Because VDI architecture is based on bitmaps and deltas from a communication perspective, a desktop deployment is similar to a snapshot from a golden image. With VMware Horizon, customers can leverage thin-client technology for endpoints while deploying a robust infrastructure to support desktop virtualization. Desktop deployment with Horizon is faster, more reliable, more secure, and easier for organizations to use to deploy applications, updates, and more.Ĭustomers adopted this solution so that their remote users could access their virtual desktops through the internet from anywhere to improve resource availability, flexibility, and productivity. It also features AppShift technology, which introduces gestures and UI changes that make it easier to use Windows and Windows desktop applications on touch-based devices, and support for the Nvidia Virtual Graphics Platform and Microsoft Lync communicator.VMware Horizon is a VDI virtualization solution that manages, deploys, and maintains user desktops in a data center. The platform also uses space efficiently through the SE Sparse disk format and provides native platform graphics processing unit (GPU) support for 3D graphics acceleration. VMware is also providing a touchscreen interface on Horizon View clients. Version 5.2 is SAML-aware and features a new HTML5 client with Blast (formerly AppBlast) which allows Horizon to deliver full desktops to users' browsers. Horizon View's close integration with vSphere aims to improve virtual desktop infrastructures ( VDIs) and support bring your own device (BYOD) programs.

VMware Horizon View now comes bundled with VMware Mirage and Horizon Workspace in the VMware Horizon Suite. VMware Horizon View is the virtual desktop host platform for vSphere.

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