage. vShield Endpoint can

also centralize anti-virus, provide SSL for encryption and support

authentication with smart cards and RSA SecurID® tokens to

enable secure access to virtual desktops.

Deliver rich user experiences, on demand

VMware View is the only solution that lets you deliver rich user

experiences across a variety of devices and locations – online or

off the grid. The High-performance PCoIP display protocol lets

users work with their virtual desktops via a LAN or WAN

connection. Additionally, VMware View Client with Local Mode

enables them to work offline and leverage local processing

resources. The result is a seamless user experience that combines

the best of VDI and client virtualization.

Standardize on a common virtualization platform

VMware View is built on the industry-leading VMware vSphere

virtualization platform, providing unparalleled performance,

scalability, reliability and availability for virtual desktop

environments. It also means that for the first time your

organization can standardize on a single common platform.

This can cover your entire IT infrastructure, from the desktop to

the datacenter and even through to cloud-based services from

external service providers.

VMware View – Included Components

VMware View Manager

End-users connect through View Manager to securely and easily

access VMware View virtual desktops.

VMware vSphere for Desktops

This edition of VMware vSphere provides a highly scalable,

reliable and robust platform for running virtual desktops and

applications. It includes built-in business continuity and disaster

recovery capabilities to protect desktop data and availability,

without the cost and complexity of traditional solutions.

VMware vCenter Server for Desktops

This edition of VMware vCenter Server is the central management

hub for VMware vSphere and gives you complete control and

visibility over clusters, hosts, virtual machines, storage, networking

and other critical elements of your virtual infrastructure.

VMware View Administrator

VMware View Administrator enables IT administrators to centrally

manage thousands of virtual desktops from a single image, to

streamline the management, provisioning, and deployment of

virtual desktops.

VMware View Client

This component of VMware View runs on endpoint devices

enabling end-users to access their virtual desktop environments

from Windows PCs, Macs, thin clients and zero clients.

VMware View Composer

VMware View Composer lets customers rapidly create desktop

images that share virtual disks – with a single gold image.

At the same time user data and settings are segmented so they

can be managed independently. Desktops linked to the gold

image can be patched or updated without affecting the user

data and settings.

VMware ThinApp

VMware ThinApp™ is an agentless application virtualization

solution that streamlines application delivery while eliminating

conflicts. As part of VMware View, ThinApp simplifies repetitive

administrative tasks and reduces storage needs for virtual

desktops by maintaining applications independently from the

underlying OS. Application Assignment integrated with View

Administrator enables IT admins to centrally assign applications

to individual View desktops or pools of desktops.

VMware vShield Endpoint

VMware vShield Endpoint allows you to offload key antivirus and

anti-malware functions to a hardened, tamperproof security

virtual machine, eliminating agent footprint. It optimizes antivirus

and other host and endpoint security for use in VMware vSphere

and VMware View environments.

VMware Security Server

This component of VMware View provides a secure way for

remote users to access the View environment, over an unsecured

WAN or over the internet.