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Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By : Barry Coombs
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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

Phase I - Project Definition


In this first section, we are going to look at how you approach the project. This is broken down into four steps, as shown in the following diagram:

Let's start by looking at the business drivers and understanding what your business requirements look like.

Identifying business drivers - understanding your needs and requirements

Before you jump headlong into your Horizon project, take a step back and ensure that you document what you are actually trying to achieve. More often than not, it can be very easy to get carried away with all the new shiny technological aspects of the solution, such as the installation and configuration of new hardware and software, that the end goal is either lost, or is not relevant to the business.

It may be an obvious point to make, but the key to identifying the business drivers is to really understand what you want to evaluate. By this, we mean is it a strategic decision based on the need to transform your organization with new working...