Ponder This

Desktop Virtualization Solution White Paper Complete It has been a while since I have been able to publish any updates. I had to take some  vacation time, get away and recharge. Just prior to leaving, I was able to complete the Desktop Virtualization white paper I had been working on. I am really excited its finished and the feedback so far has been great.  Thanks to everyone who has reviewed it, provided feedback and helped along the way.

In the paper we cover several topics

• Architecture Overview
• Architecture Design Goals
• Functional Use Cases
• Implementation

Each topic drills further down into subtopics. We cover each architectural component in detail, including the  products and technology used in each area. I am very pleased with the outcome. We already need to make some additions to include recent additions and capabilities that were discovered.  

Its currently making its way through the machine for legal reviews etc. assuming there are no gotchas I hope we can externally publish it soon for easy access. In the interim, if you are  interested in  getting it now, contact your Sun Sales resources and we should be able to work out getting it to you.

I would like to add, this paper is only one approach in leveraging virtualization technology to solve desktop computing problems. It is not intended to be a silver bullet. Nor is it going to be a fit for every customer or enterprise. There are several variations of how virtualization technology coupled with Sun's desktop infrastructure products or products from our partners can be leveraged to add value and solve desktop related challenges. For organizations willing and looking to make changes, I hope we can continue the get these other approaches captured and documented in a same manner. As they start to proceed, I will post updates here.  

I also want to than Ken Pepple. Ken has been the Chief Technologist for the Desktop Practice for several years now and was an awesome mentor and provided a ton of help with editing and mentoring along the way. Ken is going back to is APAC roots. I am not going to say he will be greatly missed because I will still call him whenever I want :)  Posted by ponderthis ( Sep 29 2006, 06:00:00 AM EDT ) Permalink Comments [0]