NVIDIA and VMware have announced that NVIDIAGRID technology is available on the VMware Horizon DaaS Platform to deliver 3D graphics on virtualized desktops and applications delivered through the cloud.
The combination offers Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform for service providers to deliver graphics-rich desktops and applications to customers requiring visual computing, such as engineering firms, automakers, movie studios and retail designers.
DaaS can improve productivity by enabling mobile access and remote collaboration for project teams or contractors in multiple locations by delivering graphics-intensive 3D applications to users anywhere, at anytime, on any connected device served. Multi-tenancy is a software architecture that enables a single instance of a software application to serve multiple customers – increasing agility and lowering costs.
The VMware Horizon DaaS Platform enables service providers to deliver complete virtual workspaces, including desktops and 3D graphics applications, to end-users as a monthly cloud subscription service with predictable, easy-to-budget expenses.
“NVIDIA GRID technology has opened the door to virtualized visual computing for enterprisesworldwide. Working with VMware, we are offering customers flexible access to GPU computing power via onsite virtualized environments or in the cloud. It will help enterprises improve employee’s productivity, while efficiently managing their hardware resources,” said Jeff Brown, Vice-President & General Manager of Professional Visualization and Design, NVIDIA.
NVIDIA GRID technology with VMware Horizon DaaS Platform is available immediately to service providers and customers. An early access version of NVIDIA GRID vGPU hardware working with VMware virtual machines will be available to select customers later this year.
