Cisco Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade Server Libro blanco
TCO: SAVINGS THROUGH DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION
WITH THE CISCO/INTEL/CITRIX VDI SOLUTION
WITH THE CISCO/INTEL/CITRIX VDI SOLUTION
JUNE 2011
A PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES WHITE PAPER
Commissioned by Cisco Systems, Inc.
The Cisco desktop virtualization solution with Citrix XenDesktop® combines
Cisco Unified Computing System, Intel Xeon® processors, Citrix desktop virtualization
technologies, and NetApp storage to deliver a cost-effective solution for hosting,
securing, and optimizing the delivery of virtual desktops and applications. Organizations
deploying a desktop virtualization solution benefit by using the Cisco UCS B250 M2
Extended Memory Blade Server, which supports many users and properly scales with
additional servers. The Cisco desktop virtualization solution, which includes key
technologies from Intel and Citrix, also delivers low data center infrastructure costs
combined with improved manageability, security, energy usage, and productivity to
provide TCO savings when compared to traditional desktop environments.
We analyzed three payback models. In our analysis, the Cisco desktop
virtualization solution delivered payback in
Less than 24 months based on desktop management and administration
savings alone
savings alone
Less than 17 months with the addition of savings on energy and laptop loss,
including theft
including theft
Less than 4 months with the addition of productivity savings