The security administrator has been tasked with providing a solution that would not only eliminate the need for physical desktops, but would also centralize the location of all desktop applications…

The correct answer is B. VDI. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) hosts desktop environments on centralized servers within the organization's own data center, eliminating the need for physical desktop computers at each workstation while keeping the hardware and data physically on-premises under the…

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Question

The security administrator has been tasked with providing a solution that would not only eliminate the need for physical desktops, but would also centralize the location of all desktop applications, without losing physical control of any network devices. Which of the following would the security manager MOST likely implement?

Options

AVLANs
BVDI
CPaaS
DIaaS

How the community answered

(33 responses)

A
3% (1)
B
94% (31)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) hosts desktop environments on centralized servers within the organization's own data center, eliminating the need for physical desktop computers at each workstation while keeping the hardware and data physically on-premises under the organization's control. VLANs (A) segment networks logically but do not virtualize or centralize desktop applications. Platform as a Service (PaaS) (C) is a cloud model for developing and running applications, but it moves infrastructure to a third-party provider, relinquishing physical control. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) (D) similarly offloads hardware to a cloud provider, meaning the organization loses direct physical control of the underlying network devices and servers.

Topics

#VDI#virtualization#desktop centralization#infrastructure design

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