Why Horizon
Modern Platform, Built for Efficiency and Speed
VMware Horizon was designed as a modern desktop virtualization platform with flexible licensing and centralized management. With the Horizon Control Plane, admins can deliver and manage desktops from anywhere, on-premises or the cloud (or both!), and count on the same features, like:
- Simplified application and image management
- Universal brokering across all workloads
- Cloud-based monitoring
End-to-End Security from a Trusted Provider
Security is intrinsic to the everything VMware does, from Horizon all the way down to the infrastructure you already trust to deliver your mission-critical apps and services. VMware has a proven security track record and tool set ensuring you'll have:
- No endpoint data loss
- Secure enablement of BYO devices
- Complete access control
- Centralized patching against vulnerabilities
The Best Digital Workspace Experience
Between Workspace ONE Access, the VMware Blast protocol, and the Horizon client, users can expect:
- A single interface, accessible from any device or browser, to access all apps and desktops
- Integration with identity providers for SSO
- An advanced remote protocol that adapts to changing network conditions and ensures the best possible experience
Unique Integration with Underlying Platforms
When you use VMware Horizon, you get to take advantage of unique, and in some cases exclusive, integrations with supported platforms. For example, with VMware SDDC you get to take advantage of lightning-fast image cloning with VMware Instant Clone technology. With Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, you can leverage the features of Azure Virtual Desktop like Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session.
- Simplified application and image management
- Universal brokering across all workloads
- Cloud-based monitoring
Reduce Complexity Through Hybridity
Rapidly provision full-featured, personalized virtual desktops and apps with Instant Clone technology while simplifying Day 2 management of images, apps, profiles, and policies to save time and reduce costs.
What Our Customers Are Saying
"Many healthcare organizations use Citrix to distribute Epic to their end users. We’re able to save millions of dollars by going with VMware RDSH"
- Matthew Douglas Chief Enterprise Architect, Sentara Healthcare
"We used to have an old-school VPN for remote access, and everybody hated using it. With VMware Horizon and Workspace ONE, we have a more secure, cost-effective solution that delivers a vastly improved user experience for our employees."
- Mark Fournier Systems Architect, United States Senate Federal Credit Union
"We want to be a progressive organization that is different from the classic police services. Technology allows us to realize our mission—maintaining order and creating a safe urban environment—in a much faster, more efficient and flexible way"
- Stijn Haemhouts Deputy Director ICT, Antwerp Police Department
“Everything was ready, but when a Citrix leak became known, we accelerated the [VMware Horizon] migration. Instead of the planned 1.5 years, we deployed the environment within a few months. It was impressive how quickly we were able to switch. This was successful because the building blocks in the data center were already in place to be rolled out.”
- Bas van Essen, IT Director, CBS
“We decided to implement virtual desktops with VMware Horizon, which allowed us to respond to the COVID-19 emergency. Our investment allowed us to distribute devices already set up for the VDI environment to everyone in the company who needed them. Virtual desktops became the favored option for employees because it allows increased flexibility.”
- Flavio Ercolani, Head of Technology, IT Department, ANAS
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Upgrading to Horizon: A Guide for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Admin
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Move Beyond Legacy
Provide the virtualized desktops and applications that users demand, at the speed they expect, to enable a remote workforce.