C H A P T E R 2
Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure
For years, IT pros have been trying their best to improve what has
become a chaotic desktop management environment and to reduce
costs for providing desktop computers. One of the original use cases
for hyperconverged infrastructure was virtual desktop infrastructure
(VDI), a use case that's still strong today.
VDI is an interesting solution. Like many trends in IT, VDI has gone
through the Gartner Inc. "Hype Cycle" (Figure 2-1). It went
through both a period of sky-high expectations and also hit rock
bottom as people became increasingly disillusioned with the
technology. Today, however, it's reaching the topend of the Slope of
Enlightenment and entering the Plateau of Productivity.
How did we get to where we are?
Peak of Inflated Expectations
Plateau of Productivity
Slope of Enlightenment
Trough of Disillusionment
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Figure 2-1: The Gartner Inc. Hype Cycle (courtesy of Wikipedia)
