Manage Every Desktop From One Place With Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Both put desktops in a central place instead of on each computer. Cloud desktops, such as Windows 365, give each person their own desktop as a service at a fixed monthly price per user, and Microsoft runs the infrastructure. VDI is an environment your business controls: shared desktops, published apps, custom images and security rules, running on Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix or Omnissa Horizon. Cloud desktops are simpler for small teams. VDI makes more sense when many people share a standard setup, apps need to be published centrally or sensitive data needs tighter controls.

For many businesses already on Microsoft 365, Azure Virtual Desktop is enough and keeps everything in one Microsoft environment. Citrix and Omnissa Horizon add more options for complex setups, specialized graphics work or desktops that must run on your own servers. BCA recommends a platform based on your apps, users and existing licensing.

Pooled desktops let several people share the same virtual machine at once, each in their own session. They work well for teams doing similar work, such as front office or customer service staff, and cost less than giving everyone a personal desktop. People who need to install their own software or keep a fixed setup get personal desktops instead. User profiles follow each person, so their settings and files are there whichever desktop they land on.

Yes. Citrix and Omnissa Horizon can run on servers in your office or in a secure data center, which suits businesses that need data kept on infrastructure they control. Azure Virtual Desktop runs in Microsoft's cloud. BCA designs and manages either approach.

The data stays in the central environment, and the device only shows the screen. BCA can block downloads, limit copy and paste or printing to local devices, require MFA and restrict which devices and locations can connect. If a laptop is lost, there's no client data on it. That makes VDI a good fit for businesses handling health, financial or legal information.

Not when it's sized and located well. The experience depends on enough host capacity, a reliable internet connection and an environment close to its users. BCA sizes hosts for your busiest hours, watches sign-in times and session performance and adds capacity before people notice. Graphics-heavy work such as CAD needs special sizing, which we check during design.

Yes. VDI doesn't have to be all or nothing. Many businesses start with the teams that benefit most, such as staff handling sensitive data or people who share workstations, and keep regular PCs for everyone else. BCA manages both.