Native VDI management: Assessing your options

December 29, 2008 Published by  SearchSystemsChannel.com Systems Channel Advisor Native management tools for VDI: VMware vs. Citrix and Microsoft Joseph Ortiz, Contributor As server virtualization moves into the mainstream, the next logical development is desktop virtualization -- commonly referred to as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Learn about the native VDI management tools that VMware, Citrix and Microsoft offer, and how you can use them to deploy VDI for your customers. In many cases, IT departments are actually jumping ahead to desktop and application virtualization even before they complete their server virtualization plans. To take advantage of the growth potential in this emerging market, resellers and integrators must have an understanding of these technologies and their related management tools. Read the rest of this tip. Systems Channel News Roundup Citrix makes waves with its plans to run Windows apps on the iPhone and to release management tools for Microsoft Hyper-V. Read this article. Microsoft again extends XP availability Now, systems builders can keep pumping out XP-based PCs until the end of May. Read this article.   ADVERTISEMENT     Everything Channel pros need to know about virtualization Desktop and application virtualization choices Linux server virtualization pros and cons How hardware-assisted virtualization changes consolidation equation   ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchSystemsChannel.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, The IT Media ROI Experts and events company. Copyright 2008 TechTarget. All rights reserved. If you no longer wish to receive Systems Channel Advisor from SearchSystemsChannel.com go to unsubscribe: http://searchSystemsChannel.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-677&em=charles%40cpedley.com&uid=6486075&eid=682008& Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchSystemsChannel.com Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494