A101 engaged Softline to create virtual desktops based on VMware

2021: Virtual Desktop Creation Based on VMware Horizon

The ledger A101"" was created virtual desktop infrastructure on the platform. VMware It will allow employees of the Group, including those using specialized equipment, software to connect to corporate resources from any device. Virtual about 43% of specialists have already acquired jobs - from designers to marketing service employees, the company said on June 24, 2021, Softline which was a partner in the implementation of the project.

Softline experts upgraded the existing infrastructure and began organizing virtual desktops (VDI) on the Horizon platform developed by VMware, supplemented by a server part using Nvidia graphics cards .

"We changed the approach to creating remote jobs that was used in 2020 to quickly transfer employees to remote work, and implemented the Operations Anywhere model. This is one of the global trends in the IT industry, according to Gartner research, about 40% of the world's companies will switch to this model by 2023. Its essence is that the concept of a "personal working computer" will cease to exist. Instead, each employee will have a virtual workspace that can be accessed from any device - computer or laptop on Windows, Mac OS or Linux, smartphone or tablet on iOS or Android. All the necessary files will always be at hand, "said Alexey Osmenikin, Director of Information Technology at A101 Group of Companies.

Softline deployed remote jobs based on Horizon, provided them with fast delivery of enterprise applications and access to virtual storage. Your organization's data is stored in a secure data center, enabling you to securely protect business-critical information.

"Building a VDI infrastructure enables centralized administration and workstation support, flexible IT scalability, and minimized information penetration and leakage risks while providing remote access to the workplace. Comfortable uninterrupted operation is provided, in particular, to designers, whose activities involve the use of specialized software, including graphic applications that place high demands on the performance of the IT infrastructure and the quality of video cards, "said Pavel Zubko, head of solutions for key Softline customers.