In the beginning was the PC and, while it was always a difficult platform to
manage, let’s not forget what was good about it. PCs put computing in the
hands of users and gave them great flexibility in how they worked and what
they could do. It is certain that we would not have got to the interactive
immersive environments we now take for granted if we had stuck to mini and
mainframe computers. For a start the PC spurred the massive software industry
we know today by creating a market for every kind of application.
But there is no getting away from the fact that PC’s are a challenge to
manage in large numbers. At the root of the problem is the fact they were
originally intended to be bought by individuals and used as personal devices.
Consequently management has always be... (more)
In just the last two months Gartner have published three documents that
talk about the importance of Persistent Personalization, their term for a
subset of User Environment Management (UEM). They have approached it from
three different directions: One document looks at Persistent Personalization
itself, one for hosted virtual desktops and one for client virtual desktops.
As you would exp... (more)
For a long time we have known that corporate use of PCs is inefficient and
overly expensive: analysts estimate that a typical PC costs around three
times as much as its purchase price to manage over the PC's lifetime. But,
until recently, there has been little that organizations could do to change
the situation while still delivering acceptable service. Virtualization has
changed this in... (more)
Several key events are occuring at the same time and will drive the adoption
of desktop virtualization as Windows 7 rolls out.
Following a major gathering like VMworld it is little surprise that a number
of people come away with a similar take on a key area. The adoption of
desktop virtualization to support Windows 7 roll outs is just such an area. I
recorded a video interview on this last... (more)
The term 'VDI' has been in circulation since around 2005 and has been used to
describe a large number of different technologies and ways of delivering
client desktops. That variety has led to considerable confusion about what is
necessary to deliver an economic, scalable solution. Hence this blog, which
will look to:
Discuss the architectures of desktop virtualization Look at the opportun... (more)
Martin Ingram is vice president of strategy for AppSense, where he's responsible for understanding where the entire desktop computing market is going and deciding where AppSense should direct its products. He is recognized within the industry as an expert on application delivery. Martin has been with AppSense since 2005, previously having built companies around compliance and security including Kalypton, MIMEsweeper, Baltimore Technologies, Tektronix and Avid. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Sheffield University.
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