We’ve reached part four of our #VCFacts blog series, which aims to clarify common misconceptions and educate about the features and benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation. In our previous “facts” blogs, we provided the information needed to advocate for its adoption within your organization to move forward with future-proofing your infrastructure. See here for part 1, part 2, and part 3 of this series.
In this blog, we will walk you through how VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 enables your organization to thrive with simplified management and delivery of virtual desktops and applications. Read on for four key facts.
Fact 10: VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 empowers business continuity.
VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 empowers organizations to operate as usual, no matter the circumstances or where employees are working. Desktop and application virtualization are key to enabling employees to access their workstations from any device, anywhere. Horizon 7 simplifies and speeds up virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments. This means that teams can get up-and-running quickly, provisioning virtual desktops in hours instead of weeks. IT can respond to any challenges posed by shifting workforce locations, bursts in demand for VDIs, and other business continuity concerns with ease.
Fact 11: VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 provides simple scalability for changing VDI demands.
VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 simplifies and automates capacity expansion, allowing IT teams to scale according to changing needs in VDI environments. IT can accelerate deployments of desktop and applications by automating infrastructure. Organizations can scale on-demand with the building block nature of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and deploy additional pools of virtual desktops as needed with Horizon 7. Additionally, VMware Cloud Foundation allows you to add storage performance and capacity granularly, whenever it’s required. This solution is highly flexible, and able to grow with your organization in whichever direction necessary. What more, SDDC Manager is now integrated with Horizon 7 so you can configure and deploy Horizon 7 at the push of a button.
Fact 12: VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 provides up to 50% CapEx savings and up to 55% OpEx savings.
Users can enjoy savings associated with a lack of expensive hardware and the maintenance needed for upkeep. Desktop virtualization eliminates the need for large and costly workstations as it enables access across many devices. An increase in employee mobility, access to applications, and time savings also lend to cost savings. Organizations are further able to dynamically allocate virtual storage, compute, and networking capabilities to simplify management and reduce costs associated with traditional services with VMware Cloud Foundation. Interviewed organizations were able to reduce device-related costs by an average of 56% by moving to the VMware Horizon platform because virtualized devices cost less, last longer, and have lower ongoing costs.
Fact 13: VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 eliminates threats with end-to-end security.
VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 provides top-of-the-line security for virtual networks and desktops, putting the minds of employees and IT teams at ease. IT can enjoy consolidated control over access to applications and desktops across both organization and employee-owned devices complete with virtual machine data encryption. At the same time, our solution offers a simple user experience with single sign-on authentication. VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 is equipped with VMware NSX. This means that security threats that do go through can be quarantined by network microsegmentation, eliminating any unauthorized access. With desktop virtualization, organizations reduce data leakage from lost or stolen devices and ensure that every desktop or application is running from a trusted image in the data center.
Today, when Business Continuity is more important than ever before, VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 gives you simple and scalable VDI, provides up to 50% CapEx savings and up to 55% OpEx savings, all with end-to-end security. To learn more, take a look at our VMware Cloud Foundation and Horizon 7 solution overview.
To Learn More:
VMware Cloud Foundation website
VMware Cloud Foundation with Horizon 7 website
