Windows Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop

Agenda

New Desktop Virtualization Scenarios and why traditional Windows Licensing does not work Introduction to VECD Customer Scenarios for VECD

Desktop Virtualization
The need for a new type of Windows License

What is Desktop Virtualization

Roaming Profiles Folder Redirection

Data, User settings

Microsoft Application Virtualization

Applications
Local Desktop Virtualization

Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure OS
Remote Desktop Virtualization

Hardware
Traditional Client Computing

Desktop Virtualization Enables new scenarios

Use Cases for Virtual Desktops

Users can access to virtual Windows running on a server from authorized devices, includin ual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

IT can VM on Contractor / provide managed desktops to non-managed third party owned Windows PCs Offshore PCs

Employees can access their personalized corporate desktop from their home Wind VM on Employee owned PCs VM on portable media Virtual copies of Windows provided on media such as USB / DVD

on a storage device, such as a network server, which may be run over an internal network lo boot VM from network storage device

Multiple users are accessing blade PC with a single copy of Windows physically install Blade PCs

Why not traditional Windows?

Flexibility

Virtual environments and licensing

What Virtualization Demands : Licensing Flexibility
Ability to run Windows Client OS on servers Unrestricted movement of VMs across hardware platforms

Added Value : Software Assurance

Upgrade / Downgrade rights for OS Access to Enterprise editions of OS Reassignment rights after 90 days. Access to technology such as MDOP and WinFLP Support and training from Microsoft

Value

Basic Value : OEM License

Pre-installed OS Bound to hardware No reassignment rights

Limitations of traditional Windows licensing for virtual environments

What you expect from your virtual desktop environment
Improved Business Continuity Move VMs across servers in case of server downtime Load balance VMs across multiple servers Increased Desktop Flexibility Create desktops dynamically from golden images Dynamically adjust the number of VMs in your environment OEM and retail licenses cannot be dynamically assigned Additional Value Product support for the different components of the complex VDI infrastructure

and the limitations of traditional Windows licensing

OEM licenses bound to hardware Retail licenses can be reassigned only after 90 days

OEM and retail licenses do not include any product support from Microsoft.

Introducing Windows Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD)

What is Windows VECD

Windows VECD is a device based annual subscription program to help you license virtual copies of Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7)
What are the different flavors of Windows VECD? What devices can be covered? Is Software Assurance a pre-requisite? What is the retail price?

Windows VECD for SA

Windows VECD

Rich clients Rich clients , Thin clients Yes $23 / year / device Yes No $110 / year / device Yes

Does it have Software Assurance benefits?

(Irrespective of virtualization infrastructure)

Total # of Windows VECD licenses required

# of rich clients without SA # of rich clients with SA # of thin clients

Windows VECD is designed for virtual environments

Increased Improved What you expect from Desktop your virtual desktop Business Continuity Flexibility environment
Install windows on any combination of hardware and storage Unlimited movement between servers and storage Reassignment rights to another device after 90 days, or in case of end-point failure. Access corporate desktop images from noncorporate Windows PCs Single VECD license allows concurrent access for up to 4 VMs Work at home rights included Dynamic desktop licensing enabled through KMS/ MAK activation

Additional Value

and how Windows VECD delivers

Unlimited backups of both running and stored VMs Includes SA benefits such as 24*7 call support, training vouchers, access to Enterprise versions of Windows, etc Option to purchase MDOP and WinFLP

Windows VECD recommendations for Windows your users Windows VECD VECD for SA
VM on Contractor / Offshore PCs

ual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

VM on Employee owned PCs VM on portable media

boot VM from network storage device

Blade PCs

Recommended

Valid

How to buy VECD

Available under EA, Select, Open Value, Campus

Windows VECD for SA

Order on existing SA agreements For new agreements, create a new SA agreement, and then add Windows VECD for SA SKU number starts with DSA000xx

Windows VECD
Execute ammendment B31 Expand qualified desktop definition to include thin clients For existing EAs, new multi-profile needs to be created SKU number starts with DTA000xx

VECD Scenarios

Scenario 1
Standard User
License requirement 100 VECD for SA Licenses
100 PCs with SA 80 Users 50 VM

My company has 100 corporate PCs covered under SA that need to access our VDI environment. However, we only have 80 users and only 50 VMs are used at any one time.

Scenario

VECD is a device based license. 100 devices accessing VDI

License

100 VECD Licenses

If PCs already covered with SA 100Windows VECD for SA If PCs not covered with SA upgrade to SA, 100 Windows VECD for SA

Scenario 2
Shift Workers
Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3

License requirement 100 Windows VECD for SA Licenses

100 PCs with SA

300 Users

150 VM

VECD is a device based license. My company has 100 PCs, with 300 workers accessing our VDI environment in shifts. At any time, 150 VMs are being accessed using VDI.

Scenario

License

100 devices accessing VDI 100 VECD Licenses If PCs already covered with SA 100 Windows VECD for SA If PCs not covered with SA upgrade to SA, 100 Windows VECD for SA

Scenario 3
Mixed Desktop Hardware

License requirement License requiremen 100 Windows VECD for SA

100 PCs 100 Thin-clients 100 Users 100 VM VECD is a device based license. 200 devices accessing VDI My company has 100 PCs and 100 thin clients using VDI. Only 100 devices are used at a time, and access 100 VMs of Windows Vista or Windows XP.
200 VECD Licenses

100 Windows VECD

Scenario

License

100 thin clients 100 Windows VECD If 100 PCs already covered with SA 100 Windows VECD for SA If 100 PCs not covered with SA upgrade to SA, 100 Windows VECD for SA

Scenario 4
Occasional Home User
Occasional Home access

License requirement No additional Windows VECD Licenses

100 Employees
(each a named user of VDI device at work)

My company has 100 employees who are the primary users of 100 PCs covered under Windows VECD at work. These employees occasionally work from home and access the corporate VMs via VDI from their home machine (owned by employees)

Scenario

License

VECD licenses includes home use rights for the primary (named) user of a company owned PC covered under VECD.
Employee is a primary user of VECD device at work No additional VECD Licenses

Employee is not a primary user of VECD device at work 100 Windows VECD

Note

For Microsoft Office application use at home, you must have Microsoft office license with SA coverage and register for Home Use Rights at no additional cost.

Scenario 5
100% Home User
License requirement
100 Employees use work machines from home

100 Windows VECD Licenses

These authorized devices will have to be licensed My company has 100 employees who work from home and will access corporate VM via VDI from their authorized device at home.

Scenario

License

If the device is a thin client 100 Windows VECD If it is a PC and is covered with SA 100 Windows VECD for SA If it is a PC and is not covered with SA 100 Windows VECD

Scenario 6
Roaming Users
License requirement 300 Windows VECD for SA Licenses
100 Users 300 Company Devices

My company has 300 corporate PCs need to access our VDI environment. However, we only have 100 users and only 50 VMs are used at any one time.

Scenario

VECD is a device based license. 300 devices accessing VDI

License

300

VECD Licenses

If PCs already covered with SA 300 Windows VECD for SA If PCs not covered with SA upgrade to SA, 300 Windows VECD for SA

Scenario 7
Non Corporate-owned PC
License requirement
Jan June 100 Contractors June Dec 100 Contractors

100 Windows VECD Licenses

My company has 100 contractors that are working for 6 months, and then 100 different contractors are employed for the other 6 months. Each contractor will have one PC (owned by the contractor) to access our corporate VM via VDI.

Scenario

License

Each non-corporate owned PC will require Windows VECD license. Windows VECD license comes with 90 day permanent reassignment rights.
100 non-corporate PC accessing VDI 100 Windows VECD Licenses