Advancing End-User Productivity with Centralized Control

As business-critical applications and data continue to grow in size, scope and complexity, the traditional client computing landscape is rapidly evolving. The increasing challenges to manageability, data security, disaster recovery, compliance and budget constraints that IT departments face are creating increased interest in alternatives to traditional PCs.

The Dell™ suite of virtual desktop products and services enables organizations to customize the end-user experience with server-based control of data, settings and applications. Dell virtual desktop computing decouples a user's digital identity — data, user preferences, applications, the OS — from the client device, and moves it to the server.

Unlike previous server-based computing models, emerging flexible computing solutions embrace advances, such as desktop virtualization, to enable an expanding range of client functionality, flexibility and devices — from Dell OptiPlex™ desktops and Dell Precision™ workstations to cell phones, PDAs and public kiosks. This approach allows organizations to centralize systems management and security, while providing end users with the functionality and mobility to boost their productivity.

These solutions provide technologies for different types of environments; along with a comprehensive set of design, implementation and support services that differ in the way processing is distributed between client device and server:

• Dell On-Demand Desktop Streaming™ (ODDS)
• Dell Virtual Remote Desktop (VRD)
• Dell Dedicated Remote Workstation (DRW) solutions

By combining centralized control with enhanced client functionality, flexibility and mobility, these Flexible Computing Solutions enable organizations to simplify management, enhance security and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).