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Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By : Barry Coombs
Book Image

Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By: Barry Coombs

Overview of this book

Desktop virtualization can be a bit of a headache. But VMware Horizon 7 changes all that. With a rich and adaptive UX, improved security and a range of useful features for storage and networking optimization, there’s plenty to love. But to properly fall in love with it, you need to know how to use it. And that means venturing deeper into the software, taking advantage of its extensive range of features, many of which are underused and underpromoted. This guide will take you through everything you need to know to not only successfully virtualize your desktop infrastructure but also to maintain and optimize the infrastructure to keep all your users happy. We’ll show you how to assess and analyze your infrastructure, and how to use that analysis to design a solution that meets your organizational and user needs. Once you’ve done that, you’ll find out how to build your virtualized environment, before deploying your virtualized solution. But more than that, we’ll also make sure you know everything you need to know about the full range of features on offer, including mobile cloud, so you can use them to take full control of your virtualized infrastructure.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Hardware clients


One of the things we hear a lot from speaking with customers is that the endpoint device is irrelevant when connecting to a virtual desktop machine, as, "It's just a dumb device to access the infrastructure and display my desktop screen, so that means I can buy the cheapest device possible and that will be fine, right?"

The correct answer is that it depends on the use case for the users and what their requirements around features and functionality are. Then, you can choose the most suitable endpoint device for them to connect from.

The other confusion that seems to be out there is what the difference between a thin client and a Zero client is, and whether there is actually a difference at all.

In this section, we are going to cover the different types of hardware clients available, explaining what each one is and the use case for which one is best to choose.

Thin clients

A thin client is a hardware endpoint device that's used to connect to the network and deliver a remote desktop...