Simply put: a cloud desktop moves the work of "installing the OS, configuring software, and managing computers" from machine-by-machine to unified backend management, with the desktop environment centrally delivered by the server and invoked on demand. But cloud desktops come in different schools — some render the display on a data-center server and stream it to you (VDI, remote desktop), while others run the system back on your own local computer (IDV). vDisk takes the latter approach: images are centrally managed while the desktop runs locally, directly using the local CPU and GPU, with performance on par with a physical machine and continued use even when the network drops.
No jargon: the difference is right here—from "every computer installed separately" to "one image manages them all"
It all comes down to one question—"which machine actually runs the desktop"—understand that and you understand everything.
With remote desktops and VDI, the desktop is "rendered" on a data-center server and then streamed to you over the network — what you see is a video stream; every mouse move must be sent back to the server, computed, and returned, so the slightest network jitter causes lag and a dropped connection goes black, and graphics-heavy tasks like 3D, video editing, and CAD are even more strained. The IDV architecture used by vDisk is the opposite: images are centrally managed on the backend, but the desktop runs back on your own local terminal, directly tapping the local CPU/GPU, delivering an experience indistinguishable from a real physical machine — and you can keep working offline when the network drops.
Many people's impression that cloud desktops are "laggy" and "useless without a network" is actually the fault of VDI, not an inherent flaw of cloud desktops themselves.
vDisk's IDV5 cloud-desktop core engine brings together two things that used to be at odds — "centralized management" and "local performance": images, policies, permissions, and timetables are all managed uniformly on the backend, yet every desktop actually runs on the terminal's own hardware. So it offers the cloud-desktop benefits of "managing everything from one place and restoring anytime" without the VDI flaw of "all computing power relying on the server, with a black screen the moment the network drops."
After the concepts, down to the capabilities — these are all real features that exist in the platform
A single master image manages heterogeneous terminals of multiple brands and models; BIOS/UEFI dual boot, one-click push, and differential updates take effect immediately.
Clean on reboot: a messed-up system, virus infection, or accidental deletion all return to the clean master image in seconds.
Switch freely between network, semi-cache, and full-cache modes: semi-cache reads on demand to save disk space, full-cache works offline, and even old, small hard drives can run it.
The teaching-space personal network drive works just like a local disk, with data roaming freely across endpoints and load balancing across multiple servers.
Import timetables or fetch them in real time via API to automatically power machines on/off and switch teaching desktops and policies by class, classroom and time slot.
With cc-class built in, teacher and student endpoints share a single image and are delivered together with the cloud desktop, so screen broadcasting, monitoring, and assignment exchange work out of the box.
Adapted for Kunpeng / Phytium / Loongson / Hygon, with native support for UOS / Kylin OS and driver compilation provided.
Remote control via WeChat Mini Program / Official Account—mobile inspection and handling, so you needn't visit the site for every fault.
If you have many endpoints, need standardization and want to save on staff, you'll almost always benefit from a cloud desktop
Hundreds or thousands of terminals are managed with one image—ready at class time, restored afterward—so a single administrator can maintain the whole school.
Running locally with full GPU power, CAD, simulation and design software perform smoothly, while experiment data goes into the personal cloud drive and follows the user wherever they go.
Exam images are deployed separately; cc-class provides screen monitoring and one-click blackout for silence, with one-click restore after the exam.
Unified desktops, unified management, and centralized data mean new employees are ready to work on boot, and offboarding cleanup is done with one click.
Shanghai Chengcheng Information Technology Co., Ltd. focuses on IDV cloud desktops that run locally, delivering real speed, stability and savings.
Runs locally with performance equal to a physical machine; professional software stays smooth and keeps working offline even when disconnected.
One image is compatible with multiple brands and batches; keep using old machines and small disks, saving on retrofit budget.
The V5 server is rewritten in Go with resumable transfers and use-while-downloading; BT/chained distribution gets faster the more terminals you deploy.
Adapted for Kunpeng / Phytium / Loongson / Hygon, with native support for UOS / Kylin OS and driver compilation provided.
Cloud desktop + cc-class digital classroom + IoT centralized control integrated from the same source, with no port conflicts.
A standardized implementation process with remote support and managed operations ensures long-term, worry-free stability.
Go on from here to truly apply cloud desktops to your scenarios
An all-in-one management platform integrating cloud desktops, IoT central control, timetable linkage, and Mini Program management.
Teacher and student clients share one image deployed with the cloud desktop, completing screen broadcast, monitoring, and assignment handout/collection in one place.
Cloud desktop + electronic classroom + IoT central control as a trinity for integrated lab construction.
See how much manpower other schools and organizations saved, and how much more stable they became, after adopting cloud desktops.
Request a trial, run vDisk in your real terminal environment, and see for yourself just how smooth a locally running cloud desktop can be.