Why VMware and Citrix will launch Linux VDI

Why VMware and Citrix will launch Linux VDI

Very shortly after Citrix announced its Linux technologies for vApp and virtual desktops in XenDesktop and XenApp, VMware reported that Horizon View will support Linux in 2015. And why these firms have decided to take this step? It is very simple. Companies using Linux and Windows would find a VMware and Citrix unified virtualization tool very useful.

In this way, they would no longer maintain two virtualization platforms, two support teams, two protocols, two clients and two different environments. They could manage everything centrally.

VMware reveals VDI for Linux

VMware reveals VDI for Linux

VMware has announced that they will launch VDI solutions for Linux in China. The technology giant bets on a solution for Linux desktops based on Desktone, their desktop as a service solution.

The option that they would be already contemplating in regards to 2015 would have an edition for companies and institutions.

In this way, the new VMware offering would be already placed in the Asian market by 2020, date when the Chinese Government will no longer use Windows.

For more information, see the following article:

Desktop Linux users beware: the boss thinks you need to be managed

VMworld Europe 2014 Day 1: Interesting VDI news

VMworld Europe 2014 Day 1: Interesting VDI news

VMworld Europe 2014 opened today in Barcelona. In this first day of one of the most outstanding virtualization and cloud computing events, VMware announced new products, program and service that add to the growing list of innovative solutions for end-user computing. Among them is VMware Horizon FLEX that will enable enterprises to centrally provision, manage and secure virtual desktops and applications running locally on Macs and PCs, using policy-based controls to more securely embrace bring your own (BYO) policies.

In addition, a new cloud service for desktop disaster recovery will allow organizations to protect their business and enhance workforce continuity, expansion of cloud hosted services in Europe will open opportunities for customers, and a new storage program will help customers quickly predict and control virtual desktop deployment costs at scale.

Analysis: the new VMware Hyper-Converged solutions

Analysis: the new VMware Hyper-Converged solutions

The UDS Enterprise team analyses in this post the new hyper-converged infrastructures that VMware presented at VMworld 2014, which took place at San Francisco:

With its EVO family, VMware makes a new incursion in the cloud with a solution that scales the resources available for a cloud infrastructure through modules which contain all the resources available (CPU, memory, storage, network…) integrating quickly and efficiently to the management and administration cloud tools, both public and private.

Virtual Volumes: Understanding this new concept

Virtual Volumes: Understanding this new concept

At VMworld 2014 VMware released VSAN Beta 2.0. Together with this announcement arrived the Virtual Volumes, also called VVols. It is a new storage paradigm which introduces some advantages, since it turns virtual machines into an integral part inside the storage.

We strongly recommend to read this interesting article in order to fully understand this new concept, how it works and the benefits that it brings about:

Virtual Volumes Technical Deep Dive

VMworld 2014 highlights

VMworld 2014 highlights

The global conference for virtualization and cloud computing hosted by VMware took place last week in San Francisco.

At VMworld 2014 the company revealed the most important announcements in its portfolio, such as a new hyper-converged infrastructure (EVO:RAIL), VMware Workspace Suite, its own OpenStack distribution or Virtual SAN 2.0. Beta.

In addition, the firm notified the change in the name and improvements in some of its products.

By clicking the link below you can watch VMworld 2014 keynotes and get to know all the event details:

VMworld 2014 US: It’s a Wrap!

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