CDEs + Enterprise Browsers: The Modern Alternative to VDI for Developers

The text discusses how Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has become a hindrance for developers due to its poor developer experience. It explains that while VDI is good for security and governance, it was not designed with software development use cases in mind. This has led to dissatisfaction among developers who opt out of using VDI for better experiences elsewhere. The text then introduces a superior alternative to VDI: cloud development environments combined with enterprise browsers. These technologies deliver a modern developer experience without compromising security or access control, and can potentially reduce virtual desktop licensing, infrastructure, and management costs by 90% or more. It also mentions how Coder and Island have partnered to provide this alternative, offering benefits for both developers and platform/security teams. The text concludes with the potential impact of adopting this new VDI alternative on various stakeholders within an enterprise development organization.