Is VDI even necessary in this case?
Here’s the question… We’re investigating the need for a hosted desktop solution.  Here’s the data for our case: We have about 100 semi-managed desktop sessions running on top of ESX.  They’ve been built over time and are somewhat consistent.  They all sit in our main data center.  We do not have any VDI solution in [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2013  3:37 PM
VDI, XenApp, XenDesktop

Streaming video issues
We want to visualize on of our systems. However, we are having an issue when trying to do streaming video, both the video and audio are choppy at best. We have tried doing it on a local box connected through RDP, choppy and connecting to a terminal server, much worse. We are starting to research [...]

Answer Question   |  December 20, 2012  6:05 PM
VDI, Virtual Machines

VDI Certificate Error when Connecting to Windows 7 Desktops
Hi all, I have a certificate issue with my Windows Server 2012 VDI deployment and I hope someone might be able to help me out. I’m in the process of deploying a pilot VDI environment, setup as follows… 2008 R2 DC One 2012 server running both the RD Virtualization Host and RD Connection Broker. One [...]

Answer Question   |  December 9, 2012  7:38 AM
Certificate Error, VDI, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Webcast: Simplifying the Complex Desktop Virtualization Project (Sponsored)
One of the main reasons that we see desktop virtualization projects, VDI specifically, fail is that organizations are quick to consider desktop virtualization the same as server virtualization. This is a critical mistake, and more often than not leads to an unsuccessful implementation, or at the very least one that doesn’t live up to expectations. [...]

Answer Question   |  November 1, 2011  5:38 PM
Desktop virtualization, Desktop Virtualization Implementation, VDI, Webcast

Experiences with Multi-Tiered Storage VDI Environment
Have you utilized or considered muti-tiered storage for your VDI environment? What has been your experience? This question is sponsored by Dell

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  6:55 PM
Storage virtualization, VDI

Storage Capacity needs while designing VDI environment
How are you sizing your storage capacity needs while dsigning your VDI environment? This question is sponsored by Dell

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  3:30 PM
Storage capacity planning, Storage virtualization, VDI

Desktop Virtualization: SAN boot infrastructures
Does it make sense to SAN boot infrastructure servers like Citrix DDC, PVS , Xenapp, SQL servers, Hypervisor Host in a VDI environment?

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  11:20 AM
Citrix, Desktop virtualization, SQL Server, VDI, VDI XenDesktop

When does it make sense to choose a simplified VDI solution like Kaviza over a complicated solution like Citrix
We are a mid-size complany with over 7,000 employees.  We have large, legacy, home-grown apps that breaks whenever we apply Java upgrades. We support “Off-the-shelf” apps as well. We have a heterogenous network supporting just over 1.3 Pbytes of data in two Datacenters.  Both are in Ca. (Statutory condition). Execs say we need to move [...]

Answer Question   |  May 10, 2011  4:57 PM
Data Center, Data Center administration, VDI, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Storage Supporting Your VDI
What do you feel are some of the essential features and characteristics for storage supporting your VDI environment? This Question is Sponsored by Dell

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  1:29 PM
Storage, Storage virtualization, VDI

Ensure Consistent and Acceptable VDI Performance
How are you ensuring consistent and acceptable performance for your VDI environments, especially during peak load periods? This question is sponsored by Dell

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2011  5:50 PM
Dell, Sponsored Question, Storage virtualization, VDI, vdi performance, Virtualization

Top Challenges Designing and Implementing VDI
What have been some of your top challenges in designing and implementing VDI deployments? How are you overcoming these challenges? This question is sponsored by Dell

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  6:00 PM
Desktop virtualization, Storage, Storage virtualization, VDI

Factors that affect VDI performance
What are some variables to keep in mind when deploying a virtual desktop infrastructure? How do you anticipate possible roadblocks?

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2011  3:56 PM
Desktop virtualization, Infrastructure management, Open IT Forum, VDI, Virtualization Performance, Virtualization platforms

Backing up user data in image VDI environments
What’s the easiest way to identify and backup user data spread across user disk images? Any tips on VDI backup best practices would be greatly appreciated.

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2012  7:26 PM
Backup and restore, Desktop virtualization, Disk Imaging, VDI, Virtual backups, Virtualization strategies

Virtual Apps vs. Virtual Desktops
I work for small school district with about 600 PCs on our network. We have a 1GB backbone and 12 servers (7 of them VMs). I recently put in a large terminal server to utilize thin clients, but found restricts with software I could run on the server OS (Win 2008R2). In some research, I [...]

Answer Question   |  January 21, 2011  8:24 PM
Desktop virtualization, Desktop Virtualization Implementation, Hyper-V, Terminal Server, Thin clients, VDI, Virtual Apps, Windows Server 2008 R2

Open IT Forum: Pros & cons of VDI-in-a-box
In the still maturing technology of desktop virtualization, VDI-in-a-box is heralded as a cost-effective solution for specific applications or users that can reap the benefits of virtualization. Are you currently deploying or considering deploying VDI-in-a-box? What are the pros & cons you’ve experienced? The best answers get 50 knowledge points toward our iPad contest!

Answer Question   |  January 18, 2011  8:22 PM
Desktop virtualization, Desktop Virtualization Implementation, Open IT Forum, VDI, Virtualization, Virtualization strategies, Virtualization technologies

Free IT Book: RAILS Antipatterns
This week’s free IT book, from the Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series, is RAILS Antipatterns: Best Practice Ruby on RAILS Refactoring. Answer one of the five questions listed below and leave the link to your answer in the discussion area. Hard disk and partition imaging backup software help Checking number of users logged into Exchange 2010 [...]

Answer Question   |  January 11, 2011  6:59 PM
Desktop virtualization, Exchange 2010, Giveaways, IT Books, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Symantec Endpoint Protection, VDI

How does VDI handle IP addresses for each virtual desktop?
I’m setting up a test environment in VMware View, with Windows Vista and Windows SP. We use DHCP but each IP in the DHCP scope is reserved. Does the virtual desktop point back to the parent VM? How does VDI handle the IP address for each virtual desktop? Am I going to have to go [...]

Answer Question   |  January 11, 2011  6:55 PM
Desktop virtualization, DHCP, IP Addresses, VDI, Virtualization strategies, VMware View, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Localization with Microsoft Desktop Virtualization
As a global company, our organization is interested in virtualizing desktops in our international offices – is there ability for localization with MSFT desktop virtualization?

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2010  8:50 PM
Desktop virtualization, Microsoft Desktop Virtualization, VDI, Virtualization strategies

Cost Advantage to Desktop Virtualization
 Is there any hard cost advantage to desktop virtualization in general, Microsoft Desktop Virtualization in particular, or all of the benefits to be seen only on reduced TCO over time?

Answer Question   |  November 21, 2010  8:47 PM
Desktop virtualization, Microsoft Desktop Virtualization, VDI, Virtualization Cost Savings

VDI within Desktop Virtualization
How does VDI fit within overall desktop virtualization project? — 

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2010  8:42 PM
Desktop virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, VDI