Posts Tagged ‘VDI’
VMware Partner Technical Advisory Board (PTAB) Post Meeting Update
Finally back from the PTAB meeting in Palo Alto at the mother ship. Great meeting, but I’m not a huge fan of 6 hour flights each way. There were several great discussions over the two day meeting including, of course, a very robust discussion on the new vSphere licensing model. I was able to get some clarification on outstanding questions in a few areas. Read More »
VMware Announces New vSphere 5.0: Exciting Features…Confusing Licensing?
Yesterday VMware announced several new products, including vSphere 5, which has several new and exciting features, such as enhanced 3D graphics and disk I/O optimization for VDI environments. It also has a VSA virtual storage appliance which allows one to build a fault tolerant virtual environment without the requirement of shared storage. Read More »
To A/V or Not to A/V, That Is the Question
I’ve been involved in countless virtual desktop conversations over the past several years, and this is a question that continues to surface and generate interesting dialogue with IT security teams. While security is only one of the numerous considerations for VDI, it is at the top of a lot of customers’ lists. So, is anti-virus/anti-malware a requirement for a virtual desktop? Well, the short answer is yes, of course it is, but we need to dig a bit deeper here. Read More »
