Comments on: Desktop Virtualization Momentum to Build Though More a 2011 Opportunity http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=554 Virtually anything about Clouds Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:54:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andre Leibovici http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=554&cpage=1#comment-641 Andre Leibovici Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:29:21 +0000 http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=554#comment-641 Hi Daniel, Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with you. However as a consultant I frequently see the server team being responsible for the overall desktop virtualization project with some touchpoints with network teams. Organizations are aiming to cut down staff in the desktop area when virtualizing desktops. I believe there is need for a new type of professional, hybrid, with skills across desktop and virtualization to fill the gap. The desktop virtulization market is still very immature and organizations will soon realize these differences and requirements. Hi Daniel,

Thanks for your thoughts.

I agree with you. However as a consultant I frequently see the server team being responsible for the overall desktop virtualization project with some touchpoints with network teams. Organizations are aiming to cut down staff in the desktop area when virtualizing desktops.

I believe there is need for a new type of professional, hybrid, with skills across desktop and virtualization to fill the gap. The desktop virtulization market is still very immature and organizations will soon realize these differences and requirements.

]]> By: Daniel Feller (Twitter @djfeller) http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=554&cpage=1#comment-630 Daniel Feller (Twitter @djfeller) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:14:26 +0000 http://myvirtualcloud.net/?p=554#comment-630 I have to strongly disagree with your assumption that the Admins who manage the server virtualization in an organization are also the same ones who will manage the desktop virtualization infrastructure. Server virtualization really only cares about the hardware. Most servers that are virtualized only run 1 backoffice application. Desktop virtualization is a completely different area. Not only do you have to virtualize the server (XenServer, Hyper-V or ESX), but you also have to deal with client-side of an application. Users directly interact with this aspect so they will notice poor delivery. Also, you have to work with the desktop ops group, the application teams, the networking teams, the server hardware teams, etc. The list is large. This is one reason why desktop virtualization is more difficult to get going: You have to have alignment across the groups for the common goal. I have to strongly disagree with your assumption that the Admins who manage the server virtualization in an organization are also the same ones who will manage the desktop virtualization infrastructure. Server virtualization really only cares about the hardware. Most servers that are virtualized only run 1 backoffice application. Desktop virtualization is a completely different area.

Not only do you have to virtualize the server (XenServer, Hyper-V or ESX), but you also have to deal with client-side of an application. Users directly interact with this aspect so they will notice poor delivery. Also, you have to work with the desktop ops group, the application teams, the networking teams, the server hardware teams, etc. The list is large. This is one reason why desktop virtualization is more difficult to get going: You have to have alignment across the groups for the common goal.

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