Implement Desktop Virtualization and Transition to Everything as a Service
From VDI to DaaS, desktop virtualization is back. Choose the right solution, then develop an implementation plan that balances user experience, infrastructure complexity, and total cost.
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An undeveloped or non-existent desktop virtualization project strategy will result in:
- Dissatisfied end users
- Wasted money and resources
- Lack of documented processes that increase the chance for implementation failure
- No unified solution fit to end-user requirements
- Failure to implement and scale the desktop virtualization solution
A well-developed desktop virtualization project strategy will:
- Match the desktop virtualization method to specific use cases within the organization
- Avoid major pitfalls when implementing desktop virtualization
- Align desktop virtualization initiatives with end-user, business, and IT goals and objectives
- Reach the age of virtualization with support for access anytime, anywhere
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Onsite Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn’t enough, we offer low-cost onsite delivery of our Project Workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a road map in place to complete your project successfully.
Book NowModule 1: Launch Your Desktop Virtualization Project
The Purpose
- Identify the scope and objectives of the workshop.
- Identify the drivers behind your desktop virtualization project.
- Determine and prioritize the business, end-user, and IT project goals and success metrics.
- Understand the needs of end users to create user-group profiles.
- Explore which applications are critical to virtualize.
- Develop a high-level budget based on the estimated cost to deliver desktop virtualization.
- Understand the high level risks and how to mitigate them.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Determine workshop scope.
- Determine project resourcing.
- Evaluate your current environment: infrastructure, project drivers, and opportunities for improvement.
- Identify the goals and success metrics.
- Detailed creation of user-group profiles.
- Document the critical applications in your environment to virtualize.
- Outline a high-level budget for your desktop virtualization project.
- Create a list of risks and mitigation strategies for each.
- Match the user-groups to the appropriate desktop virtualization delivery method.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Develop the scope and objectives of the workshop |
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| 1.2 | Review the current state environment |
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| 1.3 | Identify the drivers behind your desktop virtualization project |
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| 1.4 | Determine the business, end-user, and IT project goals and success metrics |
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| 1.5 | Understand the needs of end-users through a user-group profile creation and analysis |
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| 1.6 | Determine desktop virtualization delivery method fit with user-group profiles |
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| 1.7 | Inventory and analyze critical applications to virtualize |
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| 1.8 | Determine the high-level budget and total cost of ownership (TCO) |
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| 1.9 | Assess the high level risks and strategies to mitigate them |
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Module 2: Analyze Virtual Desktop Requirements and Plan to Pilot the Solution
The Purpose
- Identify functional requirements for the organization’s desktop virtualization solution.
- Determine technical requirements for the organization’s backup solution.
- Assess the responses from vendors to determine which vendor is the best fit to pilot your solution.
- Plan the pilot: select who will be in the test group and which applications will be supported.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Documented functional requirements.
- Documented technical requirements.
- Identified the appropriate vendor to host the solution that best fits the organization’s requirements.
- Developed a plan to conduct the pilot.
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| 2.1 | Develop technical and functional requirements |
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| 2.2 | Test out the products in the market (PoC) to further refine requirements |
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| 2.3 | Create the Request for Proposal (RFP) |
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| 2.4 | Assess the responses from vendors to negotiate a service contract |
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| 2.5 | Plan the pilot: select the test group and critical applications |
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| 2.6 | Draft an end-user satisfaction survey |
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Module 3: Plan Your Desktop Virtualization Implementation
The Purpose
- Discuss the milestones and initiatives required to implement desktop virtualization.
- Build a roadmap of initiatives mapped on a timeline.
- Discuss best practices around an implementation plan.
- Develop a communication plan.
Key Benefits Achieved
- An action plan for implementing and communicating the desktop virtualization solution.
- Creation of a roadmap of initiatives to implement desktop virtualization.
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| 3.1 | Brainstorm milestones and deliverables |
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| 3.2 | List the project initiatives |
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| 3.3 | Consolidate the initiatives into a project roadmap/timeline |
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| 3.4 | Discuss best practices around implementation |
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| 3.5 | Develop a communication plan |
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