Traditional VDI solutions have shown limited applicability in the enterprise. Server-hosted solutions are adequate for task workers connected over the LAN with fixed desktops, but fail to satisfy the requirements of mobile/laptop users and remote employees. In contrast, client-hosted solutions can serve third party contractors and outsourced employees, but fail to satisfy the requirements of most enterprise employees due to lack of central control and protection, and the fact that end users have two images that need to be managed, thereby adding complexity instead of simplifying the solution.

So a valid question to ask is — What is the applicability of Wanova in the enterprise ?

The following 4 points answer this question by summarizing the breadth and depth of our coverage in the enterprise and demonstrating its wide applicability.

1. Wanova optimizes the user experience for mobile (laptop) and remote employees. In 2010, laptop users will outgrow fixed desktop users in the enterprise. As we all know, most laptop users, when given the freedom of mobility, will end up working from multiple locations, including office, home, and their favorite Starbucks, as well as offline. So supporting “offline and remote users” really covers the majority of enterprise users today!

2. Wanova supports both fixed endpoints and VMs. Nothing in the Wanova architecture limits its use to laptops. In fact, one of the main advantages of Wanova is that it provides a uniform solution that covers fixed, mobile, virtual, and physical endpoints. Some customers have even asked us about supporting their servers. While this is currently not the focus of our development, our architecture does not limit this use case.

3. In addition to broad user coverage, Wanova provides depth of capabilities that further expand its applicability in the enterprise. Specifically, in addition to efficient single image management, Wanova’s protection capabilities allow centralized backup and fast restore, eliminating the need for client backups and ensuring remote/mobile employees are up and running in minutes on a new hardware. Wanova also provides support capabilities, such as centralized troubleshooting and fast re-imaging, allowing support engineers to quickly address user problems.

4. Finally, Wanova is complementary and synergistic with traditional server-hosted solutions. Specifically, the Wanova Centralized Virtual Desktop (CVD) can be re-assigned, within minutes, to execute on a VM in the data-center, and then accessed by a thin client protocol. This gives users the flexibility to determine dynamically whether they want to run their CVD on the endpoint cache, or on a central VM. For example, if a user loses her laptop, she can reassign her personal CVD onto a VM in the data center and access it remotely using a thin client protocol until a new hardware is provided to her. She can then reassign the same CVD to the new hardware, while all the updates she has made during this period will be automatically synchronized to the new hardware within minutes.

For more details on the “how” see our product section in http://wanova.com/pages/wanova-products.html