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Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop
Microsoft® offers several flexible means for deploying Windows®. In particular for customers looking to centralize storage or execution of Windows, Microsoft provides multiple options such as Terminal Services, Diskless PCs, and Windows VistaTM Enterprise Centralized Desktop. Terminal Services provide strong price performance for centralized desktops. Diskless PCs provide the combination of rich-user experience and centralized operating system storage. Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) provides Windows Vista Enterprise running in virtual machines, or physically, on server hardware. While Terminal Services is a widely adopted technology, Diskless PCs and VECD are emerging and are best suited for early adopter enterprise customers who are highly regulated, have sophisticated IT staff, and want to centralize their desktop experience. Any customer deploying Windows in the Enterprise should consider adding SoftGrid® Application Virtualization to any one of these three models to further increase an enterprise’s flexibility in desktop computing.

VECD enables you to deploy Windows Vista centrally in VMs using the same base image you already deploy on the desktop. You can take advantage of the identical patching, application compatibility and support scenarios that you receive with traditional desktops. Equally important, VECD isolates users from each other through VMs, making it easier to enable scenarios such as outsourced development. Customers considering VECD should note that, like Terminal Services deployments, it requires a constant network connection. In addition, remotely executing Windows results in a lesser user experience than when Windows runs directly on PCs. VECD offers two primary deployment options: static and dynamic. Lesser managed customers may choose static deployment, while more highly managed customers may want to investigate dynamic deployment topologies.