**Net Power Savings: ₹6.56 Cr (Desktop Power) – ₹1.04 Cr (VDI Power) = ₹5.52 Cr
But in the financial model, additional indirect savings are factored in:
- Reduced HVAC load in offices due to lower device heat
- More centralized power efficiency in data centres
- Improved server density and energy management
→ That pushes the Net Power Savings up to ₹8.06 Cr
Thus effectively, the main factors impacting the TCO positively in favour of VDI include:
- Net Power Savings in VDI compared to Desktops
- Savings on Desktop refresh cycle at the end of 5 years since the VDI infra can be used for minimum 8 years and
- even extendable to 10 years in some cases, before it needs HW refresh.
VDI gives very high returns over a longer tenure.