CEO of Virtual PC dishes on virtual clients, Microsoft and Intel support

Many companies in recent years, the VDI server products have been tested, but due to the complexity and high cost performance problems, they abandoned these projects. However, companies still want a virtual - and virtualization, customers can be an option for them.

A client desktop virtualization software or servers, this virtual desktop (VDI), the hypervisor-based infrastructure works directly with the end points more easily. Client hypervisors run directly on the computer and the laptop or other devices to centralized data center resources managed with the virtual office.

Bare-metal manufacturer of the machine with its virtual client NxTop Westford, Massachusetts, in the hypervisor. Dan McCall, president and CEO of Virtual Computer SearchVirtualDesktop.com a great help and support of server-based virtualization vendor client VDI, discussed the evolution of virtualization on the client.

SearchVirtualDesktop.com: Client Virtual PC hypervisor market, a more mature, yet only three years. How Citrix XenClient and such, there is competition from large companies, such as business impact?

Dan McCall: There are obstacles to overcome when entering a new market - one we must be consistent with the use of client platforms and we were able to do this. The other problem is that we must change the format of things. In our case, we go to the PC business for 30 years.

Thus, the company doubled the number of customers will be between 50 and 100 is the time to speak, or what are 50,000 and 100,000? There is a big difference.

McCall: We are the first category. We are a small private stays, but we have grown and reached a turning point.

What percentage of your customers as the train crashed server hosted VDI?

McCall: In the enterprise market with all major server-based VDI came to us after you hit the wall. Or for a specific class of machine used, but I want a virtual, or who has bought thousands of places and can not be said, "Um, yes, I'm not so sure it will eventually work for us."

1000 to 2500 the number of - - the market for medium-sized enterprises have a great interview with VDI, so the absorption is limited. However, Lenovo and Intel to support us, and in fact the opposite of VDI customers, "intelligent, desktop virtualization," you have to bring his message. Being behind us and win a high reputation in the market helped us sell our products directly to customers.

This type of virtualization, vPro, which means more chips and sales of laptop computers because it makes sense for Lenovo and Intel Virtualization client-side on the back. VDI server hosting customers without such things. This can use a thin client.

McCall: Yes.

Who are the customers using virtualization client do you use?

McCall: Health and our two major vertical markets of financial services. Environments, and the encryption key - - Many functions of our platform is invaluable in these areas. In addition, lawyers and accountants to move customer sites VDI laptop with the database server can not be successful, so we use.

Us how to use a computer to use customers. We are on Windows, Linux and Android tries to run in the future. Take advantage of their software because Microsoft loves to model. Only members of the EU Microsoft System Center and usability of the software - the Forefront Security and V-.

Therefore, there is a problem with the separation of PC hardware Microsoft Windows?

McCall: Because they love us in solving problems, talking about Microsoft. We let people into a Windows PC in a corporate environment and offers a personal atmosphere, which means "a computer, two of life" to support the idea. Microsoft, which means two license sales.

They are undecided about the best desktop virtualization, but we do not see the incentive value of the sale.

Many of his clients, the two media on a computer running Windows? It's a good performance with both Windows virtual machines, you should require a major source for the supply of office.

McCall: We like Intel, so - running on a Windows environment requires more CPU resources.

VPro virtualization worth the price to get customers, there is debate as to whether. VPro before actually improve performance?

McCall: We vPro, vPro chip cap of about 20% better [NxTop] provides performance found. Intel and the way it has nothing to do with the hose of data. Plus there are other benefits, such as encryption.

I can not go - - In addition, some other things that used to take advantage of Lenovo and Intel vPro technology, but companies are working with are very helpful.

For the future, the virtual machine to overcome certain technological limitations is? I also heard one of the problems is that there is direct access to hardware devices such as graphics accelerators.

McCall: The peripheral side, to use a computer all the others are supported by about 90%.

Graphic side, takes advantage of the momentum, but the hardware for converting a graphics chipset and using an engine that appears in Windows. It is 50%.

