Training organizations can benefit enormously from virtual desktops, but…..

Without question, digitalization has not only arrived in almost every training organization in the world, but is also in the process of changing the way we learn.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a proven technology for reducing the administrative workload of workstations and, above all, for making workstations more flexible.

Virtual desktop infrastructures use centralized virtual desktops located in the training company’s data center instead of physical training computers. These virtual desktops can now be accessed flexibly from anywhere and with almost any end device. Since the computing power takes place in the data center, the requirements for the end devices are extremely low and almost independent of the training content.

The central administration of all training computers not only saves enormous administration costs, but also offers a flexibility that would not have been possible in distributed structures (e.g. with several locations).

So what are the reasons that this technology is not yet established in every training organization?

VDI technologies were originally developed for enterprise companies with thousands of workstations. They are complex in terms of requirements, complex in terms of implementation and complex in terms of administration. In addition, there is an enterprise price level for licensing and support. Other obstacles to date have been the provision of server and storage instances and their lack of flexibility, which is so urgently needed in the training sector in particular, where the number of participants often fluctuates.

The solution is Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS).

Virtual desktops are rented from the provider as required. The provider is responsible for providing and managing the infrastructure and the VDI solution itself. Desktops, training content and images can be created, distributed or deleted by the training company as required. Every training participant can access the training computer from almost any end device. A current browser and Internet access are required.

The virtual desktops are only paid for when they are in use. That is, when training courses actually take place.

Virtual desktops in conjunction with the as-a-Service approach are ideal for reducing the costs of training companies. Zugleich wird die Flexibilität enorm gesteigert.