Comments on: VMware View upcoming features http://virtualfuture.info/2010/03/vmware-view-upcoming-features/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vmware hosting http://virtualfuture.info/2010/03/vmware-view-upcoming-features/comment-page-1/#comment-3634 vmware hosting Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:04:35 +0000 http://virtualfuture.info/?p=1681#comment-3634 CVP is indeed essential!! CVP is indeed essential!!

]]> By: Louw Pretorius http://virtualfuture.info/2010/03/vmware-view-upcoming-features/comment-page-1/#comment-3100 Louw Pretorius Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:50 +0000 http://virtualfuture.info/?p=1681#comment-3100 VMware View is currently pushed in smaller environments by enthusiasts, hence the need for CVP and its another feather in the cap of whoever can get it "out-there" as the Leader in the VDI field. VMware View is currently pushed in smaller environments by enthusiasts, hence the need for CVP and its another feather in the cap of whoever can get it “out-there” as the Leader in the VDI field.

]]> By: Sven Huisman http://virtualfuture.info/2010/03/vmware-view-upcoming-features/comment-page-1/#comment-3097 Sven Huisman Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:58:42 +0000 http://virtualfuture.info/?p=1681#comment-3097 I think we both agree there is a use case for offline VDI. One way to achieve this is by the use of a client hosted hypervisor, where you would need an OS like Windows XP or Windows 7 to host the offline virtual desktop. Local resources will be used, so the user doesn't have the disadvantages of the remote display protocol and the user is able to work at locations where he is unable to connect to the datacenter. One big disadvantage in this case is that the hosting OS still needs to be managed, updated, licensed, virusprotection, all in the "traditional" way. The other way is "bare-metal" client hypervisor, where you don't need a "traditional" OS to be able to run the offline virtual desktop, and where the management of the client hypervisor will be as "easy" as managing a thin client. AND you have the advantage of "direct" access to the hardware, with more performance (graphics) for the applications. In an ideal world, I think a company has only one desktop image to manage, and that image will be used by users on thin clients (remote) and on fat hypervisor clients (local). I agree with you, real world examples are more complex than that. On the other hand, I won't mind waiting for CVP if VMware releases it as fully supported from the beginning. The Offline-vDI feature in View is experimental for a while now, which is OK if you want to play with it, but not for production environments. I think we both agree there is a use case for offline VDI. One way to achieve this is by the use of a client hosted hypervisor, where you would need an OS like Windows XP or Windows 7 to host the offline virtual desktop. Local resources will be used, so the user doesn’t have the disadvantages of the remote display protocol and the user is able to work at locations where he is unable to connect to the datacenter. One big disadvantage in this case is that the hosting OS still needs to be managed, updated, licensed, virusprotection, all in the “traditional” way.
The other way is “bare-metal” client hypervisor, where you don’t need a “traditional” OS to be able to run the offline virtual desktop, and where the management of the client hypervisor will be as “easy” as managing a thin client. AND you have the advantage of “direct” access to the hardware, with more performance (graphics) for the applications.
In an ideal world, I think a company has only one desktop image to manage, and that image will be used by users on thin clients (remote) and on fat hypervisor clients (local).
I agree with you, real world examples are more complex than that. On the other hand, I won’t mind waiting for CVP if VMware releases it as fully supported from the beginning. The Offline-vDI feature in View is experimental for a while now, which is OK if you want to play with it, but not for production environments.

]]> By: Duncan http://virtualfuture.info/2010/03/vmware-view-upcoming-features/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 Duncan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:36:45 +0000 http://virtualfuture.info/?p=1681#comment-3094 I really don't understand why people would disagree. There are other things that just have a higher priority like for instance fully supported offline mode (check in / check out). It just makes me wonder how in touch with the real world those people are. Do you see a lot of need for CVP yourself at this point in time? I think VDI is just barely touching ground at the moment. I would say stabilize, and expand slowly but steadily. I really don’t understand why people would disagree. There are other things that just have a higher priority like for instance fully supported offline mode (check in / check out).

It just makes me wonder how in touch with the real world those people are. Do you see a lot of need for CVP yourself at this point in time? I think VDI is just barely touching ground at the moment. I would say stabilize, and expand slowly but steadily.

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