Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops vs VMware Horizon Air comparison

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We performed a comparison between Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops and VMware Horizon Air based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"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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"The solution has proven to be very stable.""The solution is good for providing dedicated resources for dedicated users."

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

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"It's a costly product. It would help if they could offer it at a discount.""We have experienced some connectivity issues."

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Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops
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Overview
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.
VMware Horizon Air simplifies the delivery of Windows desktops and applications as a cloud service. IT can save time and money, without sacrificing enterprise requirements for security and control. End users are more productive, with a complete workspace they can access from any device, anywhere.
Sample Customers
Casio, Telef‹nica, British Airways
Wildlands Adventure Zoo, Medic Mobile, IBM, Seventy Seven Energy, Baystate Health, Osis, Oxford University, Columbia University, Siemens, Cardinal Health, Ashdod Port, Vasakronan, Sydney Adventist Hospital, University of Derby
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Government20%
Manufacturing Company16%
Computer Software Company12%
University6%
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Small Business22%
Midsize Enterprise5%
Large Enterprise73%
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops is ranked 19th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) while VMware Horizon Air is ranked 27th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops is rated 8.0, while VMware Horizon Air is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops writes "Manages all our KVM-based virtual machines in a management environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon Air writes "VMware Horizon Air vs. Citrix Workspace Cloud". Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops is most compared with Oracle VDI, VMware Horizon View and OpenText Exceed TurboX, whereas VMware Horizon Air is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon View.

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