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We performed a comparison between Cisco VXI and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."

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"The most valuable features are automated deployment and transparent movement for virtual machines over all our locations.""The improvement to our organization is managing all our KVM-based virtual machines in a management environment."

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"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment. You configure for hours, and then there is a bug that stops you, and you notice that you wasted hours."

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"The best improvement for oVirt 4.2 is to enable backup features for major backup products of virtual machines."

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  • "It is an expensive solution when there are bugs. I'm always ready to give money for a complete solution where there are no bugs in it, but you will never find it."
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    VXI
    Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops
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    Overview
    Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) is an end-to-end systems approach that delivers the next generation virtual workspace by unifying virtual desktops, voice, and video. It helps IT provide an exceptionally flexible and secure converged infrastructure for an uncompromised user experience.
    Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops complete desktop environments are hosted virtually. Users connect to these virtual desktops using either inexpensive thin clients or re-purposed PCs. No data is actually stored on the thin client - it's stored in a secure centralized location and can be accessed from anywhere. Red Hat Virtualization is an open, software-defined platform that virtualizes Linux and Microsoft Windows workloads. Built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), it features management tools that virtualize resources, processes, and applications providing a foundation for a cloud-native and containerized future.
    Sample Customers
    Advanced Medical Transport, Artoni Transporti, Calligaris, CIPCO, Citrix, Comcast, Desktone, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), LightEdge, Management Science Associates, Molina Healthcare, North West Redwater, Outscale
    Casio, Telef‹nica, British Airways
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    Government20%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company10%
    University6%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Cisco VXI is ranked 14th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) while Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops is ranked 19th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Cisco VXI is rated 7.0, while Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco VXI writes "Straightforward implementation, scalable, but performance could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops writes "Manages all our KVM-based virtual machines in a management environment". Cisco VXI is most compared with VMware Horizon View and Userful, whereas Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops is most compared with Oracle VDI, VMware Horizon View and OpenText Exceed TurboX.

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