VMware View enables new vision of VDI with a Universal Client
September 16th, 2008 | 
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VMworld 2008 is all about understanding new visions and not just new versions so far. Today’s announcement of the VMware View technologies and the Universal Client are the latest vision VMware wants us to focus on. VMware View is another concept name for a group of technologies and not a product. VMware View Composer, VMware Offline Desktop and VMware Client Virtualization are the core technologies that make up VMware View. The Universal Client is a term for the next evolution of desktop computing provided by VMware’s virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
More information about these new desktop concepts are found on the new VMware pages linked above.
VMware View
New Desktop Technologies Announced for 2009VMware announced new technologies to be introduced in 2009 – VMware View Composer, VMware Offline Desktop and Client Virtualization to build upon our leadership in virtual desktop infrastructure(VDI). Each technology provides additional functionality to make the universal client a reality – an end-to-end desktop solution that is easy-to-manage and cost effective, with the best end user experience, the strongest security, and the most efficient way to manage all of your desktops and applications.
VMware View Composer – Advanced image management for virtual desktops allows you to:
- Reduce storage cost and management by up to 90 percent
- Reduce desktop provisioning from 15 minutes to just seconds
- Manage hundreds of desktops from a single central image, retaining user settings when updating or patching service packs, application updates or even OS upgrades
- Roll back instantaneously, enabling customers to streamline management and guarantee that all user systems are up to date
- Reduce the number of images to manage
VMware Offline Desktop – Access virtual desktops whether online or offline to:
- Backup critical user data and applications for remote employees
- Create transparent user environments on the road or in the office
- Increase user productivity while decreasing management complexity and risks
- Harness local compute power for a superior PC-like end user experience while maintaining data back ups and settings
VMware Client Virtualization – With virtualization for laptops and desktops PCs you can:
- Reduce the number of PC images with hardware independent virtual desktops that run on each PC
- Provide centralized management of VDI users and virtual client users from the same management console
- Enable users to take advantage of local PC hardware for superior user experience and offline usage
Universal Client
“The desktop of the future will not be a single physical device but a collection of different devices and environments. Applications and data may be located across a combination of locations for example: a virtual desktop running on a server, a home notebook computer and a webmail account. End users want the same view regardless of what device they use to connect to their desktop or where their applications and data are located – the user wants a universal client. IT organizations on the other hand want to simplify management and take control of desktops and applications cost effectively.”
I blogged about some of new VDI features VMware is introducing in my post about the VDI technical deep dive Partner Day session I attended.
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