Martin Ingram of AppSense is presenting to a general session on Why VDI? If you are like me, what VDI? VDI is desktop virtualization. Session abstract:
“The technology of desktop virtualization is moving forward rapidly but what is the real goal? This session discusses the overall objective of desktop virtualization and how technologies available now or in development contribute to that objective. By looking at the future directions of the principal virtualization technologies (hardware, operating system, application and user) and where they can be used (hosted, client and cloud) it equips you to evaluate all the technologies, their relevance for your users and the benefits you should expect.”
Talking about Henry Ford and the Model T. How standardization played a role in keeping the car price affordable, 1/3 of competitive products. Standardization as a lack of options, no driver’s side door, and standardization in component design and what became assembly production.
Three forms of desktop virtualization: hardware, operating system and applications. Where application virtualization is separate from operating system virtualization.
Trick is to remove user environment from OS and application. This includes user configuration, user applications and user data. Then, you can mix and match the layers of hardware, os and applications.
Keys to successful VDI are standardization, personalization and componentization.
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