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Horizon View support and interoperability with Horizon Mirage

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:22:03 +0000

It took a little while, but the Horizon Mirage support for Horizon View is here!

In the context of VDI, Mirage offers centralized image management, and end-point backup and restoration, but it is important to remember that Mirage is also a great tool to manage physical end-points.

Welcome to the new Transient Desktop deployment model

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:56:37 +0000

Last week there was lots of attention to my article entitled “Open letter to non-persistent VDI fanboys…”. There was a wave of comments. Twitter discussions went frantic, and the LinkedIn Desktop Superhero discussion board was the stage for a continued discussion on the subject.

How to: Automate Horizon Mirage tasks via API and PowerShell

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:28:49 +0000

VMware Horizon Mirage is a layered image management solution that separates the PC into logical layers, which are owned and managed by either IT or the end user. Mirage enables enterprise IT administrators to centrally control the base and application layers guarantying a consistent view of the image across all endpoints. Through the Mirage Management Console, the administrator configures and manages clients, base images and app layers, performs operations such as updates and restores, and monitors the system operation through the dashboard and event logs.

Moving Linked Clone VM to different LUN without Data Loss

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:10:00 +0000

This week I received an interesting question from a colleague that I had also been asked in the past. However, in the past I was not able to present a good solution for the problem. Let me present the scenario.

VMware Mirage Architecture and Use Cases

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:30:46 +0000

Whenever I talk to customers it seems to me that there is a large number of people that either have never heard of VMware Mirage, or are not familiar with what the technology does for organizations and users. So, despite the title of this post I will also cover some of the VMware Mirage use cases.