There are two technologies available to SMBs to deliver a centrally hosted Windows desktop experience to their users: Remote Desktop Services (RDS) or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). RDS uses session virtualization to allow many users to log into the same instance of a Windows server OS and get a Windows desktop experience. VDI uses machine virtualization to allow multiple copies of a Windows desktop OS to run concurrently on the same physical server using a hardware abstraction layer called a hypervisor.
XP Migration Made Easier
There are still lots of organizations using Windows XP on user desktop computers. According to NetNarketShare.com, a service of Net Applications, market share of Windows XP just recently dropped below 25%. But this means there are still lots of Windows XP PCs in the field.
According to users who participated in a poll during our recent webinar on XP migration, half of those users are in organizations where 26% or more of their desktop PCs are still running Windows XP.