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An Actual New Way To Deploy 1000's Of Desktops In Under An Hour: DistriBrute

Monday, 06 July 2009 by Michel Roth

Remember my article about using BitTorrent to solve omnipresent deployment problems Well, as it turns out the guys behind DistriBrute are the same guys as the guys I wrote the article about. This is some impressive stuff. DistriBrute is the world’s first peer-to-peer (P2P) desktop deployment product especially developed for business use. Using the P2P protocol DistriBrute can perform at previously unreached speeds, eliminating the need for decentralized distribution servers. DistriBrute provides you with a centralized, efficient, stable deployment environment that maximizes the capabilities of your current infrastructure.

DistriBrute is an add-on to a current desktop management system, but can also be deployed as a standalone product. It distributes a Windows™ operating system, drivers and applications in an extremely effective and efficient manner.

With DistriBrute you can size down your current desktop management system to a centralized configuration, eliminating the need for local distribution servers. DistriBrute uses peer-to-peer (P2P) technology, which means that every desktop acts as a client and server. Operating System images and application packages are transmitted over the WAN only once and are then shared between the desktops on the LAN. Desktops share data fragments using a tit-for-tat method with each desktop giving and taking data fragments. This results in great advantages: Huge performance increase in data distribution. Eliminates the need for distribution servers. Efficient use of all available resources. Desktops can be powered off sooner. Saving on hardware energy usage for desktops and servers. Centralized management and thus simplifying the desktop management environment.

They have a free download avaialble that allows you to test DistriBrute. The release of the most brutal OS deployment system is a fact. Check the download area for a trial version that can be used on 25 nodes for one year.

Source: http://www.distribrute.com