Hosts
John Troyer
Alex Maier
Guests
Chris Wolf, Gartner – @cswolf, Blog
Link to Audio Recording
Chris Wolf: Trends in Private Cloud and Virtual Desktops
Virtualization News (From the VMTN Blog)
VMware Partner Exchange 2012 was hugh success, 4300+ strong on attendance
Three new solution competencies: Virtualization of Business Critical Applications (VBCA, available today), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS, available today), Management (available later in Q1)
- New specialization for the SMB vertical
- Lucrative advantage+ and Solution Rewards optimizations
- Launch of the VMware Solution Exchange
- New Consulting and Integration Partner Program (CIPP)
vCloud Director Client for iPad now available!
vExpert 2012 applications now open
Show
…. Year of the Virtual Desktop Again, as was, 2011, 2012…2013
Gartner Numbers – VDI has 2% penetration currently, 8-13% by the end of 2014
Storage still a work in progress for VDI - costs more than it should for VDI deployment
Personalization and layering tehnology is starting to mature
The cost if end point client is coming down – e.g. Wyse ships ARM based client
Cost savings in OPEX 10-15% range – VDI
Vertical adoption for VDI – Healthcare, Financial, Public sector, Higher Education
Microsoft Licensing for VDI – Still a challenge
Connect users to applications and Data
Apps – Life-cycle management is important – Company App Store (end vision)
VDI Security – become transparent to the end user
Private Cloud – self service is important, IT central broker for services
Private Cloud attributes – automation & rapid deployment also important
2012 outlook – Performance Management software (vCOps) is starting to pick up with customers, Capacity Management
Chris Wolf - Hybrid Cloud Mobility: Converting the VM is the Easy Part
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