Scenario: CGE decided to virtualize its infrastructure workloads and provide a virtual solution to all end users. The infrastructure workloads include Delivery Controllers, StoreFront servers…

Hosted Shared servers (like Remote Desktop Session Hosts) allow multiple users to share a single operating system instance, leading to high user density per server. When combined with Machine Creation Services (MCS), it efficiently provisions and manages these shared server VMs, leveraging block storage to minimize storage costs while still delivering high density.

Hosted Shared servers inherently offer limited end-user personalization and control, as all users share the same underlying OS and applications, unlike dedicated VDI.

While Hosted Shared servers aim for high user density, they typically have *higher* storage performance requirements per host than individual VDI machines, especially during boot storms or peak usage, as many users access the same shared resources.

Application compatibility can be a challenge on Hosted Shared servers because applications must be compatible with a multi-user environment, which is not always the case, making dedicated VDI or application layering often superior for compatibility.