by Community Author | May 19, 2012 | End User Computing, Everything else ..., GPU, Virtualization
As you probably know, View 5 (in conjunction with vSphere 5) introduced has a software-based GPU function that gives users basic DirectX and OpenGL capability without the use of a physical GPU (like e.g. Citrix’s HDX3D GPU-passthrough requires). Typical target use... by Andreas Groth | May 6, 2012 | EUC, Virtualization
Link to Introduction: A first peak into the new IBM VDI Reference Architectures (IBM VDI RA Part 1) It is well understood that a key inhibitor to VDI solutions (amongst general complexity, technical limitations and migration effort) is the upfront capital cost. As... by Andreas Groth | May 6, 2012 | End User Computing, Virtualization
As promised before, I want to start sharing some of our experiences with our on-going (IBM) VDI reference architecture (RA) work. I’ve discussed VDI patterns and inhibitors (based on real-world client engagements) in various previous articles so I’ll cut to the... by Andreas Groth | Feb 26, 2012 | Virtualization
IMHO the only way to provide relevant coverage of vendor capabilities on Virtualizationmatrix.com is through hands-on experience with the products in client projects or lab test – finding the time to always document this in detail is however a challenge.Also... by Andreas Groth | Nov 21, 2011 | Everything else ..., Virtualization
I’ve made it a habit to kick off every larger presentation by asking the audience to indicate adoption of virtualization in their environment. Suffice to say that even just 2 -3 years back barely 10% would indicate any serious evaluation or large scale... by Community Author | Oct 16, 2011 | End User Computing, Virtualization
I have to admit that it is slightly irritating to fly home from ‘yet another’ client meeting and stumble across ‘yet another’ discussion (OK, let’s call it rant) about VDI on twitter or blogs. Especially when the meeting was actually a... by Community Author | Oct 4, 2011 | End User Computing, Everything else ..., GPU, Virtualization
(This is Part 4 of the ‘Real-World VDI’ series – see Part 1 “Multi-Vendor Stack, Part 2 “High-End Graphics”, Part 3 “Cost” and Part 5 “Future of VDI”)Interested in Desktop as a Service? See the top rated DaaS... by Community Author | Oct 3, 2011 | Everything else ...
(This is Part 3 of ‘Real-World VDI’ series – see Part 1 “Multi-Vendor Stack, Part 2 “High-End Graphics”, Part 4 “Recent Announcements” and Part 5 “Future of VDI”) Why do we see increasingly see cost concerns in VDI... by Community Author | Oct 3, 2011 | End User Computing, GPU, Virtualization
(This is Part 2 of the ‘Real-World VDI’ series – see Part 1 “Multi-Vendor Stack, Part 3 “Cost”, Part 4 “Recent Announcements” and Part 5 “Future of VDI”)While most clients initially enthusiastically agree to address first the... by Community Author | Oct 2, 2011 | Everything else ...
(This is Part 1 of a ‘Real-Life VDI’ mini-series – see also Part 2 “High-End Graphics”, Part 3 “Cost”, Part 4 “Recent Announcements” and Part 5 “Future of VDI”)In this mini-series I’ll share my real-life experience based...
