Eliminating CapEX Barrier to Desktop Virtualisation
Sunnyvale, CA – October 14, 2009 – Kaviza, the pioneer in affordable desktop virtualisation, announces the general availability of VDI-in-a-boxTM 2.0, the only turnkey VDI product that enables customers to deploy virtual desktops at the cost of a PC. Kaviza eliminates the high upfront capital investment needed with current Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) by removing expensive shared storage and high speed interconnects.
With just commodity servers, Kaviza's VDI-in-a-boxTM 2.0 provides all the functionality needed for production-ready virtual desktops – including desktop provisioning, management, load balancing, and advanced features like high-availability, at one-third to one-fourth the cost of other VDI solutions.
“We created Kaviza to address the unmet need for a cost-effective, easy-to-manage and scalable virtual desktop solution,” says Kumar K. Goswami, Co-Founder & CEO of Kaviza. “Kaviza’s VDI-in-a-boxTM 2.0 eliminates the VDI CapEx barrier – now you can deploy VDI for thousands of dollars as opposed to hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
“Customer interest in desktop virtualisation is high, but for many the huge upfront CapEX cost of VDI has been a roadblock,” said Kumar K. Goswami, Co-Founder and CEO of Kaviza. “With Kaviza, customers get a full virtual desktop solution at one-third to one-fourth the cost of alternatives.”
Customers and consultancies are raving about Kaviza's affordability. “With the current economy, customers want to avoid huge capital expenses. Kaviza is appealing because it runs on commodity servers and you grow on-demand with your needs,” said Andy Larkam, CEO of ITopia Consulting - www.itopiaconsulting.com
Kaviza's flexible deployment architecture gives customers the ability to meet needs even in bandwidth-constrained environments. Kaviza is the way to deliver VDI for remote offices without relying on WAN connectivity. Kaviza revolutionises the management and costs of VDI for branch offices.
About Kaviza
Kaviza's innovative desktop-specific architecture eliminates VDI cost and complexity. Kaviza was founded by virtualisation and VDI veterans from HP and IBM to create VDI “for the rest of us.” Kaviza is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and is funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Visit www.kaviza.com
For more information, please contact ITopia Consulting on 0845 6809059 and ask about the FREE Kaviza 30 day trial.
