Some of you may be asking yourself, what exactly is VDI virtualization(Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and how can businesses benefit from this growing IT trend?

A quick answer is that VDI virtualization was created as an alternative solution to get the most out of idling hardware capacity in the data center.

In the same vein, managing your VDI printing environment can offer various paybacks toward cost cutting.

Enterprises across the world have begun adopting virtual computing, with the aim of enhancing their data security through the centralization of corporate data, reducing the risk of sensitive company information and intelligence escaping through end-user devices that have been compromised.

With an increasing number of companies implementing virtualized computing solutions everyday, Enterprise IT leaders and executives are constantly in search of ways to ensure that their enterprise environments are in optimal condition for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) adoption.

Virtualization is trending globally, and with the increasing popularity and uptake of virtual computing across the world, organizations spanning all industries have begun deploying virtual environments at their workplaces, with the goal of increasing workforce productivity and versatility.

As security also remains a top concern for decision makers in the corporate world, vendors offering virtual computing solutions have been focused on developing virtual environments that promote user productivity, versatility, and enhance security.

As virtualization sweeps across the enterprise world, organizations are adopting virtual computing environments with the goal of centralizing control over desktop deployment and reducing administration costs, while providing employees with full access to their desktop applications.

With VMware being one of the premium virtualization solutions available in the market, many companies are deploying VMware at their offices.

My name is Adam Flowers, and I am a lead solutions architect here at the American Red Cross. The team that I am on is called End User Technologies Solutions, which is the architect or engineering level for the EUS group which is desktop support or service desk support.

Being on the IT team, I am tasked with IT support for a multitude of different organizations and end user classifications. I support full-time employees, part-time employees, and the volunteer staff as well. We have such a diverse printing environment – so many different printer models, many different set-ups, and of course we had home users that had wireless printers in their homes or USB attached printers out there.