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Contd..Virtualization to go beyond desktop/server
Virtual desktop infrastructure
Another significant trend VMware talked about was that of a virtual desktop infrastructure. In this, one can place his/her desktop virtual machines into data center on top of the Virtual Infrastructure itself. With the entire desktop fleet sitting within the data center, it not only improves security, but also helps save power and manage desktops better. These desktops could be turned off too, if needed.
There is yet another interesting aspect of virtual desktops that can help companies outsourcing their work to third parties. Instead of handing out the data, they can give access to VMs within their data centers. This gives the organization better control over the desktop infrastructure as well as the data. It allows better manageability as well as security.
Moreover, one can guarantee a minimum amount of RAM and CPU power per desktop to ensure that the performance is not hit.
VMware ACE
Another concept that was talked about was VMware ACE. This can be useful for organizations giving out work to contractors and third parties. An organization can wrap its security policies around a virtual machine and give it to them. So the security policies could restrict the machine from accessing any devices, put in a firewall that allows it to access only a particular IP address, install the applications one wants the user to use, etc. Users accessing ones corporate network from outside will access it from their secure virtual machines.
There is a lot of action planned around virtualization. The conference had hands-on labs, demos and breakout sessions for the audience to help them grasp the concept thoroughly. Additionally, 79 vendors, who were the sponsors, also showcased their virtualization solutions.
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