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You’ve probably already heard about VMware’s open source VDI client. VMware’s official announcement for the VMware View Open Client was released on February 4. Touted as the next step for creating a universal client to be used on any device from anywhere, VMware releasing the client as open source enables technology partners to start to fufill the vision. In VMware’s words:

“Now, VMware is providing VMware View Open Client for partners, enabling them to use VMware View source code to optimize their products to deliver rich, personalized virtual desktops to users. In addition, partners will be able to use the source code to help accelerate the development and delivery of solutions for enterprises to provision and manage thousands of virtual desktops simply, securely and at substantially lower operating costs.”

What I find most interesting is that Linux systems now have a installable VDI client. Unless I am mistaken, previously a web browser was the only way a connection to a virtual desktop could be made from Linux. Not only does this increase the functionality and features, Read the rest of this entry »

On 12.02.08 VMware announced the general availability of their latest version of VDI products and moved a step closer to fulfilling it’s vClient initiative discussed at VMworld 2008 in Las Vegas earlier this year. The new VMware View 3 is comprised of a suite of products that will work together to deliver virtual desktop infrastructure that expands beyond VMware’s current VDM 2.1 features and promises to provide VDI access from anywhere and from any device. There has already been a lot written about VMware View and about what VMware’s product offering now means for VDI today and it’s expected impact in 2009. Brian Madden provided some great insight on what pieces are strategic in terms of competition and what pieces are still futuristic. His 60 second overview post and his VDI to Apple Newton comparison are definitely must reads. You should definitely view Keith Ward’s VIEW on VMware View over at Virtualization Review. (Sorry, I get a kick out of that sentence ) However, my perspective on VMware View 3.0 is from the implementation angle, and specifically the Linked Clones feature and designing around the promise of significant storage reduction.

The following quote from VMware’s official announcement explains Read the rest of this entry »

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: Read the rest of this entry »

I attended a VDI Technical Deep Dive and Competitive Comparison Partner Day session Monday and learned about both VMware’s priorities for improving virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and some of the technologies of the new VMware View solution that will enable that vision.

Here’s my notes from the session:

VDI / VDM version 2.1 priorities at VMware fell under the following 3 categories based on customer requests and feedback.

User Experience

• 2 and 3D graphics improvements
• improve multi monitor abilities
• VOIP
• add multimedia and video playback features

Aquisition cost

• Huge storage costs asscoiated with multiple desktops, backup, and user data
• Improve desktop server density (# of VMs to host)

Management

• Solution for offline mobile workers
• Provide enterprise class desktop management

The following future technologies are being introduced to make these requests features in VMware’s new VDI solution Read the rest of this entry »