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David, Kaviza is protocol agnostic, meaning that it is an open platform that supports multiple protocols including RDP. Kaviza has licensed one of the best protocols in the industry - the HDX/ICA protocol made by Citrix, which is a proven technology for delivering high-definition multi-media experiences in virtual environments. A wide variety of thin-clients support HDX, just look for a HDX-ready thin-client (Wyse, IGel, 10Zig, DevonIT, etc) all offer these. You can also download the free Citrix plug-in on any client to access the virtual desktops - e.g. use this to repurpose a PC as an end-point. To answer your question on memory usage - yes, Kaviza optimizes on memory usage via linked clones and other technologies. The key is that you can run any application that currently runs on your PC in the virtual desktop environment without any porting or compatibility issues. Plus, management costs are typically sizably lower because you only have to patch/upgrade the one or few golden images the desktops are generated from, as opposed to managing 30 individual desktops.

David, there are three issues here: upfront cost, user experience, and ongoing costs. Terminal Services: Pro: low license cost, Cons: graphics experience, app compatibility, not full Windows OS - no fault isolation and performance impact *snip* No unauthorised advertising for your company on here please!