Virtual Desktops — VDI & DaaS — CloudFirst
Virtual desktop estates on Omnissa, formerly VMware Horizon, with GPU-backed images where the workload needs it, delivered on the same managed cloud that runs backup, DR and security — so the desktop layer is not a separate island.
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Key Features
Any device, any location
Secure access to business applications from any device or location, with a consistent experience across platforms. The practical effect is that a laptop failure stops being an outage for the person it happens to.
Built on Omnissa
The platform is Omnissa, previously known as VMware Horizon, with engineers designing the environment and provisioning desktops — including GPU processors where the workload genuinely requires them, such as design or analysis work.
BYOD becomes defensible
Because the desktop and its data stay in the environment rather than on the device, bring-your-own-device stops being a security compromise. That also removes hardware procurement and supply-chain delays from the IT team's workload.
Onboarding measured in clicks
Multiple global images can be defined and deployed, so a new starter gets a correctly configured desktop immediately and a leaver's access ends cleanly. In high-turnover or project-based organisations this is the strongest single argument.
Security built into the architecture
Policies are enforced centrally, with options such as restricting local data copies. Enforcing data handling rules on physical laptops is largely aspirational; in a virtual desktop it is a setting.
One inclusive package
Standard image creation, Windows and VMware licensing administration, control plane maintenance, WAN connectivity, compute and storage availability, server backup, hosting environment, VPN and NSX firewall are all part of the service rather than separate line items.
Layered with the rest of the stack
Security, business continuity and managed services can be layered on top, and it runs on the same infrastructure as backup, DR and managed security — so the desktop estate is covered by the same protections as the servers.
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