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30-11-2009, 01:46 PM
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30-11-2009, 02:32 PM
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Rep Power: 84  | Looks interesting but the same with all of these types of applications if you are delivering windows desktops and microsoft applications etc... what are the licensing requirements? Ben |
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30-11-2009, 02:35 PM
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 May look at using this to provide some basic form of remote access to staff and students. | |
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30-11-2009, 03:08 PM
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Exactly the same as if you didn't use it? While the linux side may be more, the windows part seems little more than a launcher, which is a bit redundant with the 2008 R2 TS options. Not that I've tried it, just what I was reading on the site. | |
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30-11-2009, 03:41 PM
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Rep Power: 16 | I think there's a bit of a fight between technologies at the moment and the dust is still settling on which way to go... as it stands you could... - keep apps installed on the OS, just detach it from the hardware (VDI) - stream the apps to any OS (App-V style) - go Citrix style via Terminal Services 2008 - classic terminal services (many users on one server box with local apps) Maybe Harry Hill should decide this in his own style |
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30-11-2009, 04:44 PM
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30-11-2009, 05:30 PM
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Rep Power: 16 | Well if you go VDI it's 40 full-fat desktops running on a server (minus the efficiences you get from virtualising) so depends on your choice of kit... RAM usually being the limiting factor. Factor in failover etc and it does rack up a bit... countered by savings made at the desktop level. Personally I'd hold out on VDI until the video issues are sorted... hopefully the PCoIP protocol will push VDI into the bigtime if it gets integrated into the clients. VMware: VMware View-Point: Why PCoIP is Ideal for Remote Virtual Desktops Also do you want to push these machines outside your network boundary or use it to cut hardware \ support costs? |
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30-11-2009, 08:03 PM
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Rep Power: 5 | VDI Licensing is not quite that simple (or cheap). See the link below: Microsoft makes more changes to VECD. They're still screwing us though. - Brian Madden - BrianMadden.com Also regarding PCoIP - Microsoft have a competing offering in the wings (Calista): http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...T591_WH08.pptx Things change very quickly in the VDI market, MS, Citrix and VMware all looking for a bit of the action - it is not a place for the faint hearted ! |
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01-12-2009, 10:54 AM
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