Desktop Virtualization

Getting VDI right

root — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:45:09 -0600

Desktop virtualization makes it possible to centralize control and simplify management, improve security and compliance, and minimize help desk calls. It isn't perfect for all types of users within the enterprise, but when deployed appropriately, VDI can unlock new capabilities that could never be achieved through traditional physical desktop solutions.

Riverbed readies cloud, mobility and virtualization rollout

root — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:45:35 -0600

Riverbed has products on tap that will enable WAN optimization as a cloud service, speed up the boot time for remote virtual desktops and, perhaps in a year or two, a software client that will speed up the performance of handhelds and smartphones.

Citrix vs. VMware: Virtualization Battle Plan Changes

root — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:45:37 -0600

In the wake of an analyst report certifying Citrix's XenDesktop 4.1 as the only product that fully satisfies all the criteria for enterprise-class desktop virtualization, Citrix Systems has come very close to conceding it will remain an also-ran in the market for virtual servers.

Citrix Says Cache is King

root — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:45:39 -0600

Speed. More speed. And to get more speed with desktop virtualization, we hear more and more about how important IOPS are to being able to support the virtual desktop. Not enough IOPS means slowness. No speed. I've had a few blogs about it and plan to have a few more. What I wanted to talk about was an interesting discussion I recently had with 3 Senior Architects within Citrix Consulting(Doug Demskis, Dan Allen and Nick Rintalan). There are 3 smart guys who I talk to fairly regularly and the di...

Bare-metal desktop hypervisors: A primer

root — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:45:36 -0600

The bare-metal hypervisor, also known as a Type 1 hypervisor, is desktop virtualization software that is installed directly onto the PC’s hardware. But the technology is in its infancy -- even big players like Citrix and VMware are struggling to get bare-metal hypervisors out of the conceptual phase and into production.

Sandboxing is a Form of Virtualization – and has its Drawbacks

root — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:45:25 -0600

On 20 July 2010, Dell KACE introduced a free “sandboxed” version of Firefox for download by anyone. Using its Kontainer application virtualization technology, Dell KACE isolates attacks on the browser from infecting the rest of the system.

Making sense of client virtualization

root — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:45:39 -0600

Not long ago server virtualization was IT's New World, inhabited by a relatively few courageous souls who dared to break the framework of one server per application and one application to server. The others stood faithfully by rooms filled to capacity with servers, cabling, cooling equipment and hotspots.

VMware: no 'timeline' for release of delay-ridden client hypervisor

root — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:45:33 -0600

Nearly two years after promising a client hypervisor, VMware has yet to deliver.

Unidesk: A Companion To VDI

tludwig — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:45:10 -0600

Every now and then, a technology comes along that's intriguing enough that I sit up and take notice. Unidesk, a start-up based in Massachusetts, recently introduced the concept of "composite virtualization," a technology that addresses a missing component in VDI implementations: user personalization. Now, you may be saying, "That's not new, it's existed forever in profile management and other tools." In this blog, I will explain why the way Unidesk approaches personalization really is new.

Delivering 5000 Desktops with Citrix XenDesktop

root — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:45:36 -0600

The following Citrix document is intended to provide advanced technical personnel - architects, engineers and consultants ? with data to assist in the planning, design and deployment of a Citrix XenDesktop hosted VM-based (VDI) solution that scales to 5000 desktops. This document presents the findings of internal Citrix testing that simulates a large enterprise deployment of VDI desktops...