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Najtsob
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VDI and network printers (shared from print server) for remote office

Where is the best place to have print server for VDI users in remote office ?

a) At the HQ DC where the VDIs are running

b) At the branch office where are located printers

We try to minimise BW consumption and even more important that printing is responsive.

Latency between remote office and HQ is around 100ms and BW is 10/10 mbps.

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Najtsob
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I was looking some more into this and I would say that depends on whether you have client or server side rendering.

With client site rendering I assume that it doesn't matter where you have print server since print job is rendered on the client and that rendered file must be sent to printer. Bun with server side rendering I would think it is better o have print server where the printers are. Since usually spooled print jobs get much bigger than it was original file.

Does it make any sense Smiley Happy 

Najtsob
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Anybody with experience in this regard ?

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