Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a form of desktop virtualization in which multiple virtual desktop operating system instances (e.g., Windows, Linux) run on centralized server hardware using a hypervisor. Users connect over the network and interact with the remote desktop while the OS and applications execute on the server. This approach allows centralized management, resource sharing, and access from thin clients or BYOD devices.
Application containers isolate a single app, not an entire desktop.
Layering divides disk images for management but is not VDI.
VPNs provide encrypted tunnels and are unrelated to hosting virtual desktops.
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