VMware View

(formerly known as VMware VDI)

Deliver rich, personalized virtual desktops to any device with all the benefits of centralized management. The VMware View portfolio of products lets IT run virtual desktops in the datacenter while giving end users a single view of all their applications and data in a familiar, personalized environment on any device at any location. Get greater flexibility, reliability, efficiency and security managing desktops and applications from the datacenter.

Lower costs by centralizing management, administration and resources

Increase security by moving data from desktop devices into the datacenter

Improve business agility with faster provisioning and user flexibility with universal access

VMware View – Universal Client Solution

The desktop of the future is not a single PC: It's a combination of different devices, multiple platforms, legacy and web-based applications, as well as the end user's data and settings. Give your end users a personalized view of their desktop, applications and data while maintaining centralized control and security. Separate the desktop from the underlying hardware and the applications from the operating system to simplify and reduce the costs of desktop management. Provide a Universal Client Solution with VMware View – where desktops follow the user regardless of device or location. Watch this video to learn more.

Reduce the Costs of Desktop Management

Save money and time spent on testing, provisioning, managing and supporting traditional Windows desktops. Reduce storage requirements and costs up to 70% with VMware View Composer.

Securely Deliver Complete Desktop Environments

Maintain control over data and intellectual property by keeping it secure in the datacenter. End users can access their personalized desktop, complete with applications and data, from any location, at any time without jeopardizing the corporate security policies.

Quickly Provision and Manage Desktops and Applications

Deploy new desktops in minutes, optimizing the value of IT resources and getting end users productive faster. Instantly apply desktop updates at any time from a central location with View Manager. Get advanced virtual desktop image management with VMware View Composer and streamline application delivery with VMware ThinApp application virtualization.

Provide Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity for the Desktop

Disaster recovery solutions for the desktop are costly and complex. Through tight integration with VMware Infrastructure 3, VMware View enables customers to simply extend the enterprise-class features—high availability, disaster recovery and business continuity—to the desktop. Back up desktops and data in the datacenter for greater fault tolerance and reliability while providing higher levels of availability to end users.

What's Included

The VMware View 3 solution consists of:

VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VMware Infrastructure 3 + VMware View Manager 3)

Storage Optimization with VMware View Composer

Application Virtualization with VMware ThinApp

Client Virtualization with Offline Desktop – Experimental Use