We work on how OpenGL accelerated graphics port, and acceleration. In addition, more than one virtual machine, virtual machine, the server will be a way to share between the road and working on a graphics card. Over the next two years, this provision should be.

But the developers prior to issuance of graphics table for us. This is not something for the future.

If you're running Windows, CAD or computer games, and can not do, never seems to know it works, and the point of hyper-feels like Windows. Obtain additional benefits that virtualization and VoIP with so many things that we normally use - it works.

Organized Retail Applications to help IT Professionals Cloud Applications Dispute

For all applications in-house, or even on the corporate network, end users can access from anywhere seems to be equivalent to the cloud. Professional’s in-house control in the same way that enterprise applications need a way to control access to applications in the cloud.

Application management and SaaS companies out there in the yard of the clouds a handful of platforms, applications and access to birth control, and provides a means. These platforms are also suitable for end users, and to all applications in one window and use a single connection to access.

The first version of the application of Horizon VMware IT professionals a way to manage access to applications and cloud-based applications that provide support facilities for future versions. Two small businesses - and the arc Centrix - have the same management portal applications hosted in the cloud.

Practice Manager VMware Horizonte

Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), Portland, Oregon, educational services to non-profit Horizon project last year received before MyOnelogin TriCipher using VMware. Now, employees and customers to access applications and services, practice tests, NWEA horizon.

Scott Gwartney, infrastructure architect NWEA, NWEA is proof of concept Horizon Manager Application and plans to begin production shortly. Sign in to the benefit of the organization, said the ability to consolidate a single user session for SaaS applications.

"In addition, the team delivered does not have to go on and on, so I included some of the internal applications," said Gwartney.

Application Manager Horizonte, and professionals considering a service provider platforms, cloud computing, such as for export, must weigh the risk of user names. NWEA is greater than the risk to reward.

"We are ensuring that not too many risks with internal teams to manage everything. Bradley with a leap of faith is still there, but, "Gwartney said." I never accepted names if the passwords required export. 'S and looking just mixed. "

During the test, NWEA uses five applications. Over time, Horizon Manager Application is accessed by 400 users of all applications on the NWEA, VA. Gwartney finally supported application servers, said he wanted.

Horizon Manager Application per user per year for an unlimited number of applications, $ 30.

Arrow to the management application of the clouds

Platform arc Inc. 's SaaS and more than 750 frequently used applications in-house applications that were released before, and so far supported the request Horizon Manager. Identity Management Services allow users to add applications as needed and includes a vehicle. Web-enabled intranet thing a name for the user, wiki, engineering tools, databases, SaaS applications, including testing and through OTKA manageable.

Horizon Manager Application, such as hosted platform bow in the cloud and cloud-based applications to authenticate users in Active Directory uses. VMware bow and say the data and directory services without compromising security or a security hole in the wall of the hook in place for all clients.

Some companies rely on Platform AppDynamics Arrow, WhitePages, and Drobo, Data Robotics Inc. sells storage devices, is a part. Tom EC Drobo Director, Arc offers 24 business applications and are used to provide users with a unique identifier.

"We have become the dominant SaaS business environment, end up with a few clicks and it is difficult to process all applications," said Ta. "We need to connect to consolidate and add a layer of security, and we see the accounts and give a simple way to delete accounts for enterprise applications."

When employees or contractors with access to what applications and established company policies regarding when to cut ties with the portal management application in the cloud and Ta can disable accounts.

Another advantage is that Drobo is a server in Active Directory, the directory of the server-side security of cloud platform uses a bow, so that if, in many places on the identity arrow Directory active support. Ta with the bow and did not experience interruptions do not have to manage the platform is an advantage, he said.

Multi-session version costs per user of $ 5 per month and the standard edition priced at $ 10 per user per month. Identity management services for 30 days access to the bow in line with the Standard Edition offers a free trial.

Centrix

UK Centrix WorkSpace Universal Software in May 2010 launched the so-called application management portal. All access to end users with a single session of physical servers and virtual office services and applications with cloud and provides a Web platform.

