What Industries need Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)?

Desktop virtualization infrastructure, also known as VDI, is a software that creates a virtualized desktop environment from remote servers.  Controlled by management software, users are able to access their virtual desktops remotely through various devices.  The benefits of virtual desktops include reduced costs, enhanced security, and quicker troubleshooting. The benefits of virtual desktops is known in these industries:

Manufacturing

Manufacturing companies with a high volume of employees and  rotating shifts greatly benefit from virtual desktops.  Deploying multiple desktops over few devices can lead increased productivity and lower IT costs. Employees who require access to a desktop will be able to access that desktop from a device that is shared by multiple users.

Healthcare

Due to data sensitivity and patient confidentiality, VDI is important to implement in the healthcare industry. More so when an organization must be HIPAA compliant. Systems administrators can grant permissions to healthcare professionals depending on clearance that is relevant to each professional. Each medical professional can view what pertains to their individual job clearance rather than the system as a whole. VDI allows professionals to use different devices across a variety of locations.

Financial

The financial sector is another industry that needs heavy data security protocol and VDI is one way of taking a step towards data security. Businesses in the financial industry should monitor and deploy VDI as it pertains to each individual employee as data security is extremely important. VDI will ensure that employees are working in compliance to PCI and HIPAA from whatever device they are working from.

Education

One of the main reasons VDI is so popular in the education industry is the BYOD (bring your own device) policy, making it relativity simple for students and educators to connect to institution resources.  Since institutions usually have many users, the IT department can deploy VDI to make operations much easier. VDI allows IT personnel to update operating systems, software, and security patches all from one location.

VDI has many benefits to employers in several industries, whether your looking to tighten security and monitoring, have many devices, or have many users. To learn more about how your business can benefit from VDI, contact CompuOne.

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