I've spent the last month or so discussing the top 10 mistakes seen on
desktop virtualization implementation so you can learn from other's mistakes.
I've discussed 9 different things so far and they were:
10. Not calculating user bandwidth requirements
9. Not considering the user profile
8. Lack of Application Virtualization Strategy
7. Improper Resource Allocation
6. Protection from Anti-Virus
5. Managing the incoming storm
4. Not Optimizing the Desktop Image
3. Not using your Cache Wisely
2. Using VDI Defaults
And now it is time for the #1 thing that people mess up with desktop
virtualization.
Storage. Actually, this shouldn't be a surprise at all if you pay any
attention to the blogosphere. There have been numerous discussions on this
exact topic. If you haven't yet, I'd suggest you read the white paper
by Ruben Spruijt and Herco Van Brug Storage Deep Im... (more)
Just about every customer I've ever talked with has a common challenge, "How
do we plan for cyclical surges in user activity?" Depending on your
business area, this could be a critical area of planning. Take for example,
the retail sector. We just came out of the end-of-year holiday spending
season where retail stores typically see more foot traffic and
Internet-based traffic. The increase in web traffic is several multiples
higher than during other times of years. If these organizations don't plan
the infrastructure appropriately, their sites will become unavailable and
c... (more)
The migration to the new operating system was a challenge. We had a mass of
people going to each user's desktop to copy their data and rebuild the
operating system. We thought we planned appropriately but ran into all
sorts of issues like:
We didn't have the correct hardware drivers for some of the computers, which
required searching the Internet and oftentimes using try and error until we
found the right driver. There were too many occasions where we were
unable to find a driver for the new operating system. We just hoped the
user wouldn't notice. We sometimes found out th... (more)
The iPad was released, and people were happy.
People brought the iPad to work, and users were excited.
Users connected the iPad to the corporate environment and IT got scared.
If you went to the Apple store and did a demo of the iPad, you might have
noticed the installed Citrix Receiver (honestly, did anyone actually demo
these things before buying? I bet most of us just bought it without playing
around with it). But, let’s say you did demo and you selected the Receiver,
what would you have seen? Windows Applications.
Yes, Windows Applications on the iPad. I admit, that is pretty ... (more)
Previously I've talked about how using local storage can help reduce the
costs of desktop virtualization. Paul Wilson tested this type of
environment to determine that it is indeed possible. So we have a new
design decision, which way will you go?
Before making the decision, you have to determine if local storage is good
enough for your environment or if you need shared storage.
Local Storage
Local storage is the storage located within the server running a hypervisor
(XenServer, Hyper-V, vSphere). By using the local drives, the following are
important considerations to remembe... (more)
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