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Do Not Turn Chaos Into Virtual Chaos
Total power often leads to corruption. No, I'm not talking about business or politics. I'm talking about desktops. Have you been in a meeting where people talk about giving users admin rights to workstations. I have two words for you... Be afraid... Be very afraid... OK that was 5 words, but the point is clear. Be afraid.Many of the challenges with the traditional, distributed desktop ...
Firefox, Virtual Desktops and Personalization
We have had a great discussion going about user-installed applications and the need/risks associated with this type of solution. One of the comments I received in favor of allowing users to install applications was around Firefox. For those of you who don't use Firefox, there are thousands of add-ons a user can install to customize their browser experience. I personally have about five ...
The User Installed App Debate Continues, Is This an Obstacle to VDI ?
There has been a lively discussion going on in the VDI related Blogosphere kicked off here by Dan Feller and Brian Madden here. This issue of whether or not to allow "User Installed apps "exemplifies the dichotomy that IT Pros struggle with architecting a system that meets the business challenges of security, cost, and compliance plus at the same time satisfying the needs of ...
Life is a Playground – And So Is Your Virtual Desktop
Did Brian Maddenmake a valid point about VDI and desktop virtualization that most people missed? Brian discussed a VDIchallenge, user-installed applications, which was in response to a desktop virtualization postI recently wrote about the same topic. Brian's premise was that each user needs to be able to install their own applications and should be allocated 2 virtual desktops:First one locked down by IT Second one is ...
When was the last time…?
When was the last time that a representative from your company's IT department spent an hour sitting down next to you and observed you while you were doing your work... for no other purpose than to learn about your needs and work habits so that IT can provide you with better service, a better environment, and better application support?Before you answer, I'd like to point ...
Do Virtual Desktops Really Need to Support User-Installed Applications
After my first blog, I received a few comments focused about user-installed applications and how there isn't much talk about them. Faisal posted a comment that stated he was doing a pilot with XenDesktop. Right now the biggest complaint is that users can't install their own "personal" applications and this is one of the big questions regarding virtual desktops. We had a few comments from ...