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Agenda

• Why you need to address the desktop device• Client choices• Wyse Xenith – the zero client built for Citrix• What about mobile?• How much of your organisation can this work for?

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The impact of keeping PCs with virtual desktops

Complexity Increased Unchanged Reduced or eliminated

Security Improved Unchanged Enforced

Management Improved Still Required None or Centralized

Reliability Fail over 20-30k hours MTBF 180k hours MTBF

Deployment Faster Still Imaging the HDD Out of the box

Energy / Green IT Increased 50-150 watts

6-15 wattsSave £50-£150

year/unit

VirtualDesktops

Full PCEndpointChallenge

Thin or Zero client

Reduced or eliminated

Enforced

None or Centralized

180k hours MTBF

Out of the box

6-15 wattsSave £50-£150

year/unit

Unchanged

Unchanged

Still Required

20-30k hours MTBF

Still Imaging the HDD

50-150 watts

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TCO comparison of client devices

• Monthly TCO costs aggregated from Gartner published analysis, based on 2,500 users

• Server focused items removed to expose client detail

TC / VDI PC / VDI PCEndpoint Hardware $ 3.13 $ 33.33 $ 33.33

Client Software Licenses $ 8.33 $ 4.58 $ 4.58

Hardware and Software 11.46$ 37.92$ 37.92$

IT Personel $ 5.58 $ 19.00 $ 19.00 Security $ 4.42 $ 12.50 $ 8.08

Desktop Management $ 10.42 $ 12.58 $ 12.58 IT Operations 20.42$ 44.08$ 39.67$

Administration 30.08$ 31.58$ 18.00$

Downtime 10.75$ 15.58$ 15.58$ End User Costs 10.75$ 15.58$ 15.58$

Hardware and Software 11.46$ 37.92$ 37.92$ IT Operations 20.42$ 44.08$ 39.67$

Administration 30.08$ 31.58$ 18.00$ End User Costs 10.75$ 15.58$ 15.58$

Energy 0.21$ 6.00$ 6.00$

Client TCO (monthly) 72.92$ 135.17$ 117.17$

TCO Difference -37.8% 15.4%

VDI Models Only 72.92$ 135.17$

TCO Difference -46.1%Source: Gartner 2008, Microsoft licensing, Wyse Customer / User Inputs

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MobileThin Clients

Client choices

HandheldThin Client Software

High PerformanceThin Clients

DesktopThin & Zero

Clients

Repurposed PCThin Client Software

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A new category: Zero clients

• Zero Clients– Dedicated device– No local OS to manage– Secure– Easiest to deploy

• Thin Clients– Flexible device

• desktop, mobile, handheld, repurposed PC– Support mixed environments– Local embedded OS– Centralised management

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Wyse Xenith™ - the zero client built for Citrix

• Zero delays– Boot in under 10 seconds– Instant on in 2 seconds

• Zero management– Auto-discovers XenDesktop server– Auto-updates software

• Zero risk– Virus immmune– No Windows or Linux APIs

• (almost) Zero energy use– 6 watts power

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Native Citrix HDX

• Citrix Receiver for Wyse Xenith• Designed by Wyse in

collaboration with Citrix

HDX™ MediaStream

HDX™ Plug-n-Play

HDX™ Realtime

HDX™ WAN Optimization

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Who needs a PC laptop?

• Working in different office locations– Hot desk

• Working on-site with clients– Mobile thin client with 3G– Xen client

• Working at home– Desktop thin client– Mobile thin client for occasional home workers

• Working while travelling– Mobile thin client with 3G– Xen client

• Working on a plane/train– PC laptop for offline mail and writing documents– iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android phone/tablet for everything

else

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Reed Group >95% virtualised

Queen Margaret University >90% virtualised

How much of your organisation can you virtualise?