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VDI storage

• VDI performance issues begin at storage infrastructure

  VDI performance issues which can be traced back to storage infrastructure are limiting user adoption of virtual desktop implementation. Continue Reading

• How can I benchmark resource consumption before implementing a VDI architecture?

  Brian Madden explains how you can determine your resource needs before carrying out a VDI project in this expert answer. Continue Reading

• When should persistent VDI be used over non-persistent VDI?

  VDI expert Brian Madden explains why most of today's storage options can handle persistent desktops, and how non-persistence can contribute to VDI failure. Continue Reading

• Avoid VDI configuration issues by building desktops from scratch

  Expert Brien Posey discusses common problems faced when configuring virtual desktop deployments and how to work through them. Continue Reading

• Avoid VDI performance issues with monitoring, testing and tools

  Steer clear of VDI performance issues with freeware monitoring and internal testing methods, and free up storage and staff resources as well. Continue Reading

• VDI infrastructure and storage platform choices: SAN vs. NAS, Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI

  Read up on how SAN and NAS compare in terms of their ability to support a VDI infrastructure, and then drill down for details on Fibre Channel SAN vs. iSCSI SAN.Continue Reading

• How to perform VDI storage sizing

  Find out what factors are involved in VDI storage sizing, including typical desktop operating system, version numbers, application virtualization and user data.Continue Reading

• Persistent VDI vs. non-persistent VDI and their effect on storage resources

  Learn the difference between persistent VDI and non-persistent VDI, how they affect storage and which one carries advantages in terms of capacity and backup requirements.Continue Reading

• Storage’s impact on the VDI user experience

  Learn about the storage demands in a VDI environment and why a consistent I/O response time is so critical to the VDI user experience and get a ballpark estimate for IOPS requirements.Continue Reading

• Addressing VDI challenges with a WAN optimizer

  Find out how to use a WAN optimizer to address VDI challenges, including details on WAN optimization techniques and vendors, such as F5, Riverbed, Citrix and Silver Peak.Continue Reading

• VDI best practices: Making VDI cost-effective for SMBs

  Learn how to make VDI cost effective for your company and get VDI best practices in this tip.Continue Reading

• How to avoid VDI boot storm problems using SSD

  Learn about the two ways to use solid-state drives (SSDs) to avoid a VDI boot storm problem, including putting certain files on SSD and using SSD as a caching layer.Continue Reading

• Data storage resources needed to implement a virtual desktop infrastructure

  When implementing a virtual desktop infrastructure, you must weigh the benefits against the cost and effort it takes to acquire and maintain a data center infrastructure.Continue Reading

• Virtual desktop infrastructure deployments: The pros and cons of VDI

  With VDI technology, desktops can be virtualized in a data center, making desktop management much easier, but be aware of the cons of VDI.Continue Reading