Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

VDI users with accelerated, GPU enhanced desktops will have a better experience and be more productive. Adding GPUs to modular, blade servers has never been simpler or quicker. X-Series protects and extends your investment with a modular form factor. You can upgrade only the components that add benefit to your business be it the CPU/server, I/O, or GPUs.

Bournemouth University, needed a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution that could be rapidly deployed, easily scaled, and effortlessly managed – all while supporting a diversity of applications and requirements. With a focus on media, design, and research, roughly half of the university’s users needed graphics acceleration.

Using the AMD based C245 M6 server, Cisco is able to document that this server can support up to 400 virtual desktops! This opens doors for lower TCO and server consolidation for customers.

Work/life balance has changed for many workers and their families, as have their workspace habits and preferences. IT organizations and workers have grown accustomed to being productive under mostly remote work circumstances. As companies begin their return to the office, it is critical to make infrastructure investments to support hybrid employees — and Cisco can help.

COVID-19 caused businesses to immediately establish an ability to support remote workers. The cloud offered a quick solution. Remote working will be the norm moving forward and business is questioning this choice. A FlexPod solution to host VDI offers a clear alternative.

Virtual desktop infrastructures improve security and productivity for remote workers across the globe. Discover how Cisco is making the adoption of VDI easier than ever with their improved Rapid Deploy Bundles.

As your organization continues to migrate to an infrastructure that enables remote productivity, airtight security, and simplified and streamlined management and maintenance, the benefits of Cisco VDI solutions will help meet your requirements. Cisco and Intel are trusted advisors on VDI and an array of workloads, from the private to public cloud, providing guidance to help accelerate your evaluation, deployment, and time to value.

Businesses are looking for ways to provide more flexibility to their workforce by empowering their employees to work anytime, anywhere, while also allowing them to utilize any technology they chose.

Using Cisco HyperFlex and Intersight technologies as the foundation in the data center puts the company in the enviable position of being ready to expand whenever necessary.