# Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Parallels RAS VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) enables you to use host virtualization to reduce the number of physical host required to host published resources. Parallels RAS VDI supports numerous virtualization technologies, including hypervisor and cloud-based platforms.

Parallels RAS VDI also includes the Template functionality, which gives you the ability to create a template from a preconfigured host (virtual machine) and then automatically clone hosts and RD Session Host VMs from it.


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