Universal work Workspace IQ, how to use the services actually work, which includes an end user computer analysis tool Centrix part of the package. WorkSpace Discovery is also used in the applications installed on PCs and laptops and which includes an analysis tool for companies that want to see.

The company, application management tool for companies with over 500 users and can be expanded to accommodate 50,000, he said. It cost about $ 35 per seat, and volume discounts are available. Centrix was unable to provide a reference customer.

Another option is the deployment of applications for the buyer of Citrix Systems, Inc. self-service platform. Unlike the cloud-based applications, platforms, buyers and IT professionals to manage a network device that supports both applications and cloud systems. Like the others, but also supports single sign-on applications, and provides Internet access to users in different connected devices.

Profile management tools for Citrix and Microsoft to Buy?

To help IT professionals manage virtual desktops with Citrix virtualization layer may be holding office to add another tool to manage. Meanwhile, Microsoft appears to update the profile management tool with a sort of roaming profiles.

Through internal development and acquisitions, the company, of course, is to speak, but the Citrix XenDesktop Citrix Systems, Inc. 'S customers and integrators to develop their own profile management ahead. XenDesktop current tool Profile Management, User Manager based Sepago profile is updated.

Profiles of the company and utility software installed applications of IT professionals (UIA) provide a way to manage, partly because it is a choice, profile management technology can RingCube. RingCube real value in a single image management for the department say that the practices.

"The user of a single, shared environment to implement a VDI solution with the ability to gather all the simple and there is a real need for a stable platform," Steve Greenberg, founder of virtualization, and computer service provider, said Scottsdale, Arizona, thin client "RingCube low cost and easy to use, will be a valuable additional [XenDesktop]. You can do this:" If

RTO Software Inc. VMware cooked right management technology profile of the user, the Vista 5 is to start preparing for the next speculative acquisition of Citrix, industry observers said, if you bought the technology Citrix, VMware VDI is approach parity, as property or as the starting point of the profile management layer RingCube, XenDesktop could play leapfrog.

Towards the end of roaming profiles

Sepago in 2008, benefits from the purchase of Citrix. This is bare bones and AppSense technology or lack of RTO Software Labs and sophisticated Liquidware Ian Song, an analyst at IDC, a market research firm in Framingham, Massachusetts, said.

Citrix user's profile asset management software migration from Windows XP to Windows 7 is based on the development of Sepago. Sources said that the problem is based on sepagoPROFILE part of the Microsoft roaming profiles.

According to industry experts, Microsoft roaming profiles, tools for managing static and others to enjoy profiles, which provide granular control. For example, professionals, swelling, and profiles of the long connection time, you can choose to visit parts of the profile.

Microsoft, customers often jump roaming profiles and profile management for the transition from Windows XP to Windows 7, to purchase third-party tools. Microsoft, Windows XP, on sale next year 8, will be an effective way for customers to spend.

"Desktop virtualization is not too high to do list from Microsoft, a technology company profile management, it would be good for Microsoft Windows," said Song.

The RES Software, RingCube, or companies like Microsoft and Citrix Labs Liquidware UniDesk potential candidates for acquisition by.

Laboratory Liquidware very representative of the company's business to be an easy way to migrate from one version of Windows comes from customers, he says, but I do not want to use roaming profiles. VMworld 2011 Liquidware Profile Unity this month as part of the explanation of the UIA is planning a management tool.

RingCube care

Virtual desktops in many industry observers and customers, the Citrix software, application tools or third, because the user profile does not need to buy software RingCube Management for Citrix XenDesktop think it will be available for management of large, in addition to the cost of VDI.

RingCube virtualization and Citrix XenDesktop VDI Edition, integrates and extends the work produced vDesk - and VMware View. This provides users with a workspace to customize your desktop, and each section is installed and working space that contains the user or administrator chooses to store all data and configuration of this layer. Therefore, the profiles of end users to manage the departmental applications can use to manage the layers can install a base image.

RingCube venture capital positions as a virtualization company that began in 2004 and has since expanded the management profiles. According to the site RingCube Some customers an investor, ING Bank RingCube, CSC, and Convergys and the over 250,000 registered users include the launch.