Understand Cost and ROI

Over 60 percent of the cost to deploy virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) goes to hardware infrastructure such as shared storage and servers. VDI‑in‑a‑Box eliminates expensive infrastructure by delivering a complete production system with high availability—without the overhead of separate connection brokers, load balancers, provisioning servers, shared storage or database servers. VDI‑in‑a‑Box is designed for Windows® administrators and does not require the added expense of datacenter IT professionals such as storage specialists, network administrators, database administrators or virtualization experts.

Virtual desktops for under $500 per user

As an example, here is the breakdown of the upfront cost to acquire the infrastructure needed to deploy VDI‑in‑a‑Box pooled and personalized virtual desktops, assuming that a directory (e.g. Active Directory) and file server for user data are already in place.

^{* Microsoft VDA retail price is $100/primary device/ year.}

Virtual desktops for less than the cost of a PC refresh

VDI‑in‑a‑Box generates immediate ROI by making virtual desktops less expensive than the PCs they replace. The infrastructure to deploy virtual desktops amounts to only $260–$475 per user. Workers can access their virtual desktops using repurposed existing PCs, Macs, or new thin clients and tablets; customers often use a mix of both. The ongoing operational efficiencies gained from centrally-managed virtual desktops add further savings.

Furthermore, with VDI‑in‑a‑Box, you have the flexibility of starting small and scaling as needs grow without needing to overprovision.