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Table of Contents iii These materials are © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1 About This Book ................................................................................... 1 Foolish Assumptions ............................................................................ 1 Icons Used in This Book ....................................................................... 2 Beyond the Book .................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to End-User Computing (EUC) Concepts .................................................. 3 Understanding the History of End-User Computing ........................ 3 Understanding the Critical Components in an End-User Computing Environment ..................................................................... 6 Comparing Desktop Architectural Options ....................................... 8 Defining Organizational and End-User Computing Needs and Outcomes ........................................................................ 16 CHAPTER 2: Discovering Virtual Desktop Infrastructure ........ 19 Understanding Key VDI Concepts .................................................... 19 Taking Stock of VDI Software Components ..................................... 20 Sizing a VDI Environment .................................................................. 24 Choosing the Right Virtual Desktop Instance Type ........................ 27 Implementing the Right Infrastructure Solution ............................ 28 Enabling Ubiquitous Computing ...................................................... 31 Understanding the Pitfalls of VDI ..................................................... 31 CHAPTER 3: Accelerating Desktop Deployments with Desktop-as-a-Service .................................................. 33 Embracing Cloud Concepts in a Desktop Paradigm ...................... 33 Choosing Between Cloud-Based DaaS and On-Premises DaaS .............................................................................. 35 Combining Cloud-Based and On-Premises to Enable a DaaS Hybrid Cloud ......................................................... 37 Integrating Third-Party Services in a DaaS Scenario ...................... 38 Accelerating Workloads with GPUs in DaaS .................................... 38 Discovering the Potential Pitfalls in DaaS ........................................ 39