Martin Ingram

Desktop Virtualization on Ulitzer At the end of last year I made some predictions for how I think desktop virtualization will develop in 2010. People who have listened to Brian Madden TV's prediction show will have heard references to some of them and I think the time is right to share the whole list with our broader readership. I am interested in your thoughts too, feel free to comment whether you agree or disagree. 1. The proof year for hosted virtual desktops From talking to our numerous customers and partners around the world, we see there is now general acceptance that the componentized desktop model is the way to go, and there is a good understanding of the sorts of benefits we will see.  We believe 2010 will see a distinct move to non-persistent, component-based desktops in large enterprises as challenges such as how to manage the user experience in a standa... (more)

When Layers Become A Problem

Desktop Virtualization Journal I have seen a lot of discussion on the subject of layering of software images to deliver virtualized client computing. There are some interesting opportunities here but also a number of serious potential issues. There are number of different ways the word ‘layers’ is used in client computing. Firstly, when we think of our software stack we unsurprisingly think of the layers that make up that stack. Those layers are typically operating system, applications and user environment. We then think about how we manage those layers, either as the complete un... (more)

Windows 7 Drives Desktop Virtualization

Several key events are occuring at the same time and will drive the adoption of desktop virtualization as Windows 7 rolls out. Following a major gathering like VMworld it is little surprise that a number of people come away with a similar take on a key area. The adoption of desktop virtualization to support Windows 7 roll outs is just such an area. I recorded a video interview on this last week and this week I have seen articles by Bernd Harzog and Jon Wallace both commenting on the same underlying point. http://www.virtualizationpractice.com/blog/?p=1316 http://www.insidetheregi... (more)

The Importance of Personalization in VDI

In just the last two months Gartner have published three documents that talk about the importance of Persistent Personalization, their term for a subset of User Environment Management (UEM). They have approached it from three different directions: One document looks at Persistent Personalization itself, one for hosted virtual desktops and one for client virtual desktops. As you would expect with three documents in such a short period of time there are some very solid pieces of information and some long shots. In this article I want to pull together the principal themes and clarif... (more)

Virtualization Conference & Expo East in New York City

A few months ago I presented at SYS-CON's International Virtualization Conference & Expo in New York. To anyone who has not been to one of these events I would thoroughly recommend them -good sessions and plenty of interesting conversations to be had in the corridors. My interview with Jeremy Geelan where we discuss desktop virtualization now and in the future has just been published. The video is available here: http://tv.sys-con.com/node/1000899 If that interests you, I will presenting at the Santa Clara International Virtualization Conference & Expo in November. Hope to see yo... (more)