Our seeding programme offers a certified VDI optimised server for 50% less than the original price

In partnership with NVIDIA® & Supermicro, BIOS IT has configured a number of high performance Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) optimised platforms.

BIOS IT's NVIDIA GRID Technology-based solutions are fully validated to provide rich graphics in virtualised environments and support the best virtualisation software from Citrix®, VMWare® and Microsoft.

The seeding server consists of the following:

• 1U Rackmount Server Solution with 400W Power Supply
• 1x Intel CPU with 6 Cores @ 3.5GHz
• 4x Supermicro 16GB ECC REG System Validated Memory Modules (64GB Total)
• 1x 512GB SATA Solid State Drive
• 1x NVidia K2 GRID Card

NVIDIA GRID Features:

GPU Virtualization
GRID boards feature the NVIDIA Kepler architecture that, for the first time, allows hardware virtualization of the GPU. This means multiple users can share a single GPU, improving user density while providing true PC performance and compatibility.

Low-Latency Remote Display
NVIDIA's patented low-latency remote display technology greatly improves the user experience by reducing the lag that users feel when interacting with their virtual machine. With this technology, the virtual desktop screen is pushed directly to the remoting protocol.

H.264 Encoding
The Kepler GPU includes a high-performance H.264 encoding engine capable of encoding simultaneous streams with superior quality. This provides a giant leap forward in cloud server efficiency by offloading the CPU from encoding functions and allowing the encode function to scale with the number of GPUs in a server.

Maximum User Density
NVIDIA GRID boards have an optimized multi-GPU design that helps to maximize user density. GRID K1 boards, which include four Kepler-based GPUs and 16GB of memory, are designed to host the maximum number of concurrent users. GRID K2 boards, which include two higher end Kepler GPUs and 8GB of memory, deliver maximum density for users of graphics-intensive applications.

Power Efficiency
GRID GPUs are designed to provide data center-class power efficiency, including the revolutionary new streaming multiprocessor, called "SMX". The result is an innovative, proven solution that delivers revolutionary performance per-watt for the enterprise data center.

24/7 Reliability
GRID boards are designed, built, and tested by NVIDIA for 24/7 operation. Working closely with leading server vendors such as Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM, and SuperMicro ensures GRID cards perform optimally and reliably for the life of the system.

Widest Range of Virtualization Solutions
GRID boards enable GPU-capable virtualization solutions from Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware, delivering the flexibility to choose from a wide range of proven solutions.