Chapter 2. Solution Methodology

This chapter will focus on the solution approach required to design successful View environments, including the gathering of inputs, their digestion, and the production of a View design or project output.

A Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) implementation can have various project drivers, including cost reduction, increased security, and end device flexibility. When participating in a VDI endeavor, it is important to define the project success criteria. For example, if an organization is looking to decrease the login time for roaming physicians, it is important to incorporate a streamlined login process (for example, Single Sign-On) into the overall solution.

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A robust VDI solution that doesn't address the organization's key criteria might still be judged as a mediocre success, instead of being embraced as a significant improvement to the end users' work environment.

Also, for solution providers and architects that are designing...