With the release of ILIO 2.0, a software virtual appliance that complements Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) deployments, Atlantis Computing says that it is cutting VDI capex costs by up to 75% while enabling the use of lower-cost storage options. Pricing starts at $ 150 per desktop, as opposed to the approximately $ 1,000 per desktop VDI users must pay for storage to achieve a level of performance comparable to a physical PC. While there are a variety of reasons why VDI has not taken off as fast as some have predicted, storage is a significant barrier, says Atlantis, adding between 5 to 10 times the cost of the actual VDI solution. The largest expense in VDI deployments is storage, which can consume up to 80% of the total VDI budget, say company officials.
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