Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)—the computing model that transforms physical workstations into a virtual desktop environment—entered the scene a few years ago promising greater business agility and security, along with significant reductions in end-user computing costs. However, early adopters discovered that ramp-up costs cut into expected savings. Any sizable gain in total cost of ownership could only be realized with an equally sizable investment in servers, storage, security mechanisms and wide-area networks. More...