END USER INSIGHT
SERVING OUR KING , THE ROYAL FAMILY AND THE ROYAL COURT OF BAHRAIN ,
MY TEAM HELPS OUR
NATION INSPIRE
PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AROUND
THE WORLD THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP IN
BUSINESS .
HCI technology providers and how they performed relative to their stated visions , the decision was taken to sign up for a 100-user trial of VMWare Virtual Desktop Infrastructure that ran on the Nutanix Clusters .
“ We tested this Nutanix and VMWare combination on HP and Dell thin clients . End-users immediately noticed the faster speeds and appreciated the convenience of logging into a full-powered system from any device connected to our network . They enjoyed the same performance on a top-of-the-line desktop as they did on a thin client or a budget laptop . They could take their work with them anywhere and they could do so without carrying their files on USB sticks because all their data was stored on the VDIs at our data centre ,” said Zulardi .
It was clear that Nutanix accelerated and improved the end-user experience . Nutanix also made it easier to scale the
IT infrastructure as needed because it allowed the rollout of new virtual machines and capacity to existing VDIs as needed . Still , there was one more factor to consider : cost .
With traditional desktops , the budget for operating expenses ( OPEX ) had to keep increasing every year to purchase new hardware . Switching to Nutanix eliminated this expense , thus substantially lowering annual costs . Buoyed by the success of the initial trial , a decision was taken to increase the VDI user base to 500 employees and subsequently the project was further expanded with the objective that everyone at the Royal Court will be moved to VDI by the beginning of 2023 .
The IT infrastructure is more secure because all the VDIs – the applications and data they contain – reside in the data centre . Zulardi and his team can manage updates and upgrades from a central location and spin up more
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