VMware Horizon is a family of desktop and applications virtualization solutions designed to deliver Windows and online services on premises. With Horizon 6, VMware extends the power of virtualization from data centers to devices to deliver desktop (VMware VDI) and application virtualization with great user experience and closed-loop manageability. Horizon deliver virtual or hosted desktops and applications through a single platform with VMware Horizon 6. It Provides end users access to all of their virtual desktops, applications and online services through a single workspace in a few simple clicks and helps you to achieve the following:
- Delivers Desktops and Applications through a Single Platform
- Supports a Rich, Adaptive User Experience
- Secures Data and Simplifies Compliance
- Dramatically Improves ROI (Return on Investment)
VMware Horizon 6 leverages the best of Horizon with View and extends these benefits beyond VDI to provide end users with one place to securely access all their desktops, applications and\online services from any device, everywhere. With Horizon 6, IT organizations can take advantage of closed-loop management and automation, tight integration with the software-defined data center, and hybrid brokering to deliver and protect all the Windows desktops and online resources users want, at the speed they expect, with the efficiency business demands.
VMware Horizon 6 is available in 3 editions: View Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise. All three editions include all components needed for an end-to end virtual desktop deployment. Below are the
- VMware Horizon View Standard Edition – Simple powerful VDI with great user experience.
- Horizon Advanced Edition – Cost-effective delivery of desktops and applications through a unified workspace
- Horizon Enterprise Edition – Desktop and application delivery with closed-loop management and automation
VMware Horizon 6 -Edition Comparison
As we discussed earlier, Below table compares various feature available with the different edition of VMware Horizon. I just manually create table extracted from the Edition comparison from VMWare. This table explains which feature will be available as part of 3 different editions Horizon View standard, Horizon advanced and Enterprise edition.
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