Desktop virtualization can be seen as a way to reach back to the past and provide a reliable, ... In fact, it may offer no local storage at all.

Virtual Desktop for a Small Business Environment. A virtual desktop means that a user’s desktop environment (the icons, wallpaper, windows, folders, toolbars, widgets, etc.) is stored remotely on a ...

In short, desktop virtualization can be seen as a way to reach back to the past and provide a reliable, ... Another approach is running one or more capsules on a local Blade PC, ...

But “desktop virtualization” also refers to running virtual machines on desktop systems, using such desktop virtualization solutions as Microsoft Virtual PC, VMware Fusion, or Parallels Desktop.

For companies deploying desktop virtualization, the main criteria for evaluating the success of the project is the end-user experience, according to a recent survey of 1,500 IT executives.

Take desktop virtualization. As 2011 kicks into gear, many in the vendor and investment communities are wondering (again) if this will be the year DV takes off. Of course, for many vendors, DV in one ...

This book excerpt examines several methods of desktop virtualization and describes how each is implemented. The pros and cons of each solution are discussed so that when the time comes to put a ...

Virtualization can reduce the time and expense of managing desktops by a magnitude. But the choice of technologies and approaches is downright dizzying Managing PCs has always been painful, but ...

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), also referred to as server-hosted virtual desktops, is an evolutionary step beyond presentation virtualization that has yet to achieve widespread acceptance. By ...

Virtual machine, indeed: This model of computing led – via advances in both the technology and economics of microprocessors – directly to the personal computers of the 1980s, with local ...

As with virtual desktop infrastructure, reducing costs is a major benefit. Virtual machines limit the need for new hardware deployments and can be more cost-effective than bare-metal servers.