Deliver application virtualization without impacting performance

One of the primary opportunities offered by desktop virtualization is to use unify it with application virtualization to eliminate the need to install applications into the standard desktop image and circumvent any application compatibility problems. However, application virtualization still has challenges, most notably with extended logon times, where pre-cached virtual applications are used in conjunction with non-persistent virtual desktops, and with extended application launch times, wherever streamed virtual applications are used.

Accelerating Streamed Application Delivery

Application virtualization addresses many of the application compatibility issues faced by today’s enterprise IT organizations, however this benefit is achieved at the cost of extended application launch times.  This is especially visible when applications are streamed from central storage.  Atlantis ILIO processes all common disk read/write activity locally at the Windows NTFS protocol layer, giving each virtual desktop the appearance of a dedicated high throughput, latency hard drive.  The impact of Atlantis ILIO on application virtualization performance is similar to that of replacing a physical PC’s standard hard disk with a Solid State Drive (SSD), and making the virtual desktop, not only faster than a conventional desktop PC, but also significantly cheaper than upgrading every physical desktop  to deliver equivalent performance.

Accelerating logon times for non-persistent desktops

One approach to addressing the slow launch time associated with application streaming is to pre-cache virtualized applications locally on the desktop. However, this approach is only of value where persistent desktops can be used. As with application streaming, Atlantis ILIO delivers VDI images locally, giving each virtual desktop the equivalent of a dedicated high throughput, low latency hard drive, eliminating the extended logon time that is characteristic of non-persistent virtual desktops using locally cached virtual application packages.