The Horizon Cloud service delivers virtual desktops and applications using a purpose-built cloud platform that is scalable across multiple deployment options, including on-premises infrastructure or fully managed infrastructure from VMware. The service supports a cloud-scale architecture to deliver virtualized Windows desktops and applications to multiple devices, simplifying setup and scalability.

Horizon Cloud with Hosted Infrastructure simplifies delivering Windows desktops and applications as a cloud service while maintaining enterprise requirements for security and control. End users benefit from a complete workspace that they can access from a variety of device types from almost any location. Horizon Cloud with Hosted Infrastructure also offers an on-demand, flexible desktop and application delivery platform that can grow or shrink based on the needs and demands of your business.

The need to reevaluate desktop strategies is driving many companies to consider VDI. VDI solves many traditional challenges of physical desktops. With VDI, desktops are centralized onto virtual machines that run in corporate data centers. Cloud-hosted virtual desktops take that one step further. They make day-to-day tasks, such as deploying new desktops and applications and supporting distributed workers, easier and less labor-intensive. Users access their virtual desktops via remoting technology, making it possible for IT to finely control the movement of data into and out of the data center. If a laptop or mobile device is stolen or lost, your enterprise is at less risk because data is not stored on the local device.