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What is it?
In a nutshell it's the latest industry trend to
host a desktop on a server but in this case without the need for
Terminal server. In other words you’ll actually be able to host a
windows XP image and have a user connect to it via a thin client.
From the research I’ve don it looks like the
details are still a bit sketchy. Everyone has their own model and way of
doing it. For example Citrix published a
“Hosted Client Solution on VMware Workstation: Setup and Configuration
Guide” Somewhat detailing the idea.
Actually, I’m really excited about it. Any way I
can get more off of the desktop and into the datacenter makes me happy
and it looks like the major players in the industry are finally catching
on. Now let’s hope MS doesn’t screw the whole thing up with some insane
nee “hosted OS connection license server thingy”
Tony
Tony@ccaheaven.com
Some additional articles:
IBM:
"Existing hosted client solutions gain some
efficiencies by consolidating clients, but they fall short of delivering
the full potential for client experience and IT efficiency," said Doug
Balog, vice president and business line executive, BladeCenter, IBM
Systems and Technology Group. "IBM's Virtualized Hosted Client
Infrastructure with VMware virtual infrastructure software can provide
high utilization, performance and reliability, allowing customers to
reduce cost and complexity, while providing the level of desktop
functionality and quality of support that end users have come to
expect."
"The new IBM Virtualized Hosted Client integrated
solution including Citrix keeps security and management under IT control
while enabling a more productive and personal work environment for end
users," said David Jones, corporate vice president, business development
and corporate affairs, for Citrix. "Citrix has added a new capability to
Citrix Presentation Server that works with IBM BladeCenter and VMware
virtualization technologies to enable dynamic provisioning of hosted
clients running full Windows XP Desktop images in a secure data center.
The resulting solution is used to provide the rich experience that PC
users have come to expect and is now available from thin clients or
legacy PC's."
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/7935.wss
VMware:
As part of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Alliance, VMware plans
to collaborate with each member to create, test and integrate joint
desktop hosting offerings based on VMware virtual infrastructure and the
partner's hardware or software product. Customers will have the freedom
and flexibility to choose their preferred partner and deploy a best in
class enterprise desktop solution that meets their business needs
http://www.vmware.com/news/releases/vdi.html
According to eweek:
This offering will have centrally located blade servers running
VMware's virtual machine technology will house the critical
components—such as the memory and processors—and data, which desktop
users could access from a desktop device via Citrix's Presentation
Server.
It will have all the benefits of thin clients and PC blades—better
security and easier manageability—while giving users what they need on
the desktop. The data is housed in a central location, and having the
blades in one place means that if there is an upgrade or problem that
needs fixing, it can be done in one place rather than forcing
technicians to go to each desktop individually.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1873113,00.asp
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