confused? well, the host computer was a beefy rig, a gaming machine if you will and i simply through an evga host card in it. you can play modern warfare 2 (never tried black ops yet) at a decent res of 1680x1050 with max details at around 60fps ON A GIG NETWORK. im the grunt that has to put up with this tech. kid kept me up all night.įirst things first. and sorry the spelling errors in advance. I honestly think people are missing the point here. Even if you have a bonded 802.11 n network with max throughput, how exactly is a shared wireless connection going to affect the outcome and performance? What about the strain on the network where now you have to upgrade your backbone to accomodate? Where exactly is the cost savings? Sounds to me like its just swapping deck chairs on the Titanic, as opposed to showing shiny new computers in the classroom, your shifting the money to some server closet out of sight.there's also a push towards wireless (which is a mistake, in my opinion). As far as waiting 8-12 years before replacing thin clients, what about changes in tech, such as USB 3.0? The sheer NUMBER of connections of peripherals like schools adding Smartboards to every classroom. One doesn't replace all the workstations in one fell swoop, where as replacing the servers, which you now need more of, can actually cost MORE then getting a new batch of computers. Our school system is looking at VDI at the moment, and I just do not see the cost savings. On a large scale replacing 20 physical servers is much cheaper than replacing 3,000 desktops that often. All you need to update every 3-4 years are the servers, since that's what the VM's run off of anyway. At around $1,000 a seat it's not really cheaper than a PC to implement, but a hell of a lot cheaper to manage over the years.Īlso, the great thing is that you don't have to recycle thin clients every 3-4 years like PC's. It's all about centralizing it for easier management and support. No one saves money on going VDI for 5-25 desktops. This is for large enterprises, school districts, etc. Mind you that includes all new peripherals (keyboards, mice, monitors) for all seats. The one I describe above is a centralized solution ($205,000 with existing desktops used or $280,000 with new thin clients) and the local model with no central management we were able to do for $180,000. I just quoted a 180 seat VDI solution with that setup and the costs varied from $180,000 to $280,000 depending on the solution. I sell this stuff for a living and to do a centralized model you need a decent server cluster, SAN ($40k alone), switching infrastructure if Fiber Channel (iSCSI not so much), VMware licensing, Microsoft OS & Virtual Desktop Access Licensing, and thin clients (peripherals if needed) or VDI Blaster software by Devon IT to take advantage of existing older desktops if not in the budget to replace with new thin clients.

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