Not sure if this is true, if it is, what is the supposed benefit of migrating to laptop?
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A virtualized environment makes a lot of sense from a CoB standpoint, unless there have been risks identified with VDI which don’t make sense as it is a secure, segmented tunnel. Asset management, repairs and OS licensing can become a headache in a big enterprise. Also, real-time updates can degrade laptop performance during work hours. Just my 2 pence.
Power power power… and DC space. vdi are hosted on a super power consuming T5 PODs.
VDI is a superior option, easier upgrade path, no risk of lost or damaged devices, better for BCP (as demonstrated during the pandemic), and the employees don’t need to carry a laptop back and forth from home to the office every day.
What we need are better servers so the virtual machines perform well.
Probably Lenovo has offered laptops for pennies and VMs might be reaching/already EOL or the new support vendor might have quoted a large sum :)
They can track your working hours better.
The benefits are exactly the same as were foretold when the switch from laptop to VDI was mooted. The benefits will remain the same when after 2-3 years someone else will pitch the switch back to a VDI. And on and on.
Reinventing the wheel every few years is considered progress at Sh1tty
And for office days, the desk can become docking stations for laptops. Hot swap them in. Drop your laptop at your workstation and bam, exactly where you left off. Also plus, no lag since its not a vm machine
not having to use your personal computer to work. Also, you can work locally on projects. If internet connection go down, still have local documents on company laptop. Network goes down with VDI, and dead in the water, no connection at all to Citi.
Big plus is not using your own personal devices to save Citi money on tools for you to even work.