Save on resources when deploying a VDI platform

Save on resources when deploying a VDI platform

A very common mistake when you dimension the necessary platform to host your VDI environment is to base the sizing calculations according to the current resources.

When you purchase hardware PC, these equipments are essentially acquired according to market standards. In most cases, the resources offered by these PCs are underused, so you are sizing a VDI platform with resources that won’t be necessary, with the consequent costs increase.

In other cases, resource calculations are performed without taking into account the future growth of the platform of users, having resource contention issues in a short period of time.

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

VDI as disaster recovery strategy

VDI as disaster recovery strategy

Most organizations are provided with a disaster recovery plan that includes the steps to follow in case of natural disaster or a prolonged power outage that prevents them from accessing the jobs located in their offices.

Desktop virtualization is emerging as a tool of great help in these cases, since the users can access their virtual desktops from anywhere, anytime and with any device, so that production is not affected by the problems that may arise in certain facilities, thus avoiding the economic losses caused by the interruption of the activity.

How to make the most of oVirt 3.5

How to make the most of oVirt 3.5

A few weeks ago the oVirt team announced the release of a new version of this Open Source virtualization platform, the 3.5. Among the innovations introduced by this editions it should be pointed out the possibility of eliminating snapshots of virtual machines that are no longer necessary while the virtual machine is still running, the expansion of import and export domains storage and the ability to add and provide hypervisors from bare-metal.

VDI in Educational Environments, SIMO Education & Persistent vs Non-persistent desktops

VDI in Educational Environments, SIMO Education & Persistent vs Non-persistent desktops

The use of technology in general and more specifically of desktop virtualization in educational environment is one of the most interesting topics for the UDS Enterprise online community. In fact, two of our most popular posts over the past two weeks deal with this subject. The third one talks about the differences between persistent and non-persistent virtual desktops.

Find below the links to these three articles so you’re abreast of the most outstanding news according to our followers:

VDI at the V International Conference on Virtual Campus

SIMO Education 2014: The future of Learning

Persistent vs Non-persistent virtual desktops

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