The world of VDI (Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure) has been quietly innovating without many IT staff being aware of how much has changed and the implications of the improved VDI experience. Compared to five years ago, today’s best VDI experience is very different, driven by improvements on the server, networking and thin client. On the server side, virtualized graphics from both NVIDIA and AMD reduce latency, and we have seen big server CPU improvements in performance per watt and core count. Networking has moved from 100Mb to gigabit making packet prioritization easier.

Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- VDI Performance and Security
- Not your father’s value thin client
- Call to Action
Companies Cited
- Amazon AWS
- AMD
- Citrix
- Dell Wyse
- IBM
- Intel Corporation
- NVIDIA
- VMware