[OPLINTECH] EMC's Chuck Hollis on VDI.

[Ed Liddle]

Another neat thing to look at is stoneware's webOS. 
http://www.stone-ware.com/webos/index.html
This uses a web browser with a jre on the client computer. Where I think this may
be neat is since you don't have to install anything on a client computer, you
could potentially offer the same applications that are on public internet
stations to patrons who bring in their own laptops or use it on training room
computers or over the net for remote locations.  

-Ed Liddle 

On Thu Mar 27  7:10 , 'JKENZIG' JKENZIG at cuyahogalibrary.org> sent:

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>Chuck Hollis of EMC (VMWare) has written an article recently on where he feels
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is going.  A VDI is an entire virtualized
desktop that is run on the VMWare server that is accessed by multiple users.  A
good example of where it would be useful would be say like a training room where
you could have multiple versions of desktops with different apps installed.  This
is worth reading and definitely worth checking out the links he mentions in the
article. 
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>A small library could leverage this technology for example keep their
workstations longer and easily do change management for updates.  Virtualization
hypervisors are going to be built into servers with deals Citrix and VMWare have
made with HP/Dell and Microsoft making HyperV for Server 2008.  It will be
important for administrators to follow this technology. And don't be fooled, it's
not just a "Windows thing" Linux desktops are being virtualized. 
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>EMC's Chuck Hollis on VDI.
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>http://chucksblog.typepad.com/chucks_blog/2008/03/vdi----the-red.html
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>Jim Kenzig
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>Network Manager
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>Cuyahoga County Public Library
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