Improve VDI user experience in Windows Server 8

The combination of Hyper-V, Terminal Server and Remote Desktop Protocol laid the foundation for Microsoft to provide a valuable virtual Desktop architecture suite. By improving the Remote Desktop Protocol, it is possible for Microsoft to achieve final delivery.

The Key Technology for binding Microsoft desktop virtualization products together is the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which is responsible for bringing the I/O of the Virtual PC to the endpoint. Microsoft has made significant improvements in the performance of virtual desktops on the server side through Protocol enhancements.

Distinctive Remote Desktop

This display Protocol has become an important aspect of the server-side VDI solution. If a display protocol does not address latency, network congestion, limited bandwidth, and other issues that deliver desktops over the network, end users will experience very bad.

The key here is that the display protocol can deliver high-quality experience, so that virtual PCs can be operated just like physical desktop PCs.

Of course, there are also many other factors that affect VDI sessions and display protocols play an important role. Many virtualization vendors have developed their own display protocols to deliver high-definition experiences, such as Citrix HDX.

RemoteFX in Windows Server 8

In Windows Server 8, Remote Desktop Session host (RDSH) supports RemoteFX. It is a combination of RDSH and RemoteFX, redefining the Windows Server 8 VDI experience. IT brings IT people a way to deliver a HD experience without a third-party display protocol or connection proxy.

RDP clients with RemoteFX support server-side GPU cards. Therefore, rich media desktops and applications can run on virtual desktops without affecting performance, it can even be used on terminals, tablets, and other thin clients.

It can also be translated into Native PC functions, such as completely smooth video playback and hardware acceleration Windows 7 Aero, as well as Windows 8 Metro UI with full DirectX10 and OpenGL 1.1 Support. The new features work with the entire Remote Desktop user interface and released applications (similar to Citrix's XenApp function, publish applications to Remote Desktop .)

In addition, the RemoteFX and RDSH ports support creating virtual desktop templates from a single gold primary image stored on the disk, and then using the memory as a single virtual machine to support customized single sessions. Then IT can use system policies to deliver customized desktops, applications, and personal storage to Remote Desktop Users.

RDP performance and function improvement, as well as optimized WAN and LAN traffic management improvement, allow all functions to be delivered to the terminal. At the backend, these improvements also reduce memory and storage requirements.

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