Desktop Virtualization: Overview & Technologies
Desktop virtualization lets you create separate virtual machines on your Windows desktop, each of which virtualizes the hardware of a complete physical computer. Desktop virtualization has proven to be useful in company's of all sizes and in a variety of situations primarily dealing with incompatibility between applications and desktop operating systems.
Desktop virtualization is designed for supporting multiple operating systems, whether in technical support, legacy application support, or end-user application training and can provide the following benefits:
- Ease migration: Run legacy applications in a VM instead of delaying the deployment of a new OS because of application incompatibility. Test your migration plans using VMs instead of actual physical computers.
- Do more in less time: Support staff can restore VMs to their previous state almost instantly. They can train students on multiple OS's and virtual networks instead of purchasing and supporting additional computers.
- Streamline deployment: IT can test and deploy software on different OS's more easily since one crashing application or OS won't affect others.
- Accelerate development: Increase quality assurance by testing and documenting software on multiple operating systems using VMs. You can decrease time-to-market by reducing reconfiguration time.
Contact InfinIT Consulting for a free consultation on how you can take advantage of the latest virtualization technologies.
Desktop Virtualization Technologies:
Microsoft Virtual PC is a software that lets you concurrently run two or more operating systems on a single machine. Microsoft Virtual PC can be integrated into any virtualized environments. Organizations can take advantage of the wide array of befits including:
- Cost Savings - Virtual PC allows you to save IT costs purchasing extra hardware by running multiple operating systems on one machine
- Maintained Legacy Applications - Not ready to upgrade or migrate from your current line-of-business application? Virtual PC allows users to still use their legacy software that might not be compatible with the latest operating system upgrades rolled out by the organization.
- Supports In-House IT Staff - For large organizations that rely on the daily administrative tasks of their IT teams, Virtual PC allows technical support technicians to provide quicker responses and reduced time frames, allowing a single team to support multiple branch locations without ever being on site.
|
