VDI
The terms VDI, XDI and DDI all refer to the same technique of using a hardware virtualization layer to offer virtualized workstations. The xDI concept and the hardware virtualization layer make it possible to create a flexible and dynamic way of offering desktops; it even become possible to create a workstation on the fly. xDI is one of the trends in the ICT infrastructures at this moment.
xDI scenarios include:
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Using xDI as an add-on in an SBC environment to host applications that cannot run on Terminal Servers out of the data centre.
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Offering workstations via a secure connection outside the company at any time.
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Offering other operating systems or additional places of work without the purchase of additional client hardware.
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The flexible and dynamic assignment of workstations to end users.
Some examples of xDI products are Citrix XenDesktop, VMWare View and Quest vWorkspace.
