vDaaS: Reference architecture
Ankur Srivastava · 2011
The proliferation of desktops requires addressing challenges related to high SLAs for desktop provisioning and increased operational expenses. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a strategy of providing desktops to the user, where the virtual machines are hosted in a virtualized data center. A VDI implementation is a complex IT project that involves deployment and scaling complexities and high upfront CAPEX. Virtual Desktop as a Service (vDaaS) is a transformational solution that leverages the Cloud IaaS model and allows shifting the desktops from the organizations' datacenter to the cloud-enabled secure datacenter of the service provider without upfront CAPEX. The solution drastically reduces the overall TCO and enables organizations to realize the ROI fairly quickly.