What are VDIs?
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) are desktops hosted in a datacenter at UiO.
This desktop can be used in the same way you use your local computer and it has several advantages:
- It can be reached from anywhere in the world; you can log on to the same desktop from home and from your favourite vacation home.
- It is hosted at a UiO datacenter; access to UiO services (e.g. lagringshotell) is very fast.
- It is secure; the default desktops are refreshed every week with new patches and updates. The desktops are also secured with two-factor authentication.
- For courses; all students gets identical desktops and there is no need for individual debugging.
- Client OS independence; If you use MacOS and need access to Windows-only software use a VDI.
What are they used for at UiO ?
- Administrative work
- Accessing UiO resources
- Running Microsoft Office applications
- Research
- Special purpose machines, machines that need graphics processors, a lot of memory, special software, a lot of CPU, fast disks etc.
- Education
- Students get access to completely homogeneous terminal rooms and computers labs with their own laptops