{"id":10015,"date":"2026-09-17T16:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/documentation\/clover-vdi-overview\/clover-vdi-overview-what-is-clover\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:21:33","slug":"clover-vdi-overview-what-is-clover","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/documentation\/clover-vdi-overview\/clover-vdi-overview-what-is-clover\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Clover VDI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toctoc\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Clover VDI<\/strong> is a private-cloud virtual desktop and virtual lab platform. 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