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Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware Virtual Desktop Manager |
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008
by Michel Roth
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Al Solorzano has put up a small article in which he compares his realt experiences with Citrix XenDesktop (public beta) and VMware VDM2 (just released). It's interesting to read his thoughts on the subject.
Some excerpts: "Standard desktop deployments have become too costly to maintain and control. All
the application and operating system updates. Then because users have some form
of control of their own system, they install an application or run some update
that messes up their PC requiring the help desk to resolve. Then some admins
remember the "good old days of mainframes" and in comes the next wave of
computing: Server Based Computing.
While Server Based Computing (SBC) solutions like Citrix XenApp and Microsoft
Terminal Server have solved many application deployment issues, there have
always been concerns about delivering a full desktop experience to users. Users
are used to having full control and access to everything they can do on their
home PC. In a SBC world, users may not be able to plug-in random devices, or set
desktop backgrounds or install their own applications. Users have very little to
no control in a SBC world.
Because of lack of control, more computer
savvy users and evolving computing requirements, SBC has had a hard time keeping
up with all the demands a more knowledgeable user demands. Not that VDI fixes
every one of the situations because it really only has come to market within the
past year, but it can address situations for a lot of clients. So let's look at
two of the solutions now".
Read Al's entire article: Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware Virtual Desktop Manager - Round 1.